Acting credits
94
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Tess Harper
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.3
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Movies: 64Series: 30
TMDB ID: 41249
IMDb ID: nm0002128
Known for: Acting
Born: August 15, 1950
Age: 75
Place of birth: Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1983 - 2023
Years active: 41
Average TMDB rating: 6.63
Wikidata: Q443044
Also known as
Tesa Harper • Tessie Jean 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). From Wikipedia
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Tess Harper.
3.7
Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story
as Tess
2023 Movie
4.3
American Outlaws
as Loretta Hillhouse
2023 Movie
5.0
Good Side of Bad
as Mary Ellen
2023 Movie
2.0
Rosebud Lane
as Sugar
2023 Movie
4.2
The Evening Hour
as Dorothy Freeman
2021 Movie
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
as Self
2020 Movie
2.9
The Long Shadow
as Mama Doris
2020 Movie
6.9
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Self
2019 Movie
7.0
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Mrs. Pinkman
2019 Movie
6.1
Burden
as Hazel
2018 Movie
5.7
The Perfect Guy
as Mrs. McCarthy
2015 Movie
1.0
Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat
as Linda (segment "Surprise")
2015 Movie
4.0
Surprise
as Linda
2015 Movie
6.9
Frank
as Frank's Mom
2014 Movie
5.2
Sunlight Jr.
as Kathleen
2013 Movie
5.2
Straight A's
as Mother
2013 Movie
5.8
The Christmas Heart
as Elizabeth
2012 Movie
5.9
A Christmas Wish
as Trudy Willis
2011 Movie
3.4
Fatal Secrets
as Naomi
2009 Movie
7.9
No Country for Old Men
as Loretta Bell
2007 Movie
5.4
Broken
as Clare
2007 Movie
5.2
Saving Sarah Cain
as Miriam Esh
2007 Movie
4.7
Kiss the Bride
as Barbara Davis
2007 Movie
7.4
Broken Bridges
as Dixie Rose Delton
2006 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Tess Harper.
7.8
How to Get Away with Murder
as Sheila Miller • 3 eps
2014 Series
7.6
Revenge
as Carole Lyn Miller
2011 Series
5.0
Crash
as Wendy Olinville • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.0
In Plain Sight
as A.U.S.A. Rolly • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.9
Breaking Bad
as Mrs. Pinkman • 4 eps
2008 Series
7.5
Private Practice
as Augusta King • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.1
Brothers and Sisters
as Beth Ridge • 1 eps
2006 Series
8.1
Ghost Whisperer
as Ellen Wilkins • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.3
Criminal Minds
as Dinah Troy • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Pam Nelson • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.0
Jack & Bobby
1 eps
2004 Series
7.8
Cold Case
as Sharon Lertola (2009) • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.8
One Tree Hill
as May Scott • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.2
Without a Trace
as Patricia Spade • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.1
The Division
as Polly Danko • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Julia Barrett • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Mrs. Hallander • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.5
Judging Amy
as Barbara Nissman • 1 eps
1999 Series
6.9
Cracker
1 eps
1997 Series
7.3
Early Edition
as Lois Hobson • 7 eps
1996 Series
7.2
Touched by an Angel
as Betsy Baxter • 1 eps
1994 Series
8.3
Christy
as Fairlight Spencer • 18 eps
1994 Series
5.6
Grace Under Fire
as Joan • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.9
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Katie Malloy • 2 eps
1993 Series