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Kathleen Chalfant

Kathleen Chalfant

Birthday: 1945-01-14 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Where to Land

as    Elizabeth

2025
Familiar Touch

as    Ruth

2025
The Copenhagen Test

as    St. George

2024
Turning Blue

as    Clara

2022
The Courtroom

as    Judge Easterbrook

2017
Class Rank

as    Barbara – The Editor in Chief

2015
Welcome to This House

as    Elizabeth Bishop

2013
Isn't It Delicious

as    Joan Weldon

2013
A Dream of Flying

as    Old Woman

2010
The Last New Yorker

as    Mimi

2009
Georgia O'Keeffe

as    Mrs. Stieglitz

2009
Duplicity

as    Pam Frailes

2007
Perfect Stranger

as    Elizabeth Clayton

2007
First Born

as    Mrs. Kasperian

2004
2BPerfectlyHonest

as    Female Customer

2002
A Death in the Family

as    Aunt Hannah

1999
Storm of the Century

as    Joanna Stanhope

1998
QM, I Think I'll Call Her QM

as    Dr. Ruth Fielding

1997
David Searching

as    Grandmother

1996
MURDER and murder

as    Mildred