Tessie Jean Harper (nee Washam; born August 15, 1950 in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas) is an American actress best known for No Country for Old Men (2007), Tender Mercies (1983) and Crimes of the Heart (1986).
She was married to Ken Harper.
Filmography:
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Film roles
- 1983: Kentucky Woman as Lorna Whateley
- 1983: Starlight The Plane That Couldnt Land as Janet Briggs
- 1983: Tender Mercies as Rosa Lee
- 1983: Amityville 3-D as Nancy Baxter
- 1983: Silkwood as Linda Dawson
- 1984: Flashpoint as Ellen
- 1985: Reckless Disregard as Meredith Craig
- 1985: A Summer To Remember as Jeannie Wyler
- 1985: Promises To Keep as Gwen Palmer
- 1986: Crimes of the Heart as Chick Boyle
- 1987: Daddy as Ann Burnette
- 1987: Ishtar as Willa
- 1988: Little Girl Lost as Clara Brady
- 1988: Far North as Rita
- 1988: Criminal Law as Det. Stillwell
- 1989: Unconquered as Mary Flowers
- 1989: Her Alibi as Sally Blackwood
- 1989: Incident At Dark River as Betty McFall
- 1990: Daddys Dyin Whos Got The Will as Sara Lee
- 1991: My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys as Cheryl
- 1991: The Man in the Moon as Abigail Trant
- 1992: In The Line Of Duty Siege At Marion as Vickie Singer
- 1992: The Turning as Martha Harnish
- 1992: My New Gun as Kimmy Hayes
- 1993: Willing To Kill The Texas Cheerleader Story as Verna Heath
- 1993: Dangerous The Short Films as Mother
- 1994: Christy as Fairlight Spencer
- 1995: Death In Small Doses as A.D.A. Jerri Sims
- 1996: The Road To Galveston as Julia Archer
- 1996: A Stranger To Love as Linda Grant
- 1996: Dirty Laundry as Beth Greene
- 1997: The Killing Secret as Tina Decapprio
- 1997: A Childs Wish as Joanna Chandler
- 1997: The Jackal as The First Lady
- 1999: Beyond The Prairie The True Story Of Laura Ingalls Wilder as Narrator/Older Laura Ingalls Wilder
- 2002: Beyond The Prairie Part 2 The True Story Of Laura Ingalls Wilder as Older Laura Ingalls Wilder
- 2000: The In Crowd as Dr. Amanda Giles
- 2001: The Rising Place as Rebecca Hodge
- 2001: Morning as Margaret
- 2004: Angel In The Family as Mrs. Nelly Tomkins
- 2005: Loggerheads as Elizabeth
- 2005: Jesus Mary And Joey as Liz O'Callahan
- 2006: Karla as Molly Czehowicz
- 2006: Jam as Ruby
- 2006: Broken Bridges as Dixie Rose Delton
- 2006: Broken as Clare
- 2007: No Country for Old Men as Loretta Bell
- 2007: Kiss The Bride as Barbara Davis
- 2007: Saving Sarah Cain as Miriam Esh
- 2007: Judys Got A Gun as Susan Lemen
- 2009: Fatal Secrets as Naomi
- 2011: A Christmas Wish as Trudy Willis
- 2012: The Christmas Heart as Elizabeth
- 2013: Straight As as Mother
- 2013: Sunlight Jr as Kathleen
- 2014: Frank as Frank's Mom
- 2015: Hello My Name Is Frank as Aunt Flossie
- 2015: Boys On Film 13 Trick And Treat as Linda
- 2015: The Perfect Guy as Mrs. McCarthy
- 2018: Burden as Hazel Griffin
- 2019: El Camino as Mrs. Pinkman
- 2019: The Long Shadow as Mama Doris
- 2020: The Evening Hour as Dorothy Freeman
- 2022: Our Almost Completely True Story as Tess
Television roles
- 1983: Chiefs as Carrie Lee
- 1984: Celebrity as Susan French
- 1986: The Twilight Zone as Sarah
- 1987: Murder, She Wrote as Irene Rutledge
- 1987: L.A. Law as Patricia M. Pittman
- 1990: thirtysomething as Nancy's Sister Deborah
- 1993: The Hidden Room as Dede
- 1994–95: Christy as Fairlight Spencer
- 1995: Legend as Heron Twin #2
- 1997: Grace Under Fire as Joan
- 1997: Gun as Virginia
- 1997: Walker, Texas Ranger as Katie Malloy
- 1997: Cracker Mind Over Murder as Lea Ann Garner
- 1998–2000: Early Edition as Lois Hobson (8 episodes)
- 2000: Touched by an Angel as Betsy Baxter
- 2001: CSI as Julia Barrett
- 2003: The Division as Polly Danko
- 2004: One Tree Hill as May Scott
- 2004: Jack & Bobby as Karen Carmichael
- 2005: Judging Amy as Barbara Nissman
- 2007: Without a Trace as Mrs. Spade
- 2007: Brothers & Sisters as Beth Ridge
- 2008: Ghost Whisperer as Ellen Wilkins
- 2008–10: Breaking Bad as Mrs. Pinkman (4 episodes)
- 2009: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Mrs. Hallander
- 2009: Cold Case as (2009) Sharon Lertola
- 2009: Crash as Wendy Olinville
- 2010: Proposition 8 Trial Re Enactment as Sandy Stier
- 2010: Grey's Anatomy as Pam Nelson
- 2010: In Plain Sight as AUSA Rolly
- 2011: Private Practice as Augusta King
- 2012: Revenge as Carole Miller
- 2014: True Detective as Mrs. Kelly
- 2014: Nikki And Nora The N And N Files as Mary Delaney
- 2015: Criminal Minds as Dinah Troy
- 2018: Aussie Girl as Dorthea
- 2019: How to Get Away with Murder as Sheila Miller
Music video roles
- 1991: Michael Jackson: Black or White as Mother (uncredited)
- 1995: Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits as Mother
Short film roles
- 2002: No Prom For Cindy as Cindy's Mom
- 2003: Studio City as Linda Little
- 2015: Surprise as Linda
