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Tess Harper

Television Actress / Film Actress / Stage Actress | * 08/15/1950 (73) | Mammoth Spring, Arkansas (United States of America (USA))
Tessie Jean 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). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Mystery

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Awards & Nominations for Tess Harper

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Movies with Tess Harper as Actress(63)

as Loretta Hillhouse2023 American Outlaws
as Mary Ellen2023 Good Side of Bad
as Sugar2023 Rosebud Lane
as Dorothy Freeman2021 The Evening Hour
as Mama Doris2020 The Long Shadow
as Hazel2020 Burden
as Mrs. McCarthy2015 The Perfect Guy
as Linda (segment "Surprise")2015 Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat
as Linda2015 Surprise
as Frank's Mom2014 Frank
as Elizabeth2014 The Christmas Heart
as Mother2013 Straight A's
as Kathleen2013 Sunlight Jr.
as Trudy Willis2011 A Christmas Wish
as Naomi2009 Fatal Secrets
as Barbara Davis2007 Kiss the Bride
as Miriam Esh2007 Saving Sarah Cain
as Loretta Bell2007 No Country for Old Men
as Ruby2006 Jam
as Liz O`Callahan2006 Jesus, Mary and Joey
as Clare2006 Broken
as Dixie Rose Delton2006 Broken Bridges
as Elizabeth2005 Loggerheads
as Mrs. Nelly Tomkins2004 Angel in the Family
as Rebecca Hodge2001 The Rising Place
as Dr. Amanda Giles2000 The In Crowd
as Narrator / Older Laura Ingalls Wilder1999 Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
as Joanna Chandler1997 A Child's Wish
as The First Lady1997 The Jackal
as Tina Decapprio1997 The Killing Secret
as Linda Grant1996 A Stranger to Love
as Jerri Sims1995 Death in Small Doses
as Mother (Black or White)1993 Michael Jackson - Dangerous - The Short Films
as Martha Harnish1992 The Turning
as Kimmy Hayes1992 My New Gun
as Abigail Trant1991 The Man in the Moon
as Sally Blackwood1989 Her Alibi
as Detective Stillwell1989 Criminal Law
as Betty McFall1989 Incident at Dark River
as Mrs. Mary Flowers1989 Unconquered
as Rita1988 Far North
as Clara Brady1988 Little Girl Lost
as Willa1987 Ishtar
as Ann Burnette1987 Daddy
as Chick Boyle1986 Crimes of the Heart
as Meredith Craig1985 Reckless Disregard
as Gwen Palmer1985 Promises to Keep
as Jeannie Wyler1985 A Summer to Remember
as Ellen1984 Flashpoint
as Rosa Lee1983 Tender Mercies
as Janet Briggs1983 Starflight One
as Nancy Baxter1983 Amityville 3-D

TV Shows/Series with Tess Harper as Actress(26)

as Sheila Miller2014 How to Get Away with Murder
as Carole Lyn Miller2011 Revenge
as Mrs. Pinkman2008 Breaking Bad
as Beth Ridge2006 Brothers and Sisters
as Dinah Troy2005 Criminal Minds
as Ellen Wilkins2005 Ghost Whisperer
as Karen Carmichael2004 Jack & Bobby
as May Scott2003 One Tree Hill
as Sharon Lertola (2009)2003 Cold Case
as Patricia Spade2002 Without a Trace
as Julia Barrett2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Mrs. Hallander1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Barbara Nissman1999 Judging Amy
1997 Cracker
as Fairlight Spencer1994 Christy
as Katie Malloy1993 Walker, Texas Ranger
as Joan1993 Grace Under Fire
as Patricia M. Pittman1986 L.A. Law
as Susan French1984 Celebrity
as Irene Rutledge1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Carrie Lee1983 Chiefs

Full Name: Tess Harper
Born: Tuesday, 08/15 1950 (August) in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 73 years + 227 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Educated at: Missouri State University, Arkansas State University
Other names for Tess Harper (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Tesa Harper"
Tess Harper frequently works together with these people:
Lawrence Pressman (12x, Actor)
John Rubinstein (12x, Actor)
Raphael Sbarge (11x, Actor)
Gregg Henry (11x, Actor)
Stacy Edwards (11x, Actress)
John Getz (10x, Actor)
Arye Gross (10x, Actor)
L. Scott Caldwell (10x, Actress)
Scott Paulin (10x, Actor)
Patrick St. Esprit (10x, Actor)
Ken Howard (9x, Actor)
Anna Nolskog (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:14647, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024