Acting · Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA · Born August 15, 1950
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
MovieOur (Almost Completely True) Love Story
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as Tess
MovieAmerican Outlaws
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as Loretta Hillhouse
MovieGood Side of Bad
2023
as Mary Ellen
MovieRosebud Lane
2023
as Sugar
MovieThe Evening Hour
2021
as Dorothy Freeman
MovieLaura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
2020
as Self
MovieThe Long Shadow
2020
as Mama Doris
MovieThe Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019
as Self
MovieEl Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019
as Mrs. Pinkman
MovieBurden
2018
as Hazel
MovieThe Perfect Guy
2015
as Mrs. McCarthy
MovieBoys On Film 13: Trick & Treat
2015
as Linda (segment "Surprise")
MovieSurprise
2015
as Linda
TVHow to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Sheila Miller
MovieFrank
2014
as Frank's Mom
MovieSunlight Jr.
2013
as Kathleen
MovieStraight A's
2013
as Mother
MovieThe Christmas Heart
2012
as Elizabeth
MovieA Christmas Wish
2011
as Trudy Willis
TVRevenge
2011
as Carole Lyn Miller
MovieFatal Secrets
2009
as Naomi
TVCrash
2008
as Wendy Olinville
TVIn Plain Sight
2008
as A.U.S.A. Rolly
TVBreaking Bad
2008
as Mrs. Pinkman
MovieNo Country for Old Men
2007
as Loretta Bell
MovieBroken
2007
as Clare
TVPrivate Practice
2007
as Augusta King
MovieSaving Sarah Cain
2007
as Miriam Esh
MovieKiss the Bride
2007
as Barbara Davis
MovieJudy's Got a Gun
2007
as Susan Lemen
TVBrothers and Sisters
2006
as Beth Ridge
MovieBroken Bridges
2006
as Dixie Rose Delton
MovieJam
2006
as Ruby
MovieKarla
2006
as Molly Czehowicz
MovieJesus, Mary and Joey
2006
as Liz O`Callahan
MovieLoggerheads
2005
as Elizabeth
TVGhost Whisperer
2005
as Ellen Wilkins
TVCriminal Minds
2005
as Dinah Troy
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Pam Nelson
MovieAngel in the Family
2004
as Mrs. Nelly Tomkins
Lonely Place
2004
TVJack & Bobby
2004
TVCold Case
2003
as Sharon Lertola (2009)
TVOne Tree Hill
2003
as May Scott
TVWithout a Trace
2002
as Patricia Spade
MovieThe Rising Place
2001
as Rebecca Hodge
TVThe Division
2001
as Polly Danko
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Julia Barrett
MovieThe In Crowd
2000
as Dr. Amanda Giles
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Mrs. Hallander
TVJudging Amy
1999
as Barbara Nissman
MovieBeyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
1999
as Narrator / Older Laura Ingalls Wilder
MovieDirty Laundry
1998
as Beth Greene
MovieThe Jackal
1997
as The First Lady
TVCracker
1997
MovieA Child's Wish
1997
as Joanna Chandler
MovieThe Killing Secret
1997
as Tina Decapprio
TVEarly Edition
1996
as Lois Hobson
MovieA Stranger to Love
1996
as Linda Grant
MovieThe Road to Galveston
1996
as Julia Archer
MovieDeath in Small Doses
1995
as Jerri Sims
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Betsy Baxter
TVChristy
1994
as Fairlight Spencer
TVGrace Under Fire
1993
as Joan
MovieMichael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993
as Self (uncredited)
TVWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Katie Malloy
MovieWilling to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
1992
as Verna Heath
MovieMy New Gun
1992
as Kimmy Hayes
MovieIn the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
1992
as Vickie Singer
MovieThe Turning
1992
as Martha Harnish
MovieThe Man in the Moon
1991
as Abigail Trant
TVThe Hidden Room
1991
as Dede
MovieMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991
as Cheryl
MovieDaddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
1990
as Sara Lee
MovieIncident at Dark River
1989
as Betty McFall
MovieCriminal Law
1989
as Detective Stillwell
MovieHer Alibi
1989
as Sally Blackwood
MovieUnconquered
1989
as Mrs. Mary Flowers
MovieFar North
1988
as Rita
MovieLittle Girl Lost
1988
as Clara Brady
TVthirtysomething
1987
MovieIshtar
1987
as Willa
MovieDaddy
1987
as Ann Burnette
MovieCrimes of the Heart
1986
as Chick Boyle
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Patricia Pittman
MoviePromises to Keep
1985
as Gwen Palmer
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Quarantine")
MovieA Summer to Remember
1985
as Jeannie Wyler
MovieReckless Disregard
1985
as Meredith Craig
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Irene Rutledge
MovieFlashpoint
1984
as Ellen
TVCelebrity
1984
as Susan French
MovieSilkwood
1983
as Linda Dawson
MovieAmityville 3-D
1983
as Nancy Baxter
TVChiefs
1983
as Carrie Lee
MovieTender Mercies
1983
as Rosa Lee
MovieStarflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
1983
as Janet Briggs
MovieKentucky Woman
1983
