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Tess Harper

Acting · Born August 15, 1950 · 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).

Movies with Tess Harper

• No Country for Old Men (2007) — Loretta Bell
• The Jackal (1997) — The First Lady
• El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019) — Mrs. Pinkman
• The Man in the Moon (1991) — Abigail Trant
• Amityville 3-D (1983) — Nancy Baxter
• The Perfect Guy (2015) — Mrs. McCarthy
• The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019) — Self
• Her Alibi (1989) — Sally Blackwood
• Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films (1993) — Self (uncredited)
• Criminal Law (1989) — Detective Stillwell
• Frank (2014) — Frank's Mom
• Tender Mercies (1983) — Rosa Lee

TV shows with Tess Harper

• Early Edition (1996) — Lois Hobson
• Christy (1994) — Fairlight Spencer