ACTOR · FROM MAMMOTH SPRING, USA
Tess Harper
Born 1950 · 76 years old96 credits since 1983
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ABOUT TESS
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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Born15 August 1950
BirthplaceMammoth Spring, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora64 of 96 titles
Known for
The titles people know Tess from.
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 64
- Average IMDb
- 6.6
- Highest rated
- Breaking BadIMDb 9.5
- Working since
- 1983
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
6 titles · IMDb 4.9 on average
as Tess
Movieas Loretta Hillhouse
as Mary Ellen
as Sugar
as Dorothy Freeman
as Mama Doris
The 2010s
12 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average
Movieas Mrs. Pinkman
Movieas Hazel
Movieas Mrs. McCarthy
as Linda (segment "Surprise")
as Linda
Seriesas Sheila Miller · 3 episodes
Movieas Frank's Mom
Movieas Kathleen
The 2000s
29 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
Movieas Naomi
Seriesas Wendy Olinville · 1 episode
Seriesas A.U.S.A. Rolly · 1 episode
Seriesas Mrs. Pinkman · 4 episodes
Movieas Loretta Bell
Movieas Clare
Seriesas Augusta King · 1 episode
Movieas Miriam Esh
The 1990s
25 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
Seriesas Mrs. Hallander · 1 episode
Seriesas Barbara Nissman · 1 episode
as Narrator / Older Laura Ingalls Wilder
as Beth Greene
Movieas The First Lady
Series1 episode
as Virginia · 1 episode
as Joanna Chandler
The 1980s
24 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average
as Betty McFall
Movieas Detective Stillwell
Movieas Sally Blackwood
as Mrs. Mary Flowers
as Rita
as Clara Brady
Series1 episode
Movieas Willa
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Tess’s titles.
Jonathan BanksBreaking Bad, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie and 1 more
Aaron PaulBreaking Bad, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie and 1 more
Bruce BeresfordDirector · Tender Mercies, Her Alibi and 1 more
Georges DelerueComposer · Silkwood, Her Alibi and 1 more
Jesse PlemonsEl Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie and The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Emily VanCampRevenge and Brothers and Sisters
Aisha TylerCriminal Minds and Ghost Whisperer
