Acting
Tess Harper
Born August 15, 1950 · Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA
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
Known for
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9.5
Breaking Bad
Mrs. Pinkman
968.2
No Country for Old Men
Loretta Bell
647.6
Grey's Anatomy
Pam Nelson
807.3
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Mrs. Pinkman
808.1
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mrs. Hallander
848.1
Criminal Minds
Dinah Troy
406.4
The Jackal
The First Lady
486.5
Ghost Whisperer
Ellen Wilkins
808.1
How to Get Away with Murder
Sheila Miller
736.9
Frank
Frank's Mom
667.7
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Julia Barrett
687.8
Revenge
Carole Lyn Miller
727.8
One Tree Hill
May Scott
145.7
Walker, Texas Ranger
Katie Malloy
517.3
Murder, She Wrote
Irene Rutledge
727.7
Cold Case
Sharon Lertola (2009)
767.2
The Man in the Moon
Abigail Trant
677.1
Silkwood
Linda Dawson
366.8
Private Practice
Augusta King
275.6
The Perfect Guy
Mrs. McCarthy
Filmography
- 2023Our (Almost Completely True) Love StoryTessMovie
- 2023American OutlawsLoretta HillhouseMovie
- 2023Good Side of BadMary EllenMovie
- 2023Rosebud LaneSugarMovie
- 2021The Evening HourDorothy FreemanMovie
- 2020Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to PageSelfMovie
- 2020The Long ShadowMama DorisMovie
- 2019The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieSelfMovie
- 2019El Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieMrs. PinkmanMovie
- 2018BurdenHazelMovie
- 2015The Perfect GuyMrs. McCarthyMovie
- 2015Boys On Film 13: Trick & TreatLinda (segment "Surprise")Movie
- 2015SurpriseLindaMovie
- 2014How to Get Away with MurderSheila MillerSeries
- 2014FrankFrank's MomMovie
- 2013Sunlight Jr.KathleenMovie
- 2013Straight A'sMotherMovie
- 2012The Christmas HeartElizabethMovie
- 2011A Christmas WishTrudy WillisMovie
- 2011RevengeCarole Lyn MillerSeries
- 2009Fatal SecretsNaomiMovie
- 2008CrashWendy OlinvilleSeries
- 2008In Plain SightA.U.S.A. RollySeries
- 2008Breaking BadMrs. PinkmanSeries
- 2007No Country for Old MenLoretta BellMovie
- 2007BrokenClareMovie
- 2007Private PracticeAugusta KingSeries
- 2007Saving Sarah CainMiriam EshMovie
- 2007Kiss the BrideBarbara DavisMovie
- 2007Judy's Got a GunSusan LemenMovie
- 2006Brothers and SistersBeth RidgeSeries
- 2006Broken BridgesDixie Rose DeltonMovie
- 2006JamRubyMovie
- 2006KarlaMolly CzehowiczMovie
- 2006Jesus, Mary and JoeyLiz O`CallahanMovie
- 2005LoggerheadsElizabethMovie
- 2005Ghost WhispererEllen WilkinsSeries
- 2005Criminal MindsDinah TroySeries
- 2005Grey's AnatomyPam NelsonSeries
- 2004Angel in the FamilyMrs. Nelly TomkinsMovie
- 2004Jack & BobbySeries
- 2004Lonely PlaceMovie
- 2003Cold CaseSharon Lertola (2009)Series
- 2003One Tree HillMay ScottSeries
- 2002Without a TracePatricia SpadeSeries
- 2001The Rising PlaceRebecca HodgeMovie
- 2001The DivisionPolly DankoSeries
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationJulia BarrettSeries
- 2000The In CrowdDr. Amanda GilesMovie
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMrs. HallanderSeries
- 1999Judging AmyBarbara NissmanSeries
- 1999Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls WilderNarrator / Older Laura Ingalls WilderMovie
- 1998Dirty LaundryBeth GreeneMovie
- 1997The JackalThe First LadyMovie
- 1997CrackerSeries
- 1997GunVirginiaSeries
- 1997A Child's WishJoanna ChandlerMovie
- 1997The Killing SecretTina DecapprioMovie
- 1996Early EditionLois HobsonSeries
- 1996A Stranger to LoveLinda GrantMovie
- 1996The Road to GalvestonJulia ArcherMovie
- 1995Death in Small DosesJerri SimsMovie
- 1994Touched by an AngelBetsy BaxterSeries
- 1994ChristyFairlight SpencerSeries
- 1993Grace Under FireJoanSeries
- 1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short FilmsSelf (uncredited)Movie
- 1993Walker, Texas RangerKatie MalloySeries
- 1992Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader StoryVerna HeathMovie
- 1992My New GunKimmy HayesMovie
- 1992In the Line of Duty: Siege at MarionVickie SingerMovie
- 1992The TurningMartha HarnishMovie
- 1991The Man in the MoonAbigail TrantMovie
- 1991The Hidden RoomDedeSeries
- 1991My Heroes Have Always Been CowboysCherylMovie
- 1990Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?Sara LeeMovie
- 1989Incident at Dark RiverBetty McFallMovie
- 1989Criminal LawDetective StillwellMovie
- 1989Her AlibiSally BlackwoodMovie
- 1989UnconqueredMrs. Mary FlowersMovie
- 1988Far NorthRitaMovie
- 1988Little Girl LostClara BradyMovie
- 1987thirtysomethingSeries
- 1987IshtarWillaMovie
- 1987DaddyAnn BurnetteMovie
- 1986Crimes of the HeartChick BoyleMovie
- 1986L.A. LawPatricia PittmanSeries
- 1985Promises to KeepGwen PalmerMovie
- 1985The Twilight Zone(segment "Quarantine")Series
- 1985A Summer to RememberJeannie WylerMovie
- 1985Reckless DisregardMeredith CraigMovie
- 1984Murder, She WroteIrene RutledgeSeries
- 1984FlashpointEllenMovie
- 1984CelebritySusan FrenchSeries
- 1983SilkwoodLinda DawsonMovie
- 1983Amityville 3-DNancy BaxterMovie
- 1983ChiefsCarrie LeeSeries
- 1983Tender MerciesRosa LeeMovie
- 1983Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't LandJanet BriggsMovie
- 1983Kentucky WomanMovie