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