Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1950-08-15 (74 years)
- Place of BirthMammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA
- Also Known AsTesa HarperTessie Jean Harper
Tess Harper
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2023
Our Almost Completely True Story
As: Tess
- 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
- 2020
Burden
As: Hazel
- 2019
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
As: Mrs. Pinkman
2015The Perfect Guy
As: Mrs. McCarthy
2015Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat
As: Linda (segment "Surprise")
2015Surprise
As: Linda
2014How to Get Away with Murder
As: Sheila Miller
- 2014
Frank
As: Frank's Mom
2013Sunlight Jr.
As: Kathleen
2013Straight A's
As: Mother
2012The Christmas Heart
As: Elizabeth
2011A Christmas Wish
As: Trudy Willis
2011Revenge
As: Carole Lyn Miller
2009Fatal Secrets
As: Naomi
2008Crash
As: Wendy Olinville
2008Breaking Bad
As: Mrs. Pinkman
2007Broken
As: Clare
2007Private Practice
As: Augusta King
2007Saving Sarah Cain
As: Miriam Esh
2007Kiss the Bride
As: Barbara Davis
- 2007
No Country for Old Men
As: Loretta Bell
2006Brothers and Sisters
As: Beth Ridge
2006Broken Bridges
As: Dixie Rose Delton
2006Jam
As: Ruby
2006Jesus, Mary and Joey
As: Liz O`Callahan
2005Loggerheads
As: Elizabeth
2005Ghost Whisperer
As: Ellen Wilkins
2005Criminal Minds
As: Dinah Troy
2005Grey's Anatomy
As: Pam Nelson
2004Angel in the Family
As: Mrs. Nelly Tomkins
2004Jack & Bobby
As: Karen Carmichael
2003Cold Case
As: Sharon Lertola (2009)
2003One Tree Hill
As: May Scott
2002Without a Trace
As: Patricia Spade
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
As: Julia Barrett
2000The In Crowd
As: Dr. Amanda Giles
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As: Mrs. Hallander
1999Judging Amy
As: Barbara Nissman
1999Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
As: Narrator / Older Laura Ingalls Wilder
- 1997
The Jackal
As: The First Lady
1997Gun
As: Virginia
1997A Child's Wish
As: Joanna Chandler
1997The Killing Secret
As: Tina Decapprio
1996Early Edition
As: Lois Hobson
1996A Stranger to Love
As: Linda Grant
1996The Road to Galveston
As: Julia Archer
1995Death in Small Doses
As: Jerri Sims
1994Touched by an Angel
As: Betsy Baxter
1994Christy
As: Fairlight Spencer
1993Grace Under Fire
As: Joan
1993Walker, Texas Ranger
As: Katie Malloy
1992Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
As: Verna Heath
1992My New Gun
As: Kimmy Hayes
1992In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
As: Vickie Singer
1992The Turning
As: Martha Harnish
1991The Man in the Moon
As: Abigail Trant
1991My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
As: Cheryl
1990Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
As: Sara Lee
1989Incident at Dark River
As: Betty McFall
1989Criminal Law
As: Detective Stillwell
1989Her Alibi
As: Sally Blackwood
1989Unconquered
As: Mrs. Mary Flowers
1988Far North
As: Rita
1988Little Girl Lost
As: Clara Brady
1987Ishtar
As: Willa
1987Daddy
As: Ann Burnette
1986Crimes of the Heart
As: Chick Boyle
1986L.A. Law
As: Patricia M. Pittman
1985Promises to Keep
As: Gwen Palmer
1985The Twilight Zone
As: (segment "Quarantine")
1985A Summer to Remember
As: Jeannie Wyler
1985Reckless Disregard
As: Meredith Craig
1984Murder, She Wrote
As: Irene Rutledge
1984Flashpoint
As: Ellen
1984Celebrity
As: Susan French
- 1983
Silkwood
As: Linda Dawson
1983Amityville 3-D
As: Nancy Baxter
1983Chiefs
As: Carrie Lee
1983Tender Mercies
As: Rosa Lee
1983Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
As: Janet Briggs