Tess Harper

Tessie Jean Washam (later Tess Harper; born August 15, 1950) is an American actress. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for the Best Supporting Actress for her first movie role in Tender Mercies, a 1983 movie. She was nominated for an Academy Award for the Best Supporting Actress for Crimes of the Heart, a 1986 movie.

Harper was born in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. She was raised in Missouri.