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.