Tess Harper

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Birth Name: Tessie Jean Washam

Age: 73, born 15 August 1950

Country of origin: United States

Currently Residing In: United States

Height: 5' 5"

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Female Actors Piñata (208 items)
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Published 11 years, 3 months ago

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Nominated For An Acting Oscar Yet Never Won (150 items)
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Published 6 years, 1 month ago

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Directed by Michael Caton-Jones (46 items)
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Published 10 years, 9 months ago

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Oscar Acting Nominees: 1980s (58 items)
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Published 8 years, 10 months ago

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Actresses Interviewed on Later with Bob Costas (86 items)
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Published 6 months, 2 weeks ago

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Tess Harper attended Southwest Missouri State University, now known as Missouri State University, in Springfield, MO. During the late 1960s, she did "street" acting in the theme parks, Dogpatch, USA, in Jasper, AR, and Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO. She was discovered while doing theater work in Dallas, TX. After being turned down at an audition for a Chuck Norris movie, Harper was recruited to come do a reading for "Tender Mercies" with Robert Duvall, for which she was selected to play the supporting role, earning her an award for best supporting actress.