Kathleen Chalfant
Acting
Born: January 14, 1945 (age 81) · San Francisco, California, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Photos (1)
Movies (40)
Old
Agnes
Perfect Stranger
Elizabeth Clayton
Kinsey
Barbara Merkle
Familiar Touch
Ruth
Duplicity
Pam Frailes
The Last Days of Disco
Zenia
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Dean (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Junior
Casitas Madres Receptionist
Company Man
Mother Quimp
First Born
Mrs. Kasperian
The Laramie Project
Anonymous Female Rancher
Bob Roberts
Constance Roberts
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Ethel Harlan
A Price Above Rubies
Beggar Woman
Five Corners
Mrs. Fitzgerald
Jumpin' at the Boneyard
Mom
Out of the Rain
Ruth
Lackawanna Blues
Mrs. Carmichael
Georgia O'Keeffe
Mrs. Stieglitz
Class Rank
Barbara – The Editor in Chief
Side Streets
Nanda
The Courtroom
Judge Easterbrook
A Death in the Family
Aunt Hannah
Miss Firecracker
Miss Lilly
Turning Blue
Clara
Where to Land
Elizabeth
A Dream of Flying
Old Woman
My America
2014
In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway
1993
Dangerous Music
Therapist
David Searching
Grandmother
MURDER and murder
Mildred
2BPerfectlyHonest
Female Customer
They Shall Not Perish
Mabel Elliot
Isn't It Delicious
Joan Weldon
The Pornographer: A Love Story
Mom
Ambition's Debt
Soothsayer
The Last New Yorker
Mimi
Welcome to This House
Elizabeth Bishop
QM, I Think I'll Call Her QM
Dr. Ruth Fielding
TV Shows (28)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Judge Cutress · 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mrs. Nash · 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
President Roberts · 2 eps
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Lisa Cutler · 1 eps
Law & Order
Lisa Cutler · 2 eps
The Blacklist
Alberta Gilbert · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Bessie Holland · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Priscilla Van Acker · 1 eps
Elementary
Mrs. Clennon · 1 eps
House of Cards
Margaret Tilden · 3 eps
L.A. Law
Sister Marlene Branson · 1 eps
The Strain
Abraham's Grandmother · 1 eps
Madam Secretary
Dean Felicia Ward · 1 eps
Madam Secretary
Dean Ward · 1 eps
The Americans
Aunt Helen · 1 eps
New Amsterdam
Molly · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Erna Hauser · 1 eps
Rescue Me
Sean's Ma · 7 eps
Spin City
Mother Superior · 1 eps
The Affair
Margaret Butler · 18 eps
The Guardian
Laurie Solt · 27 eps
New York Undercover
1 eps
Forever
Gloria Carlyle · 1 eps
Storm of the Century
Joanna Stanhope · 3 eps
Mercy
1 eps
The Copenhagen Test
St. George · 8 eps
The Beat
1 eps
The Book of Daniel
Catherine Webster · 1 eps
