
Tess 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).…
Filmography
Lonely Place
2004 · 10.0

Unconquered
1989 · 9.3

Breaking Bad
2008 · 9.0

Christy
1994 · 8.4

Criminal Minds
2005 · 8.3

Grey's Anatomy
2005 · 8.2

Ghost Whisperer
2005 · 8.1

Little Girl Lost
1988 · 8.0

Reckless Disregard
1985 · 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 8.0

No Country for Old Men
2007 · 7.9

Chiefs
1983 · 7.9

One Tree Hill
2003 · 7.8

How to Get Away with Murder
2014 · 7.8

Cold Case
2003 · 7.7

The Twilight Zone
1985 · 7.7

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · 7.6

Revenge
2011 · 7.5

Murder, She Wrote
1984 · 7.5

Private Practice
2007 · 7.5

Judging Amy
1999 · 7.5

The Man in the Moon
1991 · 7.4

Broken Bridges
2006 · 7.4

Early Edition
1996 · 7.4

Jack & Bobby
2004 · 7.3

Without a Trace
2002 · 7.2

Touched by an Angel
1994 · 7.2

Cracker
1997 · 7.2

Brothers and Sisters
2006 · 7.1

The Division
2001 · 7.1

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019 · 7.1

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · 7.0

L.A. Law
1986 · 7.0

In Plain Sight
2008 · 7.0

Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
1999 · 7.0

Incident at Dark River
1989 · 7.0

Silkwood
1983 · 6.9

Frank
2014 · 6.8

Tender Mercies
1983 · 6.8

Celebrity
1984 · 6.7

The Rising Place
2001 · 6.7

A Summer to Remember
1985 · 6.5

Death in Small Doses
1995 · 6.5

Far North
1988 · 6.5

The Jackal
1997 · 6.4

thirtysomething
1987 · 6.3

A Child's Wish
1997 · 6.3

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991 · 6.3

Flashpoint
1984 · 6.2

Crimes of the Heart
1986 · 6.1

Burden
2018 · 6.1

The Hidden Room
1991 · 6.0

Loggerheads
2005 · 5.9

A Christmas Wish
2011 · 5.9

The Christmas Heart
2012 · 5.8

Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
1990 · 5.8

The Perfect Guy
2015 · 5.7

A Stranger to Love
1996 · 5.7

Grace Under Fire
1993 · 5.6

Criminal Law
1989 · 5.6

Broken
2007 · 5.6

The Killing Secret
1997 · 5.6

Her Alibi
1989 · 5.4

Karla
2006 · 5.4

Sunlight Jr.
2013 · 5.3

Straight A's
2013 · 5.2

Saving Sarah Cain
2007 · 5.2

Crash
2008 · 5.1

Kiss the Bride
2007 · 5.0

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
1983 · 5.0

Good Side of Bad
2023 · 5.0

Angel in the Family
2004 · 4.9

Jam
2006 · 4.8

The In Crowd
2000 · 4.7

Gun
1997 · 4.6

Ishtar
1987 · 4.6

Amityville 3-D
1983 · 4.6

American Outlaws
2023 · 4.5

Jesus, Mary and Joey
2006 · 4.4

The Evening Hour
2021 · 4.2

My New Gun
1992 · 4.1

Surprise
2015 · 4.0

Fatal Secrets
2009 · 3.8

Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story
2023 · 3.7

The Turning
1992 · 3.2

The Long Shadow
2020 · 3.1

Rosebud Lane
2023 · 2.0

Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat
2015 · 1.0
Judy's Got a Gun
2007 · 1.0

Dirty Laundry
1998 · 0.0