
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). From Wikipedia
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Movie Appearances

Rosebud Lane
as Sugar
2023

The Jackal
as The First Lady
1997

Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
as Sara Lee
1990

Broken
as Clare
2007

Jesus, Mary and Joey
as Liz O`Callahan
2006

No Country for Old Men
as Loretta Bell
2007

The Turning
as Martha Harnish
1992

Amityville 3-D
as Nancy Baxter
1983

Ishtar
as Willa
1987

Broken Bridges
as Dixie Rose Delton
2006

Tender Mercies
as Rosa Lee
1983

Criminal Law
as Detective Stillwell
1989

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
as Janet Briggs
1983

Saving Sarah Cain
as Miriam Esh
2007

Kentucky Woman
1983

The Man in the Moon
as Abigail Trant
1991

Her Alibi
as Sally Blackwood
1989

Fatal Secrets
as Naomi
2009

Flashpoint
as Ellen
1984

Loggerheads
as Elizabeth
2005
TV Appearances

Murder, She Wrote
as Irene Rutledge
1984

Breaking Bad
as Mrs. Pinkman
2008

One Tree Hill
as May Scott
2003

Brothers and Sisters
as Beth Ridge
2006

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Julia Barrett
2000

thirtysomething
1987

L.A. Law
as Patricia Pittman
1986

Ghost Whisperer
as Ellen Wilkins
2005

The Division
as Polly Danko
2001

Judging Amy
as Barbara Nissman
1999

Jack & Bobby
2004

Early Edition
as Lois Hobson
1996