Tessie Jean Washam (later Tess Harper; born August 15, 1950) is an American actress.[1] 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.
Awards and nominations
| Year
|
Association
|
Category
|
Nominated work
|
Result
|
| 1984
|
Golden Globe Award
|
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
|
Tender Mercies
|
Nominated
|
| 1987
|
Academy Awards
|
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
|
Crimes of the Heart
|
Nominated
|
| 1994
|
CableACE Award
|
Actress in a Dramatic Series
|
The Hidden Room
|
Nominated
|
| 2004
|
Method Fest
|
Best Actress in a Short Film
|
Lonely Place
|
Won
|
| 2007
|
National Board of Review
|
Best Acting by an Ensemble
|
No Country for Old Men
|
Won
|
| 2008
|
Screen Actors Guild Award
|
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
|
No Country for Old Men
|
Won
|
| 2008
|
Gold Derby Awards
|
Ensemble Cast
|
No Country for Old Men
|
Won
|
| 2011
|
California Independent Film Festival
|
Lifetime Achievement Award
|
|
Won
|
References
