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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Career Milestones
2007 | Cast as Tommy Lee Jones' wife in the Coen brothers "No Country for Old Men" | |
2005 | Cast in the independent film, "Loggerheads" | |
1998 | Had a recurring role on the CBS series, "Early Edition" | |
1997 | Co-starred with Richard Gere and Bruce Willis in "The Jackal" | |
1994 | Cast in regular role in the CBS TV series "Christy" playing a mountain woman | |
1991 | Portrayed Reese Witherspoon's mother in "The Man in the Moon" | |
1987 | Cast opposite Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman in the comedy, "Ishtar" | |
1986 | Earned Academy Award nomination as cousin Chick Boyle in "Crimes of the Heart" | |
1985 | Had first starring role in the TV-movie, "Reckless Disregard" | |
1984 | Co-starred in NBC miniseries "Celebrity" | |
1983 | Made TV-movie debut, "Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land" | |
1983 | Made TV miniseries debut, "Chiefs" (CBS) | |
1982 | Made feature debut, starred opposite Robert Duvall, "Tender Mercies" | |
| Performed in dinner theatres and childrens theatre for eight years as well as TV commercials | ||
Awards
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in No Country for Old Men |
1986 | Academy Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in Crimes of the Heart |
1983 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in Tender Mercies |