Acting
Tess Harper
EN, FR cinema · 67 credits
Born
15 August 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA
Also known as Tesa Harper · Tessie Jean Harper
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
Filmography
Rosebud Lane
as Sugar
Good Side of Bad
as Mary Ellen
American Outlaws
as Loretta Hillhouse
The Evening Hour
as Dorothy Freeman
The Long Shadow
as Mama Doris
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Mrs. Pinkman
Burden
as Hazel
Surprise
as Linda
The Perfect Guy
as Mrs. McCarthy
Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat
as Linda (segment "Surprise")
Frank
as Frank's Mom
Straight A's
as Mother
Sunlight Jr.
as Kathleen
The Christmas Heart
as Elizabeth
A Christmas Wish
as Trudy Willis
Fatal Secrets
as Naomi
Broken
as Clare
No Country for Old Men
as Loretta Bell
Saving Sarah Cain
as Miriam Esh
Judy's Got a Gun
2007
Judy's Got a Gun
as Susan Lemen
Kiss the Bride
as Barbara Davis
Jesus, Mary and Joey
as Liz O`Callahan
Broken Bridges
as Dixie Rose Delton
Jam
as Ruby
Karla
as Molly Czehowicz
Loggerheads
as Elizabeth
Angel in the Family
as Mrs. Nelly Tomkins
The Rising Place
as Rebecca Hodge
The In Crowd
as Dr. Amanda Giles
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
as Narrator / Older Laura Ingalls Wilder
Dirty Laundry
as Beth Greene
The Jackal
as The First Lady
A Child's Wish
as Joanna Chandler
The Killing Secret
as Tina Decapprio
A Stranger to Love
as Linda Grant
The Road to Galveston
as Julia Archer
Death in Small Doses
as Jerri Sims
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
as Self (uncredited)
The Turning
as Martha Harnish
My New Gun
as Kimmy Hayes
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
as Vickie Singer
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
as Verna Heath
The Man in the Moon
as Abigail Trant
Criminal Law
as Detective Stillwell
Her Alibi
as Sally Blackwood
Unconquered
as Mrs. Mary Flowers
Incident at Dark River
as Betty McFall
Far North
as Rita
Little Girl Lost
as Clara Brady
Ishtar
as Willa
Daddy
as Ann Burnette
Crimes of the Heart
as Chick Boyle
A Summer to Remember
as Jeannie Wyler
Promises to Keep
as Gwen Palmer
Reckless Disregard
as Meredith Craig
Flashpoint
as Ellen
Amityville 3-D
as Nancy Baxter
Tender Mercies
as Rosa Lee
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
as Janet Briggs
Silkwood
as Linda Dawson