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Tess Harper

Acting · Born 1950-08-15 · 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). From Wikipedia

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  Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  Mrs. Hallander

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  Grey's Anatomy

  Pam Nelson

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  Criminal Minds

  Dinah Troy

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  Breaking Bad

  Mrs. Pinkman

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  CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  Julia Barrett

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  One Tree Hill

  May Scott

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  Murder, She Wrote

  Irene Rutledge

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  Without a Trace

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  Ghost Whisperer

  Ellen Wilkins

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  Cold Case

  Sharon Lertola (2009)

• 2023Our (Almost Completely True) Love StoryTess
• 2023American OutlawsLoretta Hillhouse
• 2023Good Side of BadMary Ellen
• 2023Rosebud LaneSugar
• 2021The Evening HourDorothy Freeman
• 2020Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to PageSelf
• 2020The Long ShadowMama Doris
• 2019The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieSelf
• 2019El Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieMrs. Pinkman
• 2018BurdenHazel
• 2015The Perfect GuyMrs. McCarthy
• 2015Boys On Film 13: Trick & TreatLinda (segment "Surprise")
• 2015SurpriseLinda
• 2014How to Get Away with MurderSheila Miller
• 2014FrankFrank's Mom
• 2013Sunlight Jr.Kathleen
• 2013Straight A'sMother
• 2012The Christmas HeartElizabeth
• 2011A Christmas WishTrudy Willis
• 2011RevengeCarole Lyn Miller
• 2009Fatal SecretsNaomi
• 2008CrashWendy Olinville
• 2008In Plain SightA.U.S.A. Rolly
• 2008Breaking BadMrs. Pinkman
• 2007No Country for Old MenLoretta Bell
• 2007BrokenClare
• 2007Private PracticeAugusta King
• 2007Saving Sarah CainMiriam Esh
• 2007Kiss the BrideBarbara Davis
• 2007Judy's Got a GunSusan Lemen
• 2006Brothers and SistersBeth Ridge
• 2006Broken BridgesDixie Rose Delton
• 2006JamRuby
• 2006KarlaMolly Czehowicz
• 2006Jesus, Mary and JoeyLiz O`Callahan
• 2005LoggerheadsElizabeth
• 2005Ghost WhispererEllen Wilkins
• 2005Criminal MindsDinah Troy
• 2005Grey's AnatomyPam Nelson
• 2004Angel in the FamilyMrs. Nelly Tomkins
• 2004Lonely Place
• 2004Jack & Bobby
• 2003Cold CaseSharon Lertola (2009)
• 2003One Tree HillMay Scott
• 2002Without a TracePatricia Spade
• 2001The Rising PlaceRebecca Hodge
• 2001The DivisionPolly Danko
• 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationJulia Barrett
• 2000The In CrowdDr. Amanda Giles
• 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMrs. Hallander
• 1999Judging AmyBarbara Nissman
• 1999Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls WilderNarrator / Older Laura Ingalls Wilder
• 1998Dirty LaundryBeth Greene
• 1997The JackalThe First Lady
• 1997Cracker
• 1997A Child's WishJoanna Chandler
• 1997The Killing SecretTina Decapprio
• 1996Early EditionLois Hobson
• 1996A Stranger to LoveLinda Grant
• 1996The Road to GalvestonJulia Archer
• 1995Death in Small DosesJerri Sims
• 1994Touched by an AngelBetsy Baxter
• 1994ChristyFairlight Spencer
• 1993Grace Under FireJoan
• 1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short FilmsSelf (uncredited)
• 1993Walker, Texas RangerKatie Malloy
• 1992Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader StoryVerna Heath
• 1992My New GunKimmy Hayes
• 1992In the Line of Duty: Siege at MarionVickie Singer
• 1992The TurningMartha Harnish
• 1991The Man in the MoonAbigail Trant
• 1991The Hidden RoomDede
• 1991My Heroes Have Always Been CowboysCheryl
• 1990Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?Sara Lee
• 1989Incident at Dark RiverBetty McFall
• 1989Criminal LawDetective Stillwell
• 1989Her AlibiSally Blackwood
• 1989UnconqueredMrs. Mary Flowers
• 1988Far NorthRita
• 1988Little Girl LostClara Brady
• 1987thirtysomething
• 1987IshtarWilla
• 1987DaddyAnn Burnette
• 1986Crimes of the HeartChick Boyle
• 1986L.A. LawPatricia Pittman
• 1985Promises to KeepGwen Palmer
• 1985The Twilight Zone(segment "Quarantine")
• 1985A Summer to RememberJeannie Wyler
• 1985Reckless DisregardMeredith Craig
• 1984Murder, She WroteIrene Rutledge
• 1984FlashpointEllen
• 1984CelebritySusan French
• 1983SilkwoodLinda Dawson
• 1983Amityville 3-DNancy Baxter
• 1983ChiefsCarrie Lee
• 1983Tender MerciesRosa Lee
• 1983Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't LandJanet Briggs
• 1983Kentucky Woman