Tess Harper
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Acting Credits
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 (200...
Known For
Filmography
Rosebud Lane
2023
as Sugar
Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story
2023
as Tess
Good Side of Bad
2023
as Mary Ellen
American Outlaws
2023
as Loretta Hillhouse
The Evening Hour
2021
as Dorothy Freeman
The Long Shadow
2020
as Mama Doris
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
2020
as Self
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019
as Self
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019
as Mrs. Pinkman
Burden
2018
as Hazel
Surprise
2015
as Linda
The Perfect Guy
2015
as Mrs. McCarthy
Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat
2015
as Linda (segment "Surprise")
Frank
2014
as Frank's Mom
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Sheila Miller
Straight A's
2013
as Mother
Sunlight Jr.
2013
as Kathleen
The Christmas Heart
2012
as Elizabeth
A Christmas Wish
2011
as Trudy Willis
Revenge
2011
as Carole Lyn Miller
Fatal Secrets
2009
as Naomi
Breaking Bad
2008
as Mrs. Pinkman
Crash
2008
as Wendy Olinville
In Plain Sight
2008
as A.U.S.A. Rolly
Broken
2007
as Clare
No Country for Old Men
2007
as Loretta Bell
Saving Sarah Cain
2007
as Miriam Esh
Judy's Got a Gun
2007
as Susan Lemen
Kiss the Bride
2007
as Barbara Davis
Private Practice
2007
as Augusta King
Jesus, Mary and Joey
2006
as Liz O`Callahan
Broken Bridges
2006
as Dixie Rose Delton
Jam
2006
as Ruby
Karla
2006
as Molly Czehowicz
Brothers and Sisters
2006
as Beth Ridge
Loggerheads
2005
as Elizabeth
Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Ellen Wilkins
Criminal Minds
2005
as Dinah Troy
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Pam Nelson
Angel in the Family
2004
as Mrs. Nelly Tomkins
Lonely Place
2004
Jack & Bobby
2004
Jack & Bobby
2004
as Karen Carmichael
One Tree Hill
2003
as May Scott
Cold Case
2003
as Sharon Lertola (2009)
Without a Trace
2002
as Patricia Spade
The Rising Place
2001
as Rebecca Hodge
The Division
2001
as Polly Danko
The In Crowd
2000
as Dr. Amanda Giles
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Julia Barrett
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
1999
as Narrator / Older Laura Ingalls Wilder
Judging Amy
1999
as Barbara Nissman
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Mrs. Hallander
Dirty Laundry
1998
as Beth Greene
The Jackal
1997
as The First Lady
A Child's Wish
1997
as Joanna Chandler
The Killing Secret
1997
as Tina Decapprio
Cracker
1997
Gun
1997
as Virginia
A Stranger to Love
1996
as Linda Grant
The Road to Galveston
1996
as Julia Archer
Early Edition
1996
as Lois Hobson
Death in Small Doses
1995
as Jerri Sims
Christy
1994
as Fairlight Spencer
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Betsy Baxter
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993
as Self (uncredited)
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Katie Malloy
Grace Under Fire
1993
as Joan
The Turning
1992
as Martha Harnish
My New Gun
1992
as Kimmy Hayes
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
1992
as Vickie Singer
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
1992
as Verna Heath
The Man in the Moon
1991
as Abigail Trant
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991
as Cheryl
The Hidden Room
1991
as Dede
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
1990
as Sara Lee
Criminal Law
1989
as Detective Stillwell
Her Alibi
1989
as Sally Blackwood
Unconquered
1989
as Mrs. Mary Flowers
Incident at Dark River
1989
as Betty McFall
Far North
1988
as Rita
Little Girl Lost
1988
as Clara Brady
Ishtar
1987
as Willa
Daddy
1987
as Ann Burnette
thirtysomething
1987
Crimes of the Heart
1986
as Chick Boyle
L.A. Law
1986
as Patricia Pittman
A Summer to Remember
1985
as Jeannie Wyler
Promises to Keep
1985
as Gwen Palmer
Reckless Disregard
1985
as Meredith Craig
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Quarantine")
Flashpoint
1984
as Ellen
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Irene Rutledge
Celebrity
1984
as Susan French
Amityville 3-D
1983
as Nancy Baxter
Tender Mercies
1983
as Rosa Lee
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
1983
as Janet Briggs
Kentucky Woman
1983
Silkwood
1983
as Linda Dawson
Chiefs
1983
as Carrie Lee