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Tess Harper

Tess Harper

29 movies on Netflix

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. After being turned down at an audition for a Chuck Norris movie, Harper was recruited to come do a reading for "Tender Mercies" with Robert Duvall, for which she was selected to play the supporting role, earning her an award for best supporting actress.

76years old

Turns 77 on August 15in 305 days

  • Born Mammoth Spring
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
  • Tessie Jean Harper (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
29
Career span
40 years1983 to 2023

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Big break

    Tess Harper was cast as the female lead in Tender Mercies after a Dallas casting person happened to see her in a television commercial and called Robert Duvall to arrange an audition.

  2. First role

    Harper started out in theater productions, dinner theater, children's theater and theme parks, among them Dogpatch USA and Silver Dollar City. She moved to Texas to act in television commercials.

Tess Harper movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. No Country for Old Men2007 Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Loretta Bell

    IMDb rating 8.21.2M votes

  2. Frank2014 Comedy, Drama, Musicas Frank's Mom

    IMDb rating 6.985K votes

  3. Tender Mercies1983as Rosa Lee

    IMDb rating 7.315K votes

  4. The Jackal1997as The First Lady

    IMDb rating 6.4132K votes

  5. El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie2019as Mrs. Pinkman

    IMDb rating 7.3353K votes

  6. The Man in the Moon1991as Abigail Trant

    IMDb rating 7.222K votes

  7. Amityville 3-D1983as Nancy Baxter

    IMDb rating 4.28.4K votes

  8. Criminal Law1988as Det. Stillwell

    IMDb rating 5.75.5K votes

Most often with

Bruce Beresford directed three of these films. Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Danielle Chuchran, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Danielle ChuchranGail Strickland, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Gail StricklandHurd Hatfield, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Hurd HatfieldPeter Onorati, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Peter OnoratiBruce BeresfordDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Bruce Beresford

Films together

Box office

What Tess Harper's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$465 million

13 of the 29 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 29 films: 13 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 6 figure not found.

  • 13Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 6Figure not found

Top grosser

No Country for Old Men2007as Loretta Bell$172 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    No Country for Old Men2007as Loretta Bell
    $172M36.9% of the total
  2. 2
    The Jackal1997as The First Lady
    $159M34.3% of the total
  3. 3
    The Perfect Guy2015as Mrs. McCarthy
    $60M13.0% of the total
  4. 4
    Crimes of the Heart1986as Chick Boyle
    $23M4.9% of the total
  5. 5
    Ishtar1987as Willa
    $14M3.1% of the total
  6. 6
    Criminal Law1988as Det. Stillwell
    $10.0M2.1% of the total
  7. 7
    Tender Mercies1983as Rosa Lee
    $8.4M1.8% of the total
  8. 8
    Amityville 3-D1983as Nancy Baxter
    $6.3M1.4% of the total
The In Crowd (2000), $5.3 millionThe Man in the Moon (1991), $2.9 millionFrank (2014), $1.9 millionDaddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? (1990), $1.4 millionStraight A's (2013), $61,669

$11.5 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total

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