Tess Harper

Q: Has Tess Harper won any awards during her career?

Tess Harper received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for her role in 'My Name Is Bill W.' She has also been recognized with various other nominations throughout her career.

Q: What was Tess Harper's first film?

Tess Harper made her film debut in 'The Last Picture Show' (1971), which marked the beginning of her successful acting career.

Q: What is Tess Harper's estimated net worth?

Tess Harper's estimated net worth is around $4 million, attributed to her extensive work in film and television over the years.

Q: How many children does Tess Harper have?

Tess Harper has one child, whose name is not publicly known. She tends to keep her family life private.

Q: What genres does Tess Harper usually work in?

Tess Harper typically works in drama and thriller genres, often portraying strong female characters that resonate with audiences.

Q: What is Tess Harper's acting style known for?

Tess Harper's acting style is known for its emotional depth and authenticity, often bringing a unique voice and perspective to her characters.

Q: What recent projects has Tess Harper been involved in?

Tess Harper starred in 'The Cleaner,' released in 2024, showcasing her continued presence in the film industry and her ability to take on new roles.

Known for

No Country for Old Men (2007)

IMDb 8.2 / 10

2007 / Crime, Drama / 122 min

Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking...

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)

IMDb 7.3 / 10

2019 / Action, Crime / 122 min

In the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity, Jesse Pinkman must come to terms with his past in order to forge some kind...

Name

Tess Harper

Height

5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)

Born

15 March 1950, Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA

Spouses

Name (1985–present)

