Tess Harper

Also Credited As:

Tessie Jean Washam
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Biography

She earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her work as Chickie, the cousin and nosy neighbor, in "Crimes of the Heart" (1986).

Harper performed in children's theatre and dinner theatre, as well as in TV commercials, in Texas before being cast in "Tender Mercies". She followed that with the unfortunate "Amityville 3-D", a horror film about poltergeists, and a small role in Mike Nichols' "Silkwood" (both 1983). After "Crimes …

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Job Title

Actor

Born

August 15, 1950

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