Tess Harper
ActressBorn 1950Active 2004–2012
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3Hallmark films
All 3 at Christmas
Audience rating6.1 / 10
across 3 rated films
Weirdness5.7 / 10
Noticeably offbeat
Best reviewed
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Everything Tess has done for Hallmark, from Angel in the Family (2004) right through to The Christmas Heart (2012).
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Tessie Jean Harper 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 Amityville 3-D (1983), 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) as Jesse Pinkman’s mother, as well as reprising her role in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019).
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Across 3 films, Tess almost always leans into Christmas and is almost always set in small towns.
Where Tess fits in
The corners of the Hallmark universe Tess keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.
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A quick look at Tess’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.
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