Children

1 child, name not publicly known

Parents

Warren Harper, Mary Harper

Estimated Net Worth

$4 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2023	Movie Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story When a beautiful, tall, aging Hollywood star and a short, funny Jewish man try online dating, it's a disaster. But...	Tess	TMDB 3.7 / 10
2023	Movie American Outlaws Facing the possibility of prison - and in search of an idealized freedom - 3 siblings take matters in to...	Loretta Hillhouse	TMDB 4.5 / 10
2023	Movie Good Side of Bad Three adult siblings are brought back together after a shocking diagnosis forces them to confront harsh future realities regarding the...	Mary Ellen	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2023	Movie Rosebud Lane When a middle aged Hollywood filmmaker receives an unexpected card from his young son whom he has never met, he...	Sugar	TMDB 2.0 / 10
2021	Movie The Evening Hour Cole Freeman maintains an uneasy equilibrium in his rural Appalachian town, looking after the old and infirm while selling their...	Dorothy Freeman	TMDB 4.2 / 10
2020	Movie Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page presents an unvarnished look at the unlikely author whose autobiographical fiction helped shape American...	Self	Not rated
2020	Movie The Long Shadow A young female Sheriff's Deputy in rural Louisiana takes on her town's old money establishment when the woman she loves...	Mama Doris	TMDB 3.1 / 10
2019	Movie The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Aaron Paul, Vince Gilligan and other cast members, producers and crew share stories and footage from the making of "El...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2019	Movie El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie In the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity, Jesse Pinkman must come to terms with his past in order...	Mrs. Pinkman	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2018	Movie Burden Ku Klux Klansman Mike Burden opens the Redneck Shop and KKK museum in historic Laurens, SC. He subsequently falls in...	Hazel	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2015	Movie The Perfect Guy With a fulfilling career and a loving relationship, lobbyist Leah Vaughn seems to have it all. Things come crashing down...	Mrs. McCarthy	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2015	Movie Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat Boys On Film surprises and delights with films exploring relationships, dark desires, and confronting hidden secrets. Volume 13: Trick &...	Linda (segment "Surprise")	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2015	Movie Surprise A mother and son confess their secrets.	Linda	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2014	TV How to Get Away with Murder A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They...	Sheila Miller	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2014	Movie Frank A young wannabe musician discovers he has bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop...	Frank's Mom	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2013	Movie Sunlight Jr. Quickie-mart employee Melissa and paraplegic Richie are very much in love. Supported only by Melissa’s small hourly wage, they are...	Kathleen	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2013	Movie Straight A's Pressured by his late mother's ghost to return home to the family he abandoned, a former addict grabs a bag...	Mother	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2012	Movie The Christmas Heart The tight-knit neighbors on Arthur Avenue have proudly lit Christmas luminaries for 40 years, but that long-standing tradition is cancelled...	Elizabeth	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2011	Movie A Christmas Wish A broke single mother lands a job at a small town diner where the kindly patrons and staff help her...	Trudy Willis	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2011	TV Revenge When Emily Thorne moves to the Hamptons, everyone wonders about the new girl, but she knows everything about them, including...	Carole Lyn Miller	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2009	Movie Fatal Secrets An attractive woman enlists the help of her two best friends to confront a charming man with a secret background...	Naomi	TMDB 3.8 / 10
2008	TV Crash Crash is an American television drama series that tells the story of how the lives of how several very diverse...	Wendy Olinville	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2008	TV In Plain Sight U.S. Marshal Mary Shannon must hunt down witnesses for federal cases in the witness protection program while also managing a...	A.U.S.A. Rolly	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2008	TV Breaking Bad Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two...	Mrs. Pinkman	TMDB 8.9 / 10
2007	Movie No Country for Old Men Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer...	Loretta Bell	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2007	Movie Broken A waitress confronts all the wrong turns she has made in her short life and ultimately ends up facing the...	Clare	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2007	TV Private Practice Having left behind Seattle Grace Hospital, renowned surgeon Addison Forbes Montgomery moves to Los Angeles for sunnier weather and happier...	Augusta King	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2007	Movie Saving Sarah Cain When Sarah Cain, a self-involved big-city newspaper columnist, travels to Pennsylvania for the funeral of her Amish sister, she soon...	Miriam Esh	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2007	Movie Kiss the Bride In high school, Matt and Ryan were best friends. More than friends, actually. But in the ensuing ten years, they've...	Barbara Davis	TMDB 4.9 / 10
2007	Movie Judy's Got a Gun	Susan Lemen	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2006	TV Brothers and Sisters The close-knit Walker family deals with struggles and triumphs.	Beth Ridge	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2006	Movie Broken Bridges A fading country music star returns to his hometown, where he reunites with his childhood sweetheart and also meets his...	Dixie Rose Delton	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2006	Movie Jam A traffic accident on a rural mountain road becomes a life changing experience for fifteen diverse travelers.	Ruby	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2006	Movie Karla Based on real events, Canada's most notorious serial killers, Paul Bernardo and wife Karla Homolka kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder...	Molly Czehowicz	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2006	Movie Jesus, Mary and Joey Twenty-something and aimless, Joey Vitello still lives at home with his colorful Italian-American family when he is reunited with a...	Liz O`Callahan	TMDB 4.4 / 10
