Kathleen Chalfant
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 14, 1945
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Where to Land 2025
as Elizabeth
Familiar Touch 2025
as Ruth
Turning Blue 2024
as Clara
The Courtroom 2022
as Judge Easterbrook
Old 2021
as Agnes
- 500 Calories
500 Calories 2020
as Ms. Evangeline
They Shall Not Perish 2017
as Mabel Elliot
Class Rank 2017
as Barbara – The Editor in Chief
Ambition's Debt 2017
as Soothsayer
Welcome to This House 2015
as Elizabeth Bishop
My America 2014
Actor
A Dream of Flying 2013
as Old Woman
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight 2013
as Ethel Harlan
Isn't It Delicious 2013
as Joan Weldon
Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2011
as Herself
The Last New Yorker 2010
as Mimi
The People Speak 2009
as Self
Georgia O'Keeffe 2009
as Mrs. Stieglitz
Duplicity 2009
as Pam Frailes
Perfect Stranger 2007
as Elizabeth Clayton
First Born 2007
as Mrs. Kasperian
Lackawanna Blues 2005
as Mrs. Carmichael
Kinsey 2004
as Barbara Merkle
The Pornographer: A Love Story 2004
as Mom
2BPerfectlyHonest 2004
as Female Customer
- Book of Kings
Book of Kings 2002
as Nina
A Death in the Family 2002
as Aunt Hannah
The Laramie Project 2002
as Anonymous Female Rancher
Company Man 2000
as Mother Quimp
Side Streets 1998
as Nanda
The Last Days of Disco 1998
as Zenia
A Price Above Rubies 1998
as Beggar Woman
QM, I Think I'll Call Her QM 1998
as Dr. Ruth Fielding
David Searching 1997
as Grandmother
MURDER and murder 1996
as Mildred
Junior 1994
as Casitas Madres Receptionist
In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway 1993
Actor
Bob Roberts 1992
as Constance Roberts
Jumpin' at the Boneyard 1991
as Mom
Out of the Rain 1991
as Ruth
Dangerous Music 1991
as Therapist
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie 1990
as Dean (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Miss Firecracker 1989
as Miss Lilly
Five Corners 1987
as Mrs. Fitzgerald
Credits from TMDB.