ACTOR
Tess Harper
1950 - Today

Tess Harper
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. 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 well as a guest appearance in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019). Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Tess Harper is the 4,964th most popular actor (up from 5,368th in 2024), the 7,787th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,811th in 2019) and the 2,262nd most popular American Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Tess Harper ranks 4,964 out of 13,578. Before her are Alice Drummond, Go Hyun-jung, Gheorghe Mureșan, Semyon Farada, Chandra Wilson, and Corinne Griffith. After her are Pierre Coffin, Kim Hee-sun, Michael McElhatton, Amanda Bearse, Molly Ringwald, and Rosalind Chao.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlice Drummond
1928 - 2016
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 4,959
Go Hyun-jung
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 4,960
Gheorghe Mureșan
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 4,961
Semyon Farada
1933 - 2009
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 4,962
Chandra Wilson
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 4,963
Corinne Griffith
1894 - 1979
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 4,964
Tess Harper
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4,965
Pierre Coffin
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4,966
Kim Hee-sun
1977 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4,967
Michael McElhatton
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4,968
Amanda Bearse
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4,969
Molly Ringwald
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4,970
Rosalind Chao
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4,971
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Tess Harper ranks 426. Before her are Alvaro Vitali, Gary Locke, Ian McNeice, Julia Alvarez, Katie Eder, and Bob Daisley. After her are Savio Hon, Renato Zero, Lepo Sumera, Arianna Huffington, Larry Drake, and Chris Stein.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsAlvaro Vitali
ACTOR
1950 - 2025
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 420
Gary Locke
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 421
Ian McNeice
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 422
Julia Alvarez
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 423
Katie Eder
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 424
Bob Daisley
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 425
Tess Harper
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 426
Savio Hon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 427
Renato Zero
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 428
Lepo Sumera
COMPOSER
1950 - 2000
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 429
Arianna Huffington
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 430
Larry Drake
ACTOR
1950 - 2016
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 431
Chris Stein
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 432
In United States
Among people born in United States, Tess Harper ranks 7,789 out of 20,380. Before her are Michael Marsh (1967), Corinne Griffith (1894), Holcombe Ward (1878), Ben Bova (1932), Kathleen Battle (1948), and John E. Blaha (1942). After her are John Jeffries (1745), Amanda Bearse (1958), Molly Ringwald (1968), Rosalind Chao (1957), Joseph Williams (1960), and Carl Benjamin Boyer (1906).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMichael Marsh
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 7,783
Corinne Griffith
ACTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 7,784
Holcombe Ward
TENNIS PLAYER
1878 - 1967
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 7,785
Ben Bova
WRITER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 7,786
Kathleen Battle
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 7,787
John E. Blaha
ASTRONAUT
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 7,788
Tess Harper
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 7,789
John Jeffries
PHYSICIAN
1745 - 1819
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 7,790
Amanda Bearse
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 7,791
Molly Ringwald
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 7,792
Rosalind Chao
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 7,793
Joseph Williams
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 7,794
Carl Benjamin Boyer
HISTORIAN
1906 - 1976
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 7,795
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Tess Harper ranks 2,263. Before her are Andrew McCarthy (1962), Val Avery (1924), Camille Keaton (1947), Alice Drummond (1928), Chandra Wilson (1969), and Corinne Griffith (1894). After her are Amanda Bearse (1958), Molly Ringwald (1968), Rosalind Chao (1957), Alexa PenaVega (1988), Bernadette Peters (1948), and Edward Platt (1916).
Andrew McCarthy
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 2,257
Val Avery
1924 - 2009
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 2,258
Camille Keaton
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 2,259
Alice Drummond
1928 - 2016
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 2,260
Chandra Wilson
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 2,261
Corinne Griffith
1894 - 1979
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 2,262
Tess Harper
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 2,263
Amanda Bearse
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 2,264
Molly Ringwald
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 2,265
Rosalind Chao
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 2,266
Alexa PenaVega
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 2,267
Bernadette Peters
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 2,268
Edward Platt
1916 - 1974
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 2,269






































