Tess Harper
Known for acting · Born 15 August 1950 · 76 · Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA
99 credits
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
Known for
Amityville 3-D
1983
No Country for Old Men
2007
Tender Mercies
1983
Breaking Bad
2008
Criminal Law
1989
The Man in the Moon
1991
The Jackal
1997
Ishtar
1987
Frank
2014
Her Alibi
1989
Early Edition
1996
Karla
2006
Acting (99)
2023American OutlawsLoretta HillhouseFilm
2023Our (Almost Completely True) Love StoryTessFilm
2023Rosebud LaneSugarFilm
2023Good Side of BadMary EllenFilm
2021The Evening HourDorothy FreemanFilm
2020The Long ShadowMama DorisFilm
2020Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to PageSelfFilm
2019El Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieMrs. PinkmanFilm
2019The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieSelfFilm
2018BurdenHazelFilm
2015The Perfect GuyMrs. McCarthyFilm
2015SurpriseLindaFilm
2015Boys On Film 13: Trick & TreatLinda (segment "Surprise")Film
2014How to Get Away with MurderSheila Miller · 3 episodesSeries
2014FrankFrank's MomFilm
2013Straight A'sMotherFilm
2013Sunlight Jr.KathleenFilm
2012The Christmas HeartElizabethFilm
2011RevengeCarole Lyn MillerSeries
2011A Christmas WishTrudy WillisFilm
2009Fatal SecretsNaomiFilm
2008Breaking BadMrs. Pinkman · 4 episodesSeries
2008In Plain SightA.U.S.A. RollySeries
2008CrashWendy OlinvilleSeries
2007No Country for Old MenLoretta BellFilm
2007Private PracticeAugusta KingSeries
2007BrokenClareFilm
2007Kiss the BrideBarbara DavisFilm
2007Saving Sarah CainMiriam EshFilm
2007Judy's Got a GunSusan LemenFilm
2006Brothers and SistersBeth RidgeSeries
2006KarlaMolly CzehowiczFilm
2006Broken BridgesDixie Rose DeltonFilm
2006Jesus, Mary and JoeyLiz O`CallahanFilm
2006JamRubyFilm
2005Grey's AnatomyPam NelsonSeries
2005Criminal MindsDinah TroySeries
2005Ghost WhispererEllen WilkinsSeries
2005LoggerheadsElizabethFilm
2004Jack & Bobby, Karen CarmichaelSeries
2004Angel in the FamilyMrs. Nelly TomkinsFilm
2004Lonely PlaceFilm
2003One Tree HillMay ScottSeries
2003Cold CaseSharon Lertola (2009)Series
2002Without a TracePatricia SpadeSeries
2001The DivisionPolly DankoSeries
2001The Rising PlaceRebecca HodgeFilm
2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationJulia BarrettSeries
2000The In CrowdDr. Amanda GilesFilm
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMrs. HallanderSeries
1999Judging AmyBarbara NissmanSeries
1999Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls WilderNarrator / Older Laura Ingalls WilderFilm
1998Dirty LaundryBeth GreeneFilm
1997The JackalThe First LadyFilm
1997The Killing SecretTina DecapprioFilm
1997CrackerSeries
1997A Child's WishJoanna ChandlerFilm
1997GunVirginiaSeries
1996Early EditionLois Hobson · 7 episodesSeries
1996A Stranger to LoveLinda GrantFilm
1996The Road to GalvestonJulia ArcherFilm
1995Death in Small DosesJerri SimsFilm
1994Touched by an AngelBetsy BaxterSeries
1994ChristyFairlight Spencer · 18 episodesSeries
1993Walker, Texas RangerKatie Malloy · 2 episodesSeries
1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short FilmsSelf (uncredited)Film
1993Grace Under FireJoanSeries
1992My New GunKimmy HayesFilm
1992The TurningMartha HarnishFilm
1992In the Line of Duty: Siege at MarionVickie SingerFilm
1992Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader StoryVerna HeathFilm
1991The Man in the MoonAbigail TrantFilm
1991My Heroes Have Always Been CowboysCherylFilm
1991The Hidden RoomDedeSeries
1990Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?Sara LeeFilm
1989Her AlibiSally BlackwoodFilm
1989Criminal LawDetective StillwellFilm
1989UnconqueredMrs. Mary FlowersFilm
1989Incident at Dark RiverBetty McFallFilm
1988Far NorthRitaFilm
1988Little Girl LostClara BradyFilm
1987IshtarWillaFilm
1987thirtysomethingSeries
1987DaddyAnn BurnetteFilm
1986L.A. LawPatricia PittmanSeries
1986Crimes of the HeartChick BoyleFilm
1985The Twilight Zone(segment "Quarantine")Series
1985A Summer to RememberJeannie WylerFilm
1985Promises to KeepGwen PalmerFilm
1985Reckless DisregardMeredith CraigFilm
1984Murder, She WroteIrene RutledgeSeries
1984FlashpointEllenFilm
1984CelebritySusan French · 3 episodesSeries
1983SilkwoodLinda DawsonFilm
1983Amityville 3-DNancy BaxterFilm
1983Tender MerciesRosa LeeFilm
1983Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't LandJanet BriggsFilm
1983ChiefsCarrie Lee · 3 episodesSeries
1983Kentucky WomanFilm