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