Tess Harper: movies and TV shows
Tess Harper has 99 credits in the archive: 67 films and 32 TV series, from 1983 to 2023. Highest rated: Unconquered (9.3/10).
Career timeline
1983 – 2023 · busiest year: 1983 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | American Outlaws | Loretta Hillhouse | Film | 4.5 | 72 |
| 2023 | Rosebud Lane | Sugar | Film | 2.0 | 72 |
| 2023 | Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story | Tess | Film | 3.7 | 72 |
| 2023 | Good Side of Bad | Mary Ellen | Film | 5.0 | 72 |
| 2021 | The Evening Hour | Dorothy Freeman | Film | 4.2 | 70 |
| 2020 | Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page | Self | Film | — | 69 |
| 2020 | The Long Shadow | Mama Doris | Film | 3.1 | 69 |
| 2019 | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Mrs. Pinkman | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 2019 | The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Self | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 2018 | Burden | Hazel | Film | 6.1 | 67 |
| 2015 | The Perfect Guy | Mrs. McCarthy | Film | 5.7 | 64 |
| 2015 | Boys On Film 13: Trick & Treat | Linda (segment "Surprise") | Film | 1.0 | 64 |
| 2015 | Surprise | Linda | Film | 4.0 | 64 |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murder | Sheila Miller | TV | 7.8 | 63 |
| 2014 | Frank | Frank's Mom | Film | 6.8 | 63 |
| 2013 | Straight A's | Mother | Film | 5.2 | 62 |
| 2013 | Sunlight Jr. | Kathleen | Film | 5.2 | 62 |
| 2012 | The Christmas Heart | Elizabeth | Film | 5.8 | 61 |
| 2011 | Revenge | Carole Lyn Miller | TV | 7.6 | 60 |
| 2011 | A Christmas Wish | Trudy Willis | Film | 5.9 | 60 |
| 2009 | Fatal Secrets | Naomi | Film | 3.8 | 58 |
| 2008 | Breaking Bad | Mrs. Pinkman | TV | 8.9 | 57 |
| 2008 | In Plain Sight | A.U.S.A. Rolly | TV | 7.1 | 57 |
| 2008 | Crash | Wendy Olinville | TV | 5.1 | 57 |
| 2007 | Private Practice | Augusta King | TV | 7.5 | 56 |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men | Loretta Bell | Film | 7.9 | 56 |
| 2007 | Kiss the Bride | Barbara Davis | Film | 5.0 | 56 |
| 2007 | Broken | Clare | Film | 5.6 | 56 |
| 2007 | Saving Sarah Cain | Miriam Esh | Film | 5.2 | 56 |
| 2007 | Judy's Got a Gun | Susan Lemen | Film | 1.0 | 56 |
| 2006 | Brothers and Sisters | Beth Ridge | TV | 7.1 | 55 |
| 2006 | Jam | Ruby | Film | 4.8 | 55 |
| 2006 | Karla | Molly Czehowicz | Film | 5.4 | 55 |
| 2006 | Jesus, Mary and Joey | Liz O`Callahan | Film | 4.4 | 55 |
| 2006 | Broken Bridges | Dixie Rose Delton | Film | 7.4 | 55 |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Pam Nelson | TV | 8.2 | 54 |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Dinah Troy | TV | 8.3 | 54 |
| 2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Ellen Wilkins | TV | 8.1 | 54 |
| 2005 | Loggerheads | Elizabeth | Film | 5.9 | 54 |
| 2004 | Jack & Bobby | TV | 7.3 | 53 | |
| 2004 | Jack & Bobby | Karen Carmichael | TV | 7.3 | 53 |
| 2004 | Angel in the Family | Mrs. Nelly Tomkins | Film | 4.9 | 53 |
| 2004 | Lonely Place | Film | 10.0 | 53 | |
| 2003 | One Tree Hill | May Scott | TV | 7.8 | 52 |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Sharon Lertola (2009) | TV | 7.8 | 52 |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Patricia Spade | TV | 7.2 | 51 |
| 2001 | The Division | Polly Danko | TV | 7.1 | 50 |
| 2001 | The Rising Place | Rebecca Hodge | Film | 6.7 | 50 |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Julia Barrett | TV | 7.6 | 49 |
