Tess Harper
Born
August 15, 1950 (74 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA
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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Our Almost Completely True Story
Tess
2023
American Outlaws
Loretta Hillhouse
2023
Good Side of Bad
Mary Ellen
2023
Rosebud Lane
Sugar
2023
The Evening Hour
Dorothy Freeman
2021
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
Self
2020
The Long Shadow
Mama Doris
2020
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Self
2019
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Mrs. Pinkman
2019
Burden
Hazel
2018
The Perfect Guy
Mrs. McCarthy
2015
Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat
Linda (segment "Surprise")
2015
Surprise
Linda
2015
How to Get Away with Murder
Sheila Miller · (3 episodes)
2014
Frank
Frank's Mom
2014
Sunlight Jr.
Kathleen
2013
Straight A's
Mother
2013
The Christmas Heart
Elizabeth
2012
A Christmas Wish
Trudy Willis
2011
Revenge
Carole Lyn Miller · (0 episode)
2011
Fatal Secrets
Naomi
2009
Crash
Wendy Olinville · (1 episode)
2008
In Plain Sight
A.U.S.A. Rolly · (1 episode)
2008
Diary of a Country Sheriff
Self
2008
Breaking Bad
Mrs. Pinkman · (4 episodes)
2008
Broken
Clare
2007
Private Practice
Augusta King · (1 episode)
2007
Saving Sarah Cain
Miriam Esh
2007
Kiss the Bride
Barbara Davis
2007
No Country for Old Men
Loretta Bell
2007
Judy's Got a Gun
Susan Lemen
2007
Brothers and Sisters
Beth Ridge · (1 episode)
2006
Broken Bridges
Dixie Rose Delton
2006
Jam
Ruby
2006
Jesus, Mary and Joey
Liz O`Callahan
2006
Loggerheads
Elizabeth
2005
Ghost Whisperer
Ellen Wilkins · (1 episode)
2005
Criminal Minds
Dinah Troy · (1 episode)
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Pam Nelson · (1 episode)
2005
Angel in the Family
Mrs. Nelly Tomkins
2004
Lonely Place
2004
Jack & Bobby
(1 episode)
2004
Jack & Bobby
Karen Carmichael · (1 episode)
2004
Cold Case
Sharon Lertola (2009) · (1 episode)
2003
One Tree Hill
May Scott · (1 episode)
2003
Without a Trace
Patricia Spade · (1 episode)
2002
The Rising Place
Rebecca Hodge
2001
The Division
Polly Danko · (1 episode)
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Julia Barrett · (1 episode)
2000
The In Crowd
Dr. Amanda Giles
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mrs. Hallander · (1 episode)
1999
Judging Amy
Barbara Nissman · (1 episode)
1999
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Narrator / Older Laura Ingalls Wilder
1999
The Jackal
The First Lady
1997
Cracker
(1 episode)
1997
Gun
Virginia
1997
A Child's Wish
Joanna Chandler
1997
The Killing Secret
Tina Decapprio
1997
Early Edition
Lois Hobson · (7 episodes)
1996
A Stranger to Love
Linda Grant
1996
The Road to Galveston
Julia Archer
1996
Death in Small Doses
Jerri Sims
1995
Touched by an Angel
Betsy Baxter · (1 episode)
1994
Christy
Fairlight Spencer · (18 episodes)
1994
Grace Under Fire
Joan · (1 episode)
1993
Dangerous: The Short Films
Self (uncredited)
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Katie Malloy · (2 episodes)
1993
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
Verna Heath
1992
My New Gun
Kimmy Hayes
1992
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
Vickie Singer
1992
The Turning
Martha Harnish
1992
The Man in the Moon
Abigail Trant
1991
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Cheryl
1991
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
Sara Lee
1990
Incident at Dark River
Betty McFall
1989
Criminal Law
Detective Stillwell
1989
Her Alibi
Sally Blackwood
1989
Unconquered
Mrs. Mary Flowers
1989
Far North
Rita
1988
Little Girl Lost
Clara Brady
1988
thirtysomething
(1 episode)
1987
Ishtar
Willa
1987
Daddy
Ann Burnette
1987
Crimes of the Heart
Chick Boyle
1986
L.A. Law
Patricia M. Pittman · (1 episode)
1986
Promises to Keep
Gwen Palmer
1985
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Quarantine") · (1 episode)
1985
A Summer to Remember
Jeannie Wyler
1985
Reckless Disregard
Meredith Craig
1985
Murder, She Wrote
Irene Rutledge · (1 episode)
1984
Flashpoint
Ellen
1984
Celebrity
Susan French · (3 episodes)
1984
Silkwood
Linda Dawson
1983
Amityville 3-D
Nancy Baxter
1983
Chiefs
Carrie Lee · (3 episodes)
1983
Tender Mercies
Rosa Lee
1983
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
Janet Briggs
1983
Kentucky Woman
1983