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Tess Harper Biography (1950?-)

Original name, Tessie Jean Washam; born August 15, 1950 (some sources cite 1952), in Mammoth Spring, AR; married Ken Harper, 1971 (divorced, 1976). Addresses: Agent: Don Buchwald and Associates, 6500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90048; Bauman, Redanty and Shaul, 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 473, Los Angeles, CA 90036.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

August 15, 1950?

Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Linda Dawson, Silkwood, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
• Nancy Baxter, Amityville 3-D (also known as Amityville: The Demon and Amityville III: The Demon), Orion, 1983
• Rosa Lee Wadsworth, Tender Mercies, Universal, 1983
• Ellen, Flashpoint, TriStar, 1984
• Chick Boyle, Crimes of the Heart, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986
• Willa, Ishtar, Columbia, 1987
• Rita, Far North, Alive Films, 1988
• Detective Stillwell, Criminal Law, TriStar, 1989
• Sally Blackwood, Her Alibi, Warner Bros., 1989
• Sara Lee, Daddy's Dyin' ... Who's Got the Will?, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1990
• Abigail Trant, The Man in the Moon, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Pathe, 1991
• Cheryl Hornby, My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys, Samuel Goldwyn,1991
• Pretty Hattie's Baby (also known as The Colors of Love), 1991
• Kimmy Hayes, My New Gun, IRS Releasing, 1992
• Martha Harnish, The Turning (also known as Home Fires Burning and Pocahontas, Virginia), Phaedra Cinema, 1992
• Beth Greene, Dirty Laundry, Hollywood Productions/Rogue Features/Artistic License Films, 1996
• The first lady, The Jackal (also known as The Day of the Jackal, Der Schakal, and Le chacal), Universal, 1997
• Dr. Amanda Giles, The In Crowd, Warner Bros., 2000
• Margaret, Morning, Down Home Entertainment/Incognito Entertainment, 2000
• Rebecca Hodge, The Rising Place, Warner Bros./Flatland Pictures, 2001
• Cindy's mom, No Prom for Cindy (short film), 2002
• Linda Little, Studio City (short film), Blind Mule Productions, 2003
• Liz O'Callahan, Jesus, Mary and Joey, Federal Hill Pictures, 2003
• Lonely Place, c. 2003
• Elizabeth, Loggerheads, Independent Dream Machine/Lasalle Holland,2005
• Molly Czehowicz (some sources cite Dorothy Homolka), Karla (also known as Deadly), Quantum Entertainment, 2005
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Fairlight Spencer, Christy (also known as Catherine Marshall's"Christy"), CBS, 1994-95
• Lois Hobson, Early Edition, CBS, 1998-2000
• Miniseries
• Carrie Lee, Chiefs, CBS, 1983
• Susan French, Celebrity (also known as Tommy Thompson's "Celebrity"), NBC, 1984
• Movies
• Janet Briggs, Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (also knownas Starflight One), ABC, 1983
• Lorna Whateley, Kentucky Woman, CBS, 1983
• Gwen Palmer, Promises to Keep, CBS, 1985
• Jeannie Wyler, A Summer to Remember, CBS, 1985
• Meredith Craig, Reckless Disregard, Showtime, 1985
• Ann Burnette, Daddy, ABC, 1987
• Clara Brady, Little Girl Lost, ABC, 1988
• Betty McFall, Incident at Dark River (also known as Dark River--A Father's Revenge and The Smell of Money), TNT, 1989
• Mary Flowers, Unconquered (also known as Invictus), CBS, 1989
• Verna Heath, Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story (also known as Pom Pom Mom and Willing to Kill), ABC, 1992
• Vicky Singer, In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion (also known asChildren of Fury, In the Line of Duty: The Hostage Murders, In the Line of Duty: Standoff at Marion, and Siege at Marion), NBC, 1992
• Assistant district attorney Jerri Sims, Death in Small Doses, ABC,1995
• Julia Archer, The Road to Galveston, USA Network, 1996
• Linda Grant, A Stranger to Love (also known as Journey Home), CBS, 1996
• Joanna Chandler, A Child's Wish (also known as A Fight for Justice), CBS, 1997
• Tina DeCapprio, The Secret (also known as The Killing Secret and Whatever Happened to Angel?), NBC, 1997
• Narrator and older Laura Ingalls Wilder, Beyond the Prairie: The TrueStory of Laura Ingalls Wilder, CBS, 2000
• Voice of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder, CBS, 2002
• Mrs. Tompkins, Angel in the Family, The Hallmark Channel, 2004
• Specials
• NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1986
• Awards Presentations
• The 59th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1987
• Episodic
• Sarah, "Welcome to Winfield," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1985
• "The Smiths," George Burns Comedy Week, CBS, 1985
• Sarah, "Quarantine," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1986
• Irene Rutledge, "Simon Says Color Me Dead," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1987
• Patricia Pittman, "Sparky Brackman, R.I.P. ?-1987," L.A. Law, NBC,1987
• Debra "Deb" Krieger, "Post-Op," thirtysomething, ABC, 1990
• Dede, "After the Crash," The Hidden Room, Lifetime, 1993
• Joan, "Matthew's Old Lady," Grace under Fire (also known as Grace under Pressure), ABC, 1997
• Katie Malloy, "Sons of Thunder," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1997
• Virginia, "Ricochet," Gun (also known as Robert Altman's "Gun"), ABC, 1997
• Betsy Baxter, "The Empty Chair," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2000
• Julia Barrett, "Bully for You," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as CSI), CBS, 2001
• Polly Danko, "Oh Mother, Who Art Thou?," The Division (also knownas Heart of the City), Lifetime, 2003
• Karen Carmichael, "An Innocent Man" (also known as "You're No Jack McCallister"), Jack & Bobby, The WB, 2004
• May Scott, "Crash Course in Polite Conversations," One Tree Hill,The WB, 2004
• Barbara Nissman, "Sorry I Missed You," Judging Amy, CBS, 2005
• Appeared as Leanne in an episode of Cracker (also known as Fitz), ABC and Arts and Entertainment.
• Pilots
• Fairlight Spencer, Christy (also known as Catherine Marshall's"Christy"), CBS, 1994
• Karen Carmichael, Jack & Bobby, The WB, 2004
• Stage Appearances
• Macon Hill, Abundance, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1990
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Herself, Miracles & Mercies (short documentary), Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• OzarksWatch, Volume IV, number 2, 1990
• Playboy, December, 1988, p. 202