Portrait of Tess Harper

Tess Harper

Acting

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

Born: August 15, 1950

Place of Birth: Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA

Filmography

2023
American Outlaws

as Loretta Hillhouse

2023
Good Side of Bad

as Mary Ellen

2023
Rosebud Lane

as Sugar

2021
The Evening Hour

as Dorothy Freeman

2020
The Long Shadow

as Mama Doris

2018
Burden

as Hazel

2015
The Perfect Guy

as Mrs. McCarthy

2015
Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat

as Linda (segment "Surprise")

2015
Surprise

as Linda

2014
2014
Frank

as Frank's Mom

2013
Sunlight Jr.

as Kathleen

2013
Straight A's

as Mother

2012
2011
A Christmas Wish

as Trudy Willis

2011
Revenge

as Carole Lyn Miller

2009
2008
Crash

as Wendy Olinville

2008
In Plain Sight

as A.U.S.A. Rolly

2008
Breaking Bad

as Mrs. Pinkman

2007
No Country for Old Men

as Loretta Bell

2007
Broken

as Clare

2007
Private Practice

as Augusta King

2007
Saving Sarah Cain

as Miriam Esh

2007
Kiss the Bride

as Barbara Davis

2006
2006
Broken Bridges

as Dixie Rose Delton

2006
Jam

as Ruby

2006
Karla

as Molly

2006
Jesus, Mary and Joey

as Liz O`Callahan

2005
Loggerheads

as Elizabeth

2005
Ghost Whisperer

as Ellen Wilkins

2005
Criminal Minds

as Dinah Troy

2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Pam Nelson

2004
Angel in the Family

as Mrs. Nelly Tomkins

2004
Jack & Bobby

as Karen Carmichael

2003
Cold Case

as Sharon Lertola (2009)

2003
One Tree Hill

as May Scott

2002
Without a Trace

as Patricia Spade

2001
The Rising Place

as Rebecca Hodge

2001
The Division

as Polly Danko

2000
2000
The In Crowd

as Dr. Amanda Giles

1999
Judging Amy

as Barbara Nissman

1999
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder

as Narrator / Older Laura Ingalls Wilder

1997
The Jackal

as The First Lady

1997
A Child's Wish

as Joanna Chandler

1997
The Killing Secret

as Tina Decapprio

1996
Early Edition

as Lois Hobson

1996
A Stranger to Love

as Linda Grant

1996
The Road to Galveston

as Julia Archer

1995
1994
Touched by an Angel

as Betsy Baxter

1994
Christy

as Fairlight Spencer

1993
1993
Dangerous: The Short Films

as Self (uncredited)

1993
Walker, Texas Ranger

as Katie Malloy

1992
My New Gun

as Kimmy Hayes

1992
The Turning

as Martha Harnish

1991
The Man in the Moon

as Abigail Trant

1989
Incident at Dark River

as Betty McFall

1989
Criminal Law

as Detective Stillwell

1989
Her Alibi

as Sally Blackwood

1989
Unconquered

as Mrs. Mary Flowers

1988
Far North

as Rita

1988
Little Girl Lost

as Clara Brady

1987
Ishtar

as Willa

1987
Daddy

as Ann Burnette

1986
Crimes of the Heart

as Chick Boyle

1986
L.A. Law

as Patricia M. Pittman

1985
Promises to Keep

as Gwen Palmer

1985
The Twilight Zone

as (segment "Quarantine")

1985
A Summer to Remember

as Jeannie Wyler

1985
Reckless Disregard

as Meredith Craig

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Irene Rutledge

1984
Flashpoint

as Ellen

1984
Celebrity

as Susan French

1983
Silkwood

as Linda Dawson

1983
Amityville 3-D

as Nancy Baxter

1983
Chiefs

as Carrie Lee

1983
Tender Mercies

as Rosa Lee