Tess Harper

Acting

Tess Harper

Born August 15, 1950Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA98 credits

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

Known For

Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story
3.7

Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story

Movie

2023

American Outlaws
4.5

American Outlaws

Movie

2023

Good Side of Bad
5.0

Good Side of Bad

Movie

2023

Rosebud Lane
2.0

Rosebud Lane

Movie

2023

The Evening Hour
4.2

The Evening Hour

Movie

2021

Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page

Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page

Movie

2020

Filmography

Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story
2023Our (Almost Completely True) Love Storyas TessMovie
American Outlaws
2023American Outlawsas Loretta HillhouseMovie
Good Side of Bad
2023Good Side of Badas Mary EllenMovie
Rosebud Lane
2023Rosebud Laneas SugarMovie
The Evening Hour
2021The Evening Houras Dorothy FreemanMovie
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
2020Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Pageas SelfMovie
The Long Shadow
2020The Long Shadowas Mama DorisMovie
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movieas SelfMovie
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movieas Mrs. PinkmanMovie
Burden
2018Burdenas HazelMovie
The Perfect Guy
2015The Perfect Guyas Mrs. McCarthyMovie
Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat
2015Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treatas Linda (segment "Surprise")Movie
Surprise
2015Surpriseas LindaMovie
How to Get Away with Murder
2014How to Get Away with Murderas Sheila MillerTV
Frank
2014Frankas Frank's MomMovie
Sunlight Jr.
2013Sunlight Jr.as KathleenMovie
Straight A's
2013Straight A'sas MotherMovie
The Christmas Heart
2012The Christmas Heartas ElizabethMovie
A Christmas Wish
2011A Christmas Wishas Trudy WillisMovie
Revenge
2011Revengeas Carole Lyn MillerTV
Fatal Secrets
2009Fatal Secretsas NaomiMovie
Crash
2008Crashas Wendy OlinvilleTV
In Plain Sight
2008In Plain Sightas A.U.S.A. RollyTV
Breaking Bad
2008Breaking Badas Mrs. PinkmanTV
No Country for Old Men
2007No Country for Old Menas Loretta BellMovie
Broken
2007Brokenas ClareMovie
Private Practice
2007Private Practiceas Augusta KingTV
Saving Sarah Cain
2007Saving Sarah Cainas Miriam EshMovie
Kiss the Bride
2007Kiss the Brideas Barbara DavisMovie
J
2007Judy's Got a Gunas Susan LemenMovie
Brothers and Sisters
2006Brothers and Sistersas Beth RidgeTV
Broken Bridges
2006Broken Bridgesas Dixie Rose DeltonMovie
Jam
2006Jamas RubyMovie
Karla
2006Karlaas Molly CzehowiczMovie
Jesus, Mary and Joey
2006Jesus, Mary and Joeyas Liz O`CallahanMovie
Loggerheads
2005Loggerheadsas ElizabethMovie
Ghost Whisperer
2005Ghost Whispereras Ellen WilkinsTV
Criminal Minds
2005Criminal Mindsas Dinah TroyTV
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomyas Pam NelsonTV
Angel in the Family
2004Angel in the Familyas Mrs. Nelly TomkinsMovie
L
2004Lonely PlaceMovie
Jack & Bobby
2004Jack & BobbyTV
Cold Case
2003Cold Caseas Sharon Lertola (2009)TV
One Tree Hill
2003One Tree Hillas May ScottTV
Without a Trace
2002Without a Traceas Patricia SpadeTV
The Rising Place
2001The Rising Placeas Rebecca HodgeMovie
The Division
2001The Divisionas Polly DankoTV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Julia BarrettTV
The In Crowd
2000The In Crowdas Dr. Amanda GilesMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Mrs. HallanderTV
Judging Amy
1999Judging Amyas Barbara NissmanTV
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
1999Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilderas Narrator / Older Laura Ingalls WilderMovie
The Jackal
1997The Jackalas The First LadyMovie
Cracker
1997CrackerTV
A Child's Wish
1997A Child's Wishas Joanna ChandlerMovie
The Killing Secret
1997The Killing Secretas Tina DecapprioMovie
Early Edition
1996Early Editionas Lois HobsonTV
A Stranger to Love
1996A Stranger to Loveas Linda GrantMovie
The Road to Galveston
1996The Road to Galvestonas Julia ArcherMovie
Death in Small Doses
1995Death in Small Dosesas Jerri SimsMovie
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas Betsy BaxterTV
Christy
1994Christyas Fairlight SpencerTV
Grace Under Fire
1993Grace Under Fireas JoanTV
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Filmsas Self (uncredited)Movie
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993Walker, Texas Rangeras Katie MalloyTV
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
1992Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Storyas Verna HeathMovie
My New Gun
1992My New Gunas Kimmy HayesMovie
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
1992In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marionas Vickie SingerMovie
The Turning
1992The Turningas Martha HarnishMovie
Black or White
1991Black or Whiteas Mother (uncredited)Movie
The Man in the Moon
1991The Man in the Moonas Abigail TrantMovie
The Hidden Room
1991The Hidden Roomas DedeTV
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboysas CherylMovie
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
1990Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?as Sara LeeMovie
Incident at Dark River
1989Incident at Dark Riveras Betty McFallMovie
Criminal Law
1989Criminal Lawas Detective StillwellMovie
Her Alibi
1989Her Alibias Sally BlackwoodMovie
Unconquered
1989Unconqueredas Mrs. Mary FlowersMovie
Far North
1988Far Northas RitaMovie
Little Girl Lost
1988Little Girl Lostas Clara BradyMovie
thirtysomething
1987thirtysomethingTV
Ishtar
1987Ishtaras WillaMovie
Daddy
1987Daddyas Ann BurnetteMovie
Crimes of the Heart
1986Crimes of the Heartas Chick BoyleMovie
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Patricia PittmanTV
Promises to Keep
1985Promises to Keepas Gwen PalmerMovie
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zoneas (segment "Quarantine")TV
A Summer to Remember
1985A Summer to Rememberas Jeannie WylerMovie
Reckless Disregard
1985Reckless Disregardas Meredith CraigMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Irene RutledgeTV
Flashpoint
1984Flashpointas EllenMovie
Celebrity
1984Celebrityas Susan FrenchTV
Silkwood
1983Silkwoodas Linda DawsonMovie
Amityville 3-D
1983Amityville 3-Das Nancy BaxterMovie
Chiefs
1983Chiefsas Carrie LeeTV
Tender Mercies
1983Tender Merciesas Rosa LeeMovie
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
1983Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Landas Janet BriggsMovie
Kentucky Woman
1983Kentucky WomanMovie