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Aug 19, 2023 · A Golden Globe and Academy Award nominee, Tess Harper has become a consummate actress known for portraying Southern women of grace and dignity. She is best known for roles in Tender Mercies and Silkwood. Tess Harper was born Tessie Jean Washam on August 15, 1950, in Mammoth Spring (Fulton County).
Dec 12, 2012 · The actor: Tess Harper had all but given up on the idea of making a living as an actress when she was cast in Bruce Beresford’s 1983 film, Tender Mercies, but the attention she received in the...
Tess Harper. Highest Rated: 93% No Country for Old Men (2007) Lowest Rated: Not Available. Birthday: Aug 15, 1950. Birthplace: 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.
Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. Born. August 15, 1950. Biography. Read More. A strawberry blonde player, held in high regard for her abilities by Hollywood, Tess Harper made a big impression in her very first feature film role as Robert Duvall's much younger wife in "Tender Mercies" (1982).
Tessie Jean 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.
Biography. Tess Harper attended Southwest Missouri State University, now known as Missouri State University, in Springfield, MO. During the late 1960s, she did "street" acting in the theme parks, Dogpatch, USA, in Jasper, AR, and Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO. She was discovered while doing theater work in Dallas, TX.
