Tess Harper
Acting • Born 1950-08-15
Biography
Tessie Jean "Tess" Harper (née Washam; born August 15, 1950) is an American actress. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her first film role in 1983's Tender Mercies, and for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1986 film Crimes of the Heart. Her other film appearances include Flashpoint (1984), Ishtar (1987), Far North (1988), and No Country for Old Men (2007). She also had a recurring role on the first three seasons of Breaking Bad (2008–2010). From Wikipedia
Filmography
97 credits
Rosebud Lane
Movie • 2023
Sugar
The Jackal
Movie • 1997
The First Lady
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
Movie • 1990
Sara Lee
Broken
Movie • 2007
Clare
Jesus, Mary and Joey
Movie • 2006
Liz O`Callahan
No Country for Old Men
Movie • 2007
Loretta Bell
The Turning
Movie • 1992
Martha Harnish
Amityville 3-D
Movie • 1983
Nancy Baxter
Ishtar
Movie • 1987
Willa
Broken Bridges
Movie • 2006
Dixie Rose Delton
Tender Mercies
Movie • 1983
Rosa Lee
Criminal Law
Movie • 1989
Detective Stillwell
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
Movie • 1983
Janet Briggs
Saving Sarah Cain
Movie • 2007
Miriam Esh
Kentucky Woman
Movie • 1983
The Man in the Moon
Movie • 1991
Abigail Trant
Her Alibi
Movie • 1989
Sally Blackwood
Fatal Secrets
Movie • 2009
Naomi
Flashpoint
Movie • 1984
Ellen
Loggerheads
Movie • 2005
Elizabeth
Angel in the Family
Movie • 2004
Mrs. Nelly Tomkins
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Movie • 2019
Self
A Summer to Remember
Movie • 1985
Jeannie Wyler
Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story
Movie • 2023
Tess
Far North
Movie • 1988
Rita
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Movie • 1991
Cheryl
Judy's Got a Gun
Movie • 2007
Susan Lemen
The Rising Place
Movie • 2001
Rebecca Hodge
A Stranger to Love
Movie • 1996
Linda Grant
Straight A's
Movie • 2013
Mother
The Christmas Heart
Movie • 2012
Elizabeth
Silkwood
Movie • 1983
Linda Dawson
Sunlight Jr.
Movie • 2013
Kathleen
The Road to Galveston
Movie • 1996
Julia Archer
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Movie • 1993
Self (uncredited)
My New Gun
Movie • 1992
Kimmy Hayes
Frank
Movie • 2014
Frank's Mom
Good Side of Bad
Movie • 2023
Mary Ellen
A Child's Wish
Movie • 1997
Joanna Chandler
Little Girl Lost
Movie • 1988
Clara Brady
Unconquered
Movie • 1989
Mrs. Mary Flowers
The In Crowd
Movie • 2000
Dr. Amanda Giles
Lonely Place
Movie • 2004
Surprise
Movie • 2015
Linda
A Christmas Wish
Movie • 2011
Trudy Willis
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
Movie • 1992
Vickie Singer
Burden
Movie • 2018
Hazel
The Perfect Guy
Movie • 2015
Mrs. McCarthy
Jam
Movie • 2006
Ruby
Death in Small Doses
Movie • 1995
Jerri Sims
The Killing Secret
Movie • 1997
Tina Decapprio
Incident at Dark River
Movie • 1989
Betty McFall
Daddy
Movie • 1987
Ann Burnette
Promises to Keep
Movie • 1985
Gwen Palmer
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
Movie • 1992
Verna Heath
American Outlaws
Movie • 2023
Loretta Hillhouse
Crimes of the Heart
Movie • 1986
Chick Boyle
Reckless Disregard
Movie • 1985
Meredith Craig
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Movie • 2019
Mrs. Pinkman
The Evening Hour
Movie • 2021
Dorothy Freeman
Kiss the Bride
Movie • 2007
Barbara Davis
The Long Shadow
Movie • 2020
Mama Doris
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
Movie • 2020
Self
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Movie • 1999
Narrator / Older Laura Ingalls Wilder
Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat
Movie • 2015
Linda (segment "Surprise")
Karla
Movie • 2006
Molly
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Irene Rutledge
Breaking Bad
TV • 2008
Mrs. Pinkman
One Tree Hill
TV • 2003
May Scott
Brothers and Sisters
TV • 2006
Beth Ridge
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Julia Barrett
thirtysomething
TV • 1987
L.A. Law
TV • 1986
Patricia Pittman
Ghost Whisperer
TV • 2005
Ellen Wilkins
The Division
TV • 2001
Polly Danko
Judging Amy
TV • 1999
Barbara Nissman
Jack & Bobby
TV • 2004
Early Edition
TV • 1996
Lois Hobson
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1985
(segment "Quarantine")
Cold Case
TV • 2003
Sharon Lertola (2009)
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV • 1993
Katie Malloy
Without a Trace
TV • 2002
Patricia Spade
Christy
TV • 1994
Fairlight Spencer
Cracker
TV • 1997
Revenge
TV • 2011
Carole Lyn Miller
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Mrs. Hallander
Jack & Bobby
TV • 2004
Karen Carmichael
Chiefs
TV • 1983
Carrie Lee
Celebrity
TV • 1984
Susan French
Grace Under Fire
TV • 1993
Joan
Criminal Minds
TV • 2005
Dinah Troy
How to Get Away with Murder
TV • 2014
Sheila Miller
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Pam Nelson
Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
Betsy Baxter
Crash
TV • 2008
Wendy Olinville
Private Practice
TV • 2007
Augusta King
In Plain Sight
TV • 2008
A.U.S.A. Rolly