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Tess Harper

Acting · Born 1950-08-15 · Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA

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

IMDb

Credits · 97

Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story

American Outlaws

2023 · Loretta Hillhouse

Good Side of Bad

2023 · Mary Ellen

The Evening Hour

2021 · Dorothy Freeman

The Long Shadow

2020 · Mama Doris

The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

2019 · Mrs. Pinkman

The Perfect Guy

2015 · Mrs. McCarthy

Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat

2015 · Linda (segment "Surprise")

How to Get Away with Murder

2014 · Sheila Miller

2014 · Frank's Mom

2013 · Kathleen

The Christmas Heart

2012 · Elizabeth

A Christmas Wish

2011 · Trudy Willis

2011 · Carole Lyn Miller

2008 · Wendy Olinville

2008 · A.U.S.A. Rolly

2008 · Mrs. Pinkman

No Country for Old Men

2007 · Loretta Bell

Private Practice

2007 · Augusta King

Saving Sarah Cain

2007 · Miriam Esh

2007 · Barbara Davis

Judy's Got a Gun

2007 · Susan Lemen

Brothers and Sisters

2006 · Beth Ridge

2006 · Dixie Rose Delton

2006 · Molly Czehowicz

Jesus, Mary and Joey

2006 · Liz O`Callahan

2005 · Elizabeth

Ghost Whisperer

2005 · Ellen Wilkins

2005 · Dinah Troy

2005 · Pam Nelson

Angel in the Family

2004 · Mrs. Nelly Tomkins

2004 · Karen Carmichael

2003 · Sharon Lertola (2009)

2003 · May Scott

Without a Trace

2002 · Patricia Spade

The Rising Place

2001 · Rebecca Hodge

2001 · Polly Danko

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000 · Julia Barrett

2000 · Dr. Amanda Giles

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · Mrs. Hallander

1999 · Barbara Nissman

Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder

1999 · Narrator / Older Laura Ingalls Wilder

1997 · The First Lady

1997 · Virginia

1997 · Joanna Chandler

The Killing Secret

1997 · Tina Decapprio

1996 · Lois Hobson

A Stranger to Love

1996 · Linda Grant

The Road to Galveston

1996 · Julia Archer

Death in Small Doses

1995 · Jerri Sims

Touched by an Angel

1994 · Betsy Baxter

1994 · Fairlight Spencer

Grace Under Fire

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films

1993 · Self (uncredited)

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993 · Katie Malloy

Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story

1992 · Verna Heath

1992 · Kimmy Hayes

In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion

1992 · Vickie Singer

1992 · Martha Harnish

The Man in the Moon

1991 · Abigail Trant

The Hidden Room

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?

1990 · Sara Lee

Incident at Dark River

1989 · Betty McFall

1989 · Detective Stillwell

1989 · Sally Blackwood

1989 · Mrs. Mary Flowers

Little Girl Lost

1988 · Clara Brady

thirtysomething

1987 · Ann Burnette

Crimes of the Heart

1986 · Chick Boyle

1986 · Patricia Pittman

Promises to Keep

1985 · Gwen Palmer

The Twilight Zone

1985 · (segment "Quarantine")

A Summer to Remember

1985 · Jeannie Wyler

Reckless Disregard

1985 · Meredith Craig

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Irene Rutledge

1984 · Susan French

1983 · Linda Dawson

1983 · Nancy Baxter

1983 · Carrie Lee

1983 · Rosa Lee

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land

1983 · Janet Briggs

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