Kathleen Chalfant
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 14, 1945 (age 81)
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
Kathleen Chalfant (b. 1945, San Francisco) is an American actress, primarily a stage performer. She earned a Tony nomination for Angels in America (1993) and won multiple awards for Wit (1998), including a Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Obie. She received the Obie for Lifetime Achievement in 2018. On screen, her highlights include Old (2021) and Familiar Touch (2024), the latter earning her the Venice Orizzonti Award and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress. She is married to photographer Henry Chalfant.
Known For
Filmography
Familiar Touch
Movie · as Ruth
Where to Land
Movie · as Elizabeth
The Copenhagen Test
TV · as St. George · 8 eps
Turning Blue
Movie · as Clara
The Courtroom
Movie · as Judge Easterbrook
Old
Movie · as Agnes
500 Calories
Movie · as Ms. Evangeline
New Amsterdam
TV · as Molly · 1 ep
Ambition's Debt
Movie · as Soothsayer
They Shall Not Perish
Movie · as Mabel Elliot
Class Rank
Movie · as Barbara – The Editor in Chief
Welcome to This House
Movie · as Elizabeth Bishop
My America
Movie
Forever
TV · as Gloria Carlyle · 1 ep
The Strain
TV · as Abraham's Grandmother · 1 ep
Madam Secretary
TV · as Dean Felicia Ward, Dean Ward · 1 ep
The Affair
TV · as Margaret Butler · 18 eps
Isn't It Delicious
Movie · as Joan Weldon
A Dream of Flying
Movie · as Old Woman
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Movie · as Ethel Harlan
The Americans
TV · as Aunt Helen · 1 ep
The Blacklist
TV · as Alberta Gilbert · 1 ep
House of Cards
TV · as Margaret Tilden · 3 eps
Elementary
TV · as Mrs. Clennon · 1 ep
Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Movie · as Herself
The Last New Yorker
Movie · as Mimi
Duplicity
Movie · as Pam Frailes
Georgia O'Keeffe
Movie · as Mrs. Stieglitz
The People Speak
Movie · as Self
Mercy
TV · 1 ep
Perfect Stranger
Movie · as Elizabeth Clayton
First Born
Movie · as Mrs. Kasperian
The Book of Daniel
TV · as Catherine Webster · 1 ep
Lackawanna Blues
Movie · as Mrs. Carmichael
Kinsey
Movie · as Barbara Merkle
2BPerfectlyHonest
Movie · as Female Customer
The Pornographer: A Love Story
Movie · as Mom
Rescue Me
TV · as Sean's Ma · 7 eps
The Laramie Project
Movie · as Anonymous Female Rancher
A Death in the Family
Movie · as Aunt Hannah
Book of Kings
Movie · as Nina
The Guardian
TV · as Laurie Solt · 27 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Bessie Holland, Priscilla Van Acker · 1 ep
Company Man
Movie · as Mother Quimp
The Beat
TV · 1 ep
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Judge Cutress, Mrs. Nash, President Roberts · 1 ep
Storm of the Century
TV · as Joanna Stanhope · 3 eps
QM, I Think I'll Call Her QM
Movie · as Dr. Ruth Fielding
Side Streets
Movie · as Nanda
The Last Days of Disco
Movie · as Zenia
A Price Above Rubies
Movie · as Beggar Woman
David Searching
Movie · as Grandmother
MURDER and murder
Movie · as Mildred
Spin City
TV · as Mother Superior · 1 ep
Junior
Movie · as Casitas Madres Receptionist
New York Undercover
TV · 1 ep
In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway
Movie
Bob Roberts
Movie · as Constance Roberts
Jumpin' at the Boneyard
Movie · as Mom
Out of the Rain
Movie · as Ruth
Dangerous Music
Movie · as Therapist
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Movie · as Dean (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Law & Order
TV · as Defense Attorney Lisa Cutler · 1 ep
Miss Firecracker
Movie · as Miss Lilly
Five Corners
Movie · as Mrs. Fitzgerald
L.A. Law
TV · as Sister Marlene Branson · 1 ep
American Playhouse
TV · as Erna Hauser, Self · 1 ep