Kathy Lamkin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 10, 1947
- Died
- April 4, 2022 (aged 74)
- Birthplace
- Graham, Texas, USA
Biography
Kathy Lamkin (born Kathryn Janel Ramsey, 10 December 1947 in Graham, Texas, USA – died 4 April 2022 in Pearland, Texas) – American character actress, born and raised in Texas, who taught theatre arts in Houston and founded the Unicorn School of Acting before commuting between Houston and Los Angeles from 2002. Her most notable film roles include the Tea Lady in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) and its prequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006), the Desert Aire trailer park manager in No Country for Old Men (2007, Coen Brothers, SAG Award winner as part of the ensemble), the Women's Manager in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), a role in The Heartbreak Kid (2007), and Waiting for Guffman (1996, directed by Christopher Guest). On television she appeared in Malcolm in the Middle, Nip/Tuck, Bones, Boston Legal, and My Name Is Earl.
Known For
Filmography
Flutter
Movie · as Sylvia
Sweetwater
Movie · as Bertha Jean
Welcome to the Rileys
Movie · as Charlene
Psychic Experiment
Movie · as Mrs. Anderson
Staunton Hill
Movie · as Louise Staunton
ExTerminators
Movie · as Land Lady
Sunshine Cleaning
Movie · as Fair N Square Owner (uncredited)
The Astronaut Farmer
Movie · as Jodie
In the Valley of Elah
Movie · as Chicken Shack Manager
No Country for Old Men
Movie · as Desert Aire Manager
The Heartbreak Kid
Movie · as Lila's Mom
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Movie · as Tea Lady
Confession
Movie · as Marie
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Movie · as Woman in Hospital Blues
Bones
TV · as Marianne Epps · 1 ep
My Name Is Earl
TV · as Aunt Gail · 1 ep
Medium
TV · as Gladys Discala · 1 ep
Boston Legal
TV · as Judge Marcia Fudge · 1 ep
The Life of David Gale
Movie · as Interviewee
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Movie · as Tea Lady in Trailer
Nip/Tuck
TV · as Momma Boone · 1 ep
Malcolm in the Middle
TV · as Customer · 1 ep
Comfort, Texas
Movie · as Mrs. Tudburt
Waiting for Guffman
Movie · as Beautiful Dreamer Auditioner (uncredited)
Hard Promises
Movie · as Donut Lady (uncredited)
Neurotic Cabaret
Movie · as Maid