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Actor
Kathleen Chalfant
- Born January 14, 1945 in San Francisco, California, USA
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
Old2021
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999
The Blacklist2013
House of Cards2013
The Strain2014
Elementary2012
Junior1994
The Americans2013
Filmography
- 2025The Copenhagen TestSeriesSt. George
- 2025Familiar TouchFilmRuth
- 2025Where to LandFilmElizabeth
- 2024Turning BlueFilmClara
- 2022The CourtroomFilmJudge Easterbrook
- 2021OldFilmAgnes
- 2020500 CaloriesFilmMs. Evangeline
- 2018New AmsterdamSeriesMolly
- 2017Class RankFilmBarbara – The Editor in Chief
- 2017Ambition's DebtFilmSoothsayer
- 2017They Shall Not PerishFilmMabel Elliot
- 2015Welcome to This HouseFilmElizabeth Bishop
- 2014The StrainSeriesAbraham's Grandmother
- 2014ForeverSeriesGloria Carlyle
- 2014The AffairSeriesMargaret Butler
- 2014Madam SecretarySeriesDean Felicia Ward, Dean Ward
- 2014My AmericaFilm
- 2013The BlacklistSeriesAlberta Gilbert
- 2013House of CardsSeriesMargaret Tilden
- 2013The AmericansSeriesAunt Helen
- 2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest FightFilmEthel Harlan
- 2013Isn't It DeliciousFilmJoan Weldon
- 2013A Dream of FlyingFilmOld Woman
- 2012ElementarySeriesMrs. Clennon
- 2011Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSFilmHerself
- 2010The Last New YorkerFilmMimi
- 2009DuplicityFilmPam Frailes
- 2009MercySeries
- 2009Georgia O'KeeffeFilmMrs. Stieglitz
- 2009The People SpeakFilmSelf
- 2007Perfect StrangerFilmElizabeth Clayton
- 2007First BornFilmMrs. Kasperian
- 2006The Book of DanielSeriesCatherine Webster
- 2005Lackawanna BluesFilmMrs. Carmichael
- 2004KinseyFilmBarbara Merkle
- 2004Rescue MeSeriesSean's Ma
- 2004The Pornographer: A Love StoryFilmMom
- 20042BPerfectlyHonestFilmFemale Customer
- 2002The Laramie ProjectFilmAnonymous Female Rancher
- 2002A Death in the FamilyFilmAunt Hannah
- 2002Book of KingsFilmNina
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeriesBessie Holland, Priscilla Van Acker
- 2001The GuardianSeriesLaurie Solt
- 2000Company ManFilmMother Quimp
- 2000The BeatSeries
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeriesJudge Cutress, Mrs. Nash, President Roberts
- 1999Storm of the CenturySeriesJoanna Stanhope
- 1998The Last Days of DiscoFilmZenia
- 1998A Price Above RubiesFilmBeggar Woman
- 1998Side StreetsFilmNanda
- 1998QM, I Think I'll Call Her QMFilmDr. Ruth Fielding
- 1997David SearchingFilmGrandmother
- 1996Spin CitySeriesMother Superior
- 1996MURDER and murderFilmMildred
- 1994JuniorFilmCasitas Madres Receptionist
- 1994New York UndercoverSeries
- 1993In the Wings: Angels in America On BroadwayFilm
- 1992Bob RobertsFilmConstance Roberts
- 1991Jumpin' at the BoneyardFilmMom
- 1991Out of the RainFilmRuth
- 1991Dangerous MusicFilmTherapist
- 1990Law & OrderSeriesDefense Attorney Lisa Cutler, Lisa Cutler
- 1990Tales from the Darkside: The MovieFilmDean (segment ‘Lot 249’)
- 1989Miss FirecrackerFilmMiss Lilly
- 1987Five CornersFilmMrs. Fitzgerald
- 1986L.A. LawSeriesSister Marlene Branson
- 1982American PlayhouseSeriesErna Hauser, Self