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Tess Harper

Born

8/15/1950, Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA

Birth Name

Tess Beth Washam

Gender

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Attended Arkansas State University at Beebe, Arkansas where she had leading roles in the musical "Little Mary Sunshine" and "Arsenic and Old Lace". During the late 60s she did "street" acting in the theme parks, Dogpatch, USA, in Jasper, AR and Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO. She…more

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Star (18)

Role
- No Country for Old Men
  Loretta Bell
  2008
- Saving Sarah Cain
  Miriam Esh
  2007
- Jam
  Star
  2006
- Karla
  Star
  2006
- Broken
  Clare
  2006
- Christy
  Fairlight Spencer
  - S 3: Ep 3 Christy: A New Beginning
    5/14/01
  - S 3: Ep 2 Christy: A Change of Seasons
    5/13/01
  - S 3: Ep 1 Christy: Return to Cutter Gap
    11/19/00
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Road Home
    8/2/95
  - S 2: Ep 12 Second Sight
    7/26/95
  - + 18 More Credits
- The In Crowd
  Star
  2000
- The Jackal
  The First Lady
  1997
- Man in the Moon
  Star
  1991
- My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
  Star
  1991
- Daddy's Dyin' ... Who's Got the Will?
  Star
  1990
- Her Alibi
  Star
  1989
- Criminal Law
  Star
  1989
- Far North
  Star
  1988
- Ishtar
  Willa
  1987
- Crimes Of The Heart
  Chick Boyle
  1986
- Tender Mercies
  Rosa Lee
  1983
- Amityville 3-D
  Nancy Baxter
  1983
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Breaking Bad
  Mrs. Pinkman
  - S 3: Ep 2 Caballo Sin Nombre
    3/28/10
  - S 2: Ep 4 Down
    3/29/09
  - S 2: Ep 2 Grilled
    3/15/09
  - S 1: Ep 4 Cancer Man
    2/17/08
- Crash
  Wendy Olinville
  - S 2: Ep 13 Los Angeles
    12/18/09
  - S 2: Ep 12 All Alone Or...
    12/11/09
  - S 2: Ep 11 Calm Like a Bomb
    12/4/09
  - S 2: Ep 9 Endangered Species
    11/20/09
  - S 2: Ep 8 Lovers in Captivity
    11/13/09
  - + 6 More Credits
- Early Edition
  Lois Hobson
  - S 4: Ep 22 Luck o' the Irish
    5/27/00
  - S 4: Ep 20 Time
    5/13/00
  - S 4: Ep 2 Duck Day Afternoon
    10/2/99
  - S 3: Ep 21 Home Groan
    5/1/99
  - S 3: Ep 10 Nest Egg
    12/5/98
  - + 2 More Credits
Guest Star (27)

Role
- Revenge
  Carole Miller
  - S 1: Ep 21 Grief
    5/16/12
  - S 1: Ep 19 Absolution
    5/2/12
- In Plain Sight
  Assist. U.S. Attorney
  - S 3: Ep 3 Coma Chameleon
    4/14/10
- Grey's Anatomy
  Mrs. Nelson
  - S 6: Ep 16 Perfect Little Accident
    3/4/10
- Cold Case
  Sharon Lertola (2009)
  - S 6: Ep 21 November 22nd
    4/26/09
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  Mrs. Hallander
  - S 10: Ep 11 Stranger
    1/6/09
- Ghost Whisperer
  Ellen Wilkins
  - S 3: Ep 17 Stranglehold
    5/9/08
- Brothers & Sisters
  Beth Ridge
  - S 2: Ep 3 History Repeating
    10/14/07
- Without a Trace
  Patricia Spade
  - S 5: Ep 19 At Rest
    3/25/07
- Judging Amy
  Barbara Nissman
  - S 6: Ep 18 Sorry I Missed You
    4/5/05
- Jack & Bobby
  Karen Carmichael
  - S 1: Ep 6 An Innocent Man (a.k.a You're No Jack McCallister)
    10/17/04
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/12/04
- One Tree Hill
  May Scott
  - S 1: Ep 12 Crash Course in Polite Conversation
    2/3/04
- The Division
  Polly Danko
  - S 3: Ep 2 Oh Mother Who Art Thou
    1/12/03
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  Miss Barrett
  - S 2: Ep 4 Bully for You
    10/18/01
- The Division
  Guest Star
- Touched by an Angel
  Betsy Baxter
  - S 7: Ep 6 The Empty Chair
    11/19/00
- Cracker (US)
  Lea Ann Garner
  - S 1: Ep 9 An American Dream
    12/11/97
- Walker, Texas Ranger
  Katie
  - S 5: Ep 25 Sons of Thunder (2)
    5/4/97
- Walker, Texas Ranger
  Katie Malloy
  - S 5: Ep 24 Sons of Thunder (1)
    5/4/97
- Gun
  Virginia
  - S 1: Ep 2 Ricochet
    4/19/97
- Grace Under Fire
  Joan
  - S 4: Ep 13 Matthew's Old Lady
    1/8/97
- Good Morning America
  Herself
  - S 18: Ep 219 November 5, 1992
    11/5/92
- thirtysomething
  Deb Krieger
  - S 3: Ep 13 Post-Op
    1/23/90
- The Academy Awards
  Herself
  - S 59: Ep 1 The 59th Annual Academy Awards
    3/31/87
- L.A. Law
  Patricia Pittman
  - S 1: Ep 20 Sparky Brackman RIP ?-1987
    3/26/87
- Murder, She Wrote
  Irene Rutledge
  - S 3: Ep 17 Simon Says, Color Me Dead
    3/1/87
- The Twilight Zone
  Sarah
  - S 1: Ep 43 Quarantine
    2/7/86
- George Burns Comedy Week
  Janet
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Smiths
    10/9/85

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