Tess Harper
Acting1950Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA
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 (2008–2010).
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Acting History
2023
2021
The Evening Hour
as Dorothy Freeman
2020
The Long Shadow
as Mama Doris
2019
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Mrs. Pinkman
How to Get Away with Murder
TVas Sheila Miller• 3 eps
2018
Burden
as Hazel
2015
Surprise
as Linda
The Perfect Guy
as Mrs. McCarthy
Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat
as Linda (segment "Surprise")
Criminal Minds
TVas Dinah Troy• 1 eps
2014
Frank
as Frank's Mom
2013
Straight A's
as Mother
Sunlight Jr.
as Kathleen
2012
The Christmas Heart
as Elizabeth
2011
A Christmas Wish
as Trudy Willis
Private Practice
TVas Augusta King• 1 eps
2010
In Plain Sight
TVas A.U.S.A. Rolly• 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
TVas Pam Nelson• 1 eps
2009
Fatal Secrets
as Naomi
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Mrs. Hallander• 1 eps
Cold Case
TVas Sharon Lertola (2009)• 1 eps
2008
Ghost Whisperer
TVas Ellen Wilkins• 1 eps
Crash
TVas Wendy Olinville
Breaking Bad
TVas Mrs. Pinkman• 4 eps
2007
Kiss the Bride
as Barbara Davis
Saving Sarah Cain
as Miriam Esh
Broken
as Clare
Judy's Got a Gun
as Susan Lemen
No Country for Old Men
as Loretta Bell
Brothers and Sisters
TVas Beth Ridge• 1 eps
Without a Trace
TVas Patricia Spade• 1 eps
2006
2005
Loggerheads
as Elizabeth
Judging Amy
TVas Barbara Nissman• 1 eps
2004
Angel in the Family
as Mrs. Nelly Tomkins
One Tree Hill
TVas May Scott• 1 eps
Jack & Bobby
TVas Karen Carmichael• 1 eps
2003
The Division
TVas Polly Danko• 1 eps
2001
The Rising Place
as Rebecca Hodge
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TVas Julia Barrett• 1 eps
2000
The In Crowd
as Dr. Amanda Giles
Touched by an Angel
TVas Betsy Baxter• 1 eps
1999
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
as Narrator / Older Laura Ingalls Wilder
1998
Early Edition
TVas Lois Hobson• 7 eps
1997
The Killing Secret
as Tina Decapprio
The Jackal
as The First Lady
A Child's Wish
as Joanna Chandler
Grace Under Fire
TVas Joan• 1 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
TVas Katie Malloy• 2 eps
1996
The Road to Galveston
as Julia Archer
A Stranger to Love
as Linda Grant
1995
Death in Small Doses
as Jerri Sims
1994
Christy
TVas Fairlight Spencer
1993
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
as Self (uncredited)
1992
My New Gun
as Kimmy Hayes
The Turning
as Martha Harnish
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
as Verna Heath
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
as Vickie Singer
1991
The Man in the Moon
as Abigail Trant
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
as Cheryl
1990
1989
Her Alibi
as Sally Blackwood
Unconquered
as Mrs. Mary Flowers
Criminal Law
as Detective Stillwell
Incident at Dark River
as Betty McFall
1988
Far North
as Rita
Little Girl Lost
as Clara Brady
1987
Ishtar
as Willa
Daddy
as Ann Burnette
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Irene Rutledge• 1 eps
L.A. Law
TVas Patricia Pittman• 1 eps
1986
Crimes of the Heart
as Chick Boyle
The Twilight Zone
TVas (segment "Quarantine")• 1 eps
1985
A Summer to Remember
as Jeannie Wyler
Promises to Keep
as Gwen Palmer
Reckless Disregard
as Meredith Craig
1984
Flashpoint
as Ellen
Celebrity
TVas Susan French
1983
Tender Mercies
as Rosa Lee
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
as Janet Briggs
Silkwood
as Linda Dawson
Amityville 3-D
as Nancy Baxter
Chiefs
TVas Carrie Lee