Tess Harper

Acting

Tess Harper

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

Acting credits

No Country for Old Men poster
8.0

Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

No Country for Old Men

2007

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie poster
7.0

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

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

2019

The Jackal poster
6.4

Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI director, a Russian MVK Major, and a jailed IRA terrorist who can recognize him.

The Jackal

1997

The Man in the Moon poster
7.4

Maureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their bond off balance. Dani and Court meet first and have a flirtatious rapport -- but when he meets Maureen, he falls hard and they begin a passionate affair. The new couple try to keep their love hidden from Dani, but she soon learns the truth, disavowing her sister. But a heartbreaking accident later reunites the girls.

The Man in the Moon

1991

Tender Mercies poster
6.8

Alcoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.

Tender Mercies

1983

Silkwood poster
6.9

Like most of the people in her town, Karen Silkwood works at the local nuclear plant producing highly radioactive plutonium. Exposed one day to a lethal dose of radiation, Karen faces the blank walls of corporate indifference and denial. As her illness increases, her protest grows louder and she becomes an obvious danger to the powers that be.

Silkwood

1983

Frank poster
6.8

A young wannabe musician discovers he has bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.

Frank

2014

No artwork available
10.0

A visually explosive celebration of diversity and unity, Black or White follows Michael Jackson as he moves through a series of cultures, landscapes, and dance sequences, ultimately breaking down racial barriers through music and choreography. It’s part music video, part surrealist short film, with a simple but powerful message: beneath our differences, we’re all the same.

Michael Jackson´s Black or White

1991

Her Alibi poster
5.4

A writer of BAD detective novels is in full writers' block. He pretends to be the alibi of a beautiful woman who was arrested for murder at first thinking her innocent, but as she shows more and more interesting abilities (such as knife throwing) he begins to doubt his first assessment.

Her Alibi

1989

Criminal Law poster
5.6

Ben Chase is an on-the-rise Boston attorney currently defending a wealthy client in a high-profile murder case. Martin Thiel is the wealthy young man on trial for a particularly brutal murder. The verdict sets Thiel free. Within 24 hours another grizzly and all-too-familiar murder has taken place with striking similarities to the first crime. Chase inexplicably agrees to act as his defense attorney; but this time it will be to gather evidence that will put away his client for good.

Criminal Law

1989

Loggerheads poster
5.9

A troubled woman seeks out the child she gave up for adoption; a gay motel owner takes in a handsome drifter; and the wife of a preacher frets that a gay couple has moved in across the street. All of their lives will intersect as Loggerheads subtly draws out their secret losses and desires.

Loggerheads

2005

The Perfect Guy poster
5.7

With a fulfilling career and a loving relationship, lobbyist Leah Vaughn seems to have it all. Things come crashing down when Dave, her long-term boyfriend, disagrees with her future plans for marriage and a family. The resulting painful breakup leaves Leah heartbroken, until she meets the charming and handsome Carter Duncan. Soon, the budding romance turns dangerous as Carter reveals his volatile nature, forcing Leah to break up with the man she thought was Mr. Right. She soon realizes that Carter doesn't want to let her go.

The Perfect Guy

2015

Unconquered poster
9.3

In 1962 in Montgomery, Alabama, State Attorney Richmond Flowers, Sr. is one of few willing to fight racial injustices even if it costs him his family's peace.

Unconquered

1989

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films poster
8.2

Michael Jackson's Dangerous album once again rocketed the global superstar to mega-platinum success! "Dangerous - The Short Films" captures the visual and musical highlights of his most recent string of hit singles. As well as extensive behind the scenes profiles of the making of Michael's state of the art short films.

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films

1993

Amityville 3-D poster
4.6

To debunk the Amityville house's infamous reputation and take advantage of a rock-bottom asking price, skeptical journalist John Baxter buys the place and settles in to write his first novel.

Amityville 3-D

1983

Ishtar poster
4.6

Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an international power play between the CIA, the Emir of Ishtar, and the rebels trying to overthrow his regime.

Ishtar

1987

The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie poster
6.9

Aaron Paul, Vince Gilligan and other cast members, producers and crew share stories and footage from the making of "El Camino."

The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

2019

My New Gun poster
4.1

Debbie Bender is a New Jersey housewife whose husband gives her a gun for self-protection; soon her life is turned upside down when their cute but wacky neighbor Skippy "borrows" it.

My New Gun

1992

Daddy poster
7.2

Two high schoolers are unprepared for the reality of parenthood when the girl becomes pregnant.

Daddy

1987

American Outlaws poster
4.5

Facing the possibility of prison - and in search of an idealized freedom - 3 siblings take matters in to their own hands with a cross country crime spree of epic proportions.

American Outlaws

2023

A Christmas Wish poster
5.9

A broke single mother lands a job at a small town diner where the kindly patrons and staff help her family to have a happy holiday.

A Christmas Wish

2011

Karla poster
5.4

Based on real events, Canada's most notorious serial killers, Paul Bernardo and wife Karla Homolka kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder three young girls.

Karla

2006

The Rising Place poster
6.7

The close friendship of two young women, each of a different race, and their struggle to find purpose in their lives during this time of social injustice and world war.

The Rising Place

2001

Straight A's poster
5.2

Pressured by his late mother's ghost to return home to the family he abandoned, a former addict grabs a bag of pills and a sack of marijuana and hits the road to Shreveport.

Straight A's

2013