| 2000 | The In Crowd | Dr. Amanda Giles | Film | 4.7 | 49 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mrs. Hallander | TV | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | Barbara Nissman | TV | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1999 | Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder | Narrator / Older Laura Ingalls Wilder | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1998 | Dirty Laundry | Beth Greene | Film | — | 47 |
| 1997 | The Jackal | The First Lady | Film | 6.4 | 46 |
| 1997 | Cracker | TV | 7.2 | 46 | |
| 1997 | A Child's Wish | Joanna Chandler | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1997 | The Killing Secret | Tina Decapprio | Film | 5.4 | 46 |
| 1996 | Early Edition | Lois Hobson | TV | 7.3 | 45 |
| 1996 | A Stranger to Love | Linda Grant | Film | 5.7 | 45 |
| 1996 | The Road to Galveston | Julia Archer | Film | 4.5 | 45 |
| 1995 | Death in Small Doses | Jerri Sims | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Betsy Baxter | TV | 7.2 | 43 |
| 1994 | Christy | Fairlight Spencer | TV | 8.3 | 43 |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Katie Malloy | TV | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1993 | Grace Under Fire | Joan | TV | 5.6 | 42 |
| 1993 | Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films | Self (uncredited) | Film | 8.2 | 42 |
| 1992 | In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion | Vickie Singer | Film | 4.3 | 41 |
| 1992 | My New Gun | Kimmy Hayes | Film | 4.1 | 41 |
| 1992 | Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story | Verna Heath | Film | 6.7 | 41 |
| 1992 | The Turning | Martha Harnish | Film | 3.2 | 41 |
| 1991 | The Hidden Room | Dede | TV | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1991 | The Man in the Moon | Abigail Trant | Film | 7.4 | 40 |
| 1991 | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys | Cheryl | Film | 6.4 | 40 |
| 1990 | Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? | Sara Lee | Film | 5.8 | 39 |
| 1989 | Unconquered | Mrs. Mary Flowers | Film | 9.3 | 38 |
| 1989 | Her Alibi | Sally Blackwood | Film | 5.4 | 38 |
| 1989 | Criminal Law | Detective Stillwell | Film | 5.6 | 38 |
| 1989 | Incident at Dark River | Betty McFall | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1988 | Far North | Rita | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1988 | Little Girl Lost | Clara Brady | Film | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1987 | thirtysomething | TV | 6.3 | 36 | |
| 1987 | Daddy | Ann Burnette | Film | 7.2 | 36 |
| 1987 | Ishtar | Willa | Film | 4.6 | 36 |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Patricia Pittman | TV | 7.1 | 35 |
| 1986 | Crimes of the Heart | Chick Boyle | Film | 6.1 | 35 |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | (segment "Quarantine") | TV | 7.7 | 34 |
| 1985 | A Summer to Remember | Jeannie Wyler | Film | 6.5 | 34 |
| 1985 | Reckless Disregard | Meredith Craig | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1985 | Promises to Keep | Gwen Palmer | Film | 7.5 | 34 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Irene Rutledge | TV | 7.5 | 33 |
| 1984 | Celebrity | Susan French | TV | 6.7 | 33 |
| 1984 | Flashpoint | Ellen | Film | 6.2 | 33 |
| 1983 | Tender Mercies | Rosa Lee | Film | 6.8 | 32 |
| 1983 | Silkwood | Linda Dawson | Film | 6.9 | 32 |
| 1983 | Chiefs | Carrie Lee | TV | 7.9 | 32 |
| 1983 | Amityville 3-D | Nancy Baxter | Film | 4.6 | 32 |
| 1983 | Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land | Janet Briggs | Film | 5.0 | 32 |
| 1983 | Kentucky Woman | Film | 6.5 | 32 |