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Tess Harper (born August 15, 1950) is an American actress.
Born Tessie Jean Washam on August 15, 1950 in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. Her parents' names are Ed and Rosemary Washam. She grew up around lots of quilts and quilt makers. On her own time, she liked to sit on the porch-swing and read. She graduated from high school in 1968.
Tess Harper began acting in theater production and appearances in theme parks, dinner theatres and children's theatre. She was performing theater in Texas when she attended a casting call for a minor female role in the film Tender Mercies. Director Bruce Beresford was impressed with Harper and cast her instead in the lead female role of Rosa Lee, the young widow and mother who marries country singer Mac Sledge. Beresford said the previous actress who auditioned for the role brought to it a sophistication and worldliness inappropriate for the part, whereas Harper brought a kind of rural quality without coming across as simple or foolish. Beresford said of Harper, "She walked into the room and even before she spoke, I thought, 'That's the girl to play the lead.'"
Introduction to Theatre and Drama Arts: Lecture 20 - Interview with Tess Harper
Celebrity (1984) Tess Harper, Hal Holbrook, Jennifer Warren,River Phoenix
Tess Harper presents Maverick award to Bruce Beresford at the 2010 Woodstock Film Festival
Tess Harper for California OneCare
Tess Harper and Gov. Beebe
Gun--"Ricochet" (ep. 6) Martin Sheen, Tess Harper, Christopher Mcdonald
Tess Harper presents Bruce Beresford with Maverick Award at 2010 Woodstock Film Festival
Tess Harper - Character Short - Iren Studios
Little Girl Lost 1998
Character Photoshoots - Tess Harper - Shoot 1
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike | Springfield Contemporary Theatre
How to pronounce Tess Harper (American English/US) - PronounceNames.com
PCPC Youth Training Center: Tess Carper
Gun (1996) | Official Intro | Action Series | Robert Altman, James Gandolfini