2005	Movie Loggerheads A troubled woman seeks out the child she gave up for adoption; a gay motel owner takes in a handsome...	Elizabeth	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2005	TV Ghost Whisperer Newlywed Melinda Gordon tries to help the dead communicate with loved ones, but sometimes the messages she receives are intense...	Ellen Wilkins	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2005	TV Criminal Minds An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike...	Dinah Troy	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2005	TV Grey's Anatomy Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.	Pam Nelson	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2004	Movie Angel in the Family Sisters separated by a lifetime of misunderstanding and their family desperately in need of healing old wounds, find themselves brought...	Mrs. Nelly Tomkins	TMDB 4.9 / 10
2004	TV Jack & Bobby If "greatness is thrust upon us," as Winston Churchill once said, then it stands to reason that those who are...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2004	TV Jack & Bobby If "greatness is thrust upon us," as Winston Churchill once said, then it stands to reason that those who are...	Karen Carmichael	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2004	Movie Lonely Place A menacing farmhand worms his way between a husband and wife on an old peach farm.	Unknown character	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2003	TV Cold Case The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved....	Sharon Lertola (2009)	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2003	TV One Tree Hill In Tree Hill, North Carolina two half brothers share a last name and nothing else. Brooding, blue-collar Lucas is a...	May Scott	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2002	TV Without a Trace The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.	Patricia Spade	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2001	Movie The Rising Place The close friendship of two young women, each of a different race, and their struggle to find purpose in their...	Rebecca Hodge	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2001	TV The Division The Division is an American crime drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine and starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series...	Polly Danko	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2000	TV CSI: Crime Scene Investigation A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable...	Julia Barrett	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2000	Movie The In Crowd A mentally disturbed young woman takes a job at a posh country club and falls in with a clique of...	Dr. Amanda Giles	TMDB 4.6 / 10
1999	TV Law & Order: Special Victims Unit In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate...	Mrs. Hallander	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1999	TV Judging Amy Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV....	Barbara Nissman	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1999	Movie Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder A version of the "Little House" stories that cover some of the events that take place in the last three...	Narrator / Older Laura Ingalls Wilder	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1998	Movie Dirty Laundry Mid-Life crisis explored through the hair-loss of New Jersey dry-cleaning magnate Joey Greene (Jay Thomas), who's affair leads to his...	Beth Greene	Not rated
1997	Movie The Jackal Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a...	The First Lady	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1997	TV Cracker Crime drama based on the UK TV series about Gerry "Fitz" Fitzgerald, a brilliant but troubled criminal psychologist working alongside...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1997	Movie A Child's Wish A family discovers their youngest daughter has cancer. But the real struggle has yet to start.	Joanna Chandler	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1997	Movie The Killing Secret A pregnant teen is murdered and a popular high-school senior is suspected. But will his girlfriend stick by him to...	Tina Decapprio	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1996	TV Early Edition Gary Hobson thinks he may even be losing his mind when tomorrow's newspaper mysteriously arrives today giving him a disconcerting...	Lois Hobson	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1996	Movie A Stranger to Love In this Hallmark story, Allan is a normal middleaged man with a wife and two kids. When Alan is suddenly...	Linda Grant	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1996	Movie The Road to Galveston Jordan Roosevelt, at 65, found herself alone, destitute, and depressed. Up against the wall, she took heart from the suggestion...	Julia Archer	TMDB 4.5 / 10
1995	Movie Death in Small Doses One night Nancy Lyon awakes in pain and dies shortly after - poisoned with arsenic. Her family immediately suspects her...	Jerri Sims	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1994	TV Touched by an Angel Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads...	Betsy Baxter	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1994	TV Christy Christy is an American historical fiction drama series which aired on CBS from April 1994 to August 1995, for twenty...	Fairlight Spencer	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1993	TV Grace Under Fire Grace Kelly is a tough woman with kids to raise. A recently divorced recovering alcoholic, Grace struggles with the pressures...	Joan	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1993	Movie Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films Michael Jackson's Dangerous album once again rocketed the global superstar to mega-platinum success! "Dangerous - The Short Films" captures the...	Self (uncredited)	TMDB 8.2 / 10
1993	TV Walker, Texas Ranger Modern-day Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker's independent crime-solving methods have their roots in the rugged traditions of the Old West. Walker's...	Katie Malloy	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1992	Movie Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story A homemaker is driven by jealousy to conspire against the mother of her daughter's rival.	Verna Heath	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1992	Movie My New Gun Debbie Bender is a New Jersey housewife whose husband gives her a gun for self-protection; soon her life is turned...	Kimmy Hayes	TMDB 4.1 / 10
1992	Movie In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion Adam Swapp and his brother Jonathan are suspects in the bombing of Mormon Center in Utah. The brothers and their...	Vickie Singer	TMDB 4.3 / 10
1992	Movie The Turning Gillian Anderson in her first ever screen role. Anderson's psycho boyfriend, Cliff, returns to his home town seething with pent-up...	Martha Harnish	TMDB 3.2 / 10
1991	Movie The Man in the Moon Maureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their...	Abigail Trant	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1991	TV The Hidden Room The Hidden Room is an American drama-horror anthology television series. Geared mainly towards women, it aired on Lifetime for 33 episodes from 1991...	Dede	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1991	Movie My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys H.D. Dalton is a champion rodeo rider whose career is ruined after being gored by a bull. He returns home...	Cheryl	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1990	Movie Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? Bickering siblings are reunited at their Texas home as their father lies on his deathbed.	Sara Lee	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1989	Movie Incident at Dark River When Tim McFall's young daughter dies as the result of toxic waste dumped in the local river, he tries to...	Betty McFall	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1989	Movie Criminal Law Ben Chase is an on-the-rise Boston attorney currently defending a wealthy client in a high-profile murder case. Martin Thiel is...	Detective Stillwell	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1989	Movie Her Alibi A writer of BAD detective novels is in full writers' block. He pretends to be the alibi of a beautiful...	Sally Blackwood	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1989	Movie Unconquered In 1962 in Montgomery, Alabama, State Attorney Richmond Flowers, Sr. is one of few willing to fight racial injustices even...	Mrs. Mary Flowers	TMDB 9.3 / 10
1988	Movie Far North After generations of being apart, an accident brings a family back together and they begin to cope with their original...	Rita	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1988	Movie Little Girl Lost This heart-wrenching story inspired by real events depicts the trials of the Brady family, who are trying desperately to adopt...	Clara Brady	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1987	TV thirtysomething Thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties. It was created by...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1987	Movie Ishtar Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an...	Willa	TMDB 4.6 / 10
1987	Movie Daddy Two high schoolers are unprepared for the reality of parenthood when the girl becomes pregnant.	Ann Burnette	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1986	Movie Crimes of the Heart Three sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.	Chick Boyle	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1986	TV L.A. Law L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986,...	Patricia Pittman	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1985	Movie Promises to Keep An aging cowboy returns to the family he abandoned 30 years ago with a terrifying secret.	Gwen Palmer	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1985	TV The Twilight Zone This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells...	(segment "Quarantine")	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1985	Movie A Summer to Remember Silent since losing his hearing to meningitis, young Toby Wyler takes a bitter stance against the world and his family,...	Jeannie Wyler	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1985	Movie Reckless Disregard Meredith Craig is lawyer who has a small practice. She is then approached by a Dr. Lucas who is a...	Meredith Craig	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1984	TV Murder, She Wrote An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.	Irene Rutledge	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1984	Movie Flashpoint Two Texas border guards find a jeep buried in the desert, with a skeleton, a scoped rifle, and a box...	Ellen	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1984	TV Celebrity Three high school buddies – Kleber, Mack and T.J. – are involved in a night of horrific violence. While only...	Susan French	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1983	Movie Silkwood Like most of the people in her town, Karen Silkwood works at the local nuclear plant producing highly radioactive plutonium....	Linda Dawson	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1983	Movie Amityville 3-D To debunk the Amityville house's infamous reputation and take advantage of a rock-bottom asking price, skeptical journalist John Baxter buys...	Nancy Baxter	TMDB 4.6 / 10
1983	TV Chiefs Three different police chiefs in three different eras become involved in a growing mystery -- who is the mass murderer...	Carrie Lee	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1983	Movie Tender Mercies Alcoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to...	Rosa Lee	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1983	Movie Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land Starflight One, a commercial aircraft that can whisk passengers around the globe in a matter of hours, embarks on its...	Janet Briggs	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1983	Movie Kentucky Woman A woman faces harassment and humiliation when she goes to work as a coal miner to support her small son...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.5 / 10

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2023 / TMDB 5.0

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2023 / TMDB 2.0

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2021 / TMDB 4.2

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