Kathleen Chalfant
Acting
- Born:
- 1945-01-14
- Place of birth:
- San Francisco, California, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Copenhagen Test
Where to Land
Familiar Touch
Turning Blue
The Courtroom
Old
500 Calories
New Amsterdam
They Shall Not Perish
Class Rank
Ambition's Debt
Welcome to This House
The Affair
Forever
Madam Secretary
The Strain
My America
A Dream of Flying
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
The Blacklist
Isn't It Delicious
House of Cards
The Americans
Elementary
Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
The Last New Yorker
The People Speak
Mercy
Georgia O'Keeffe
Duplicity
Perfect Stranger
First Born
The Book of Daniel
Lackawanna Blues
Kinsey
Rescue Me
2BPerfectlyHonest
The Pornographer: A Love Story
Book of Kings
A Death in the Family
The Laramie Project
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
The Guardian
The Beat
Company Man
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Storm of the Century
Side Streets
The Last Days of Disco
A Price Above Rubies
QM, I Think I'll Call Her QM
David Searching
Spin City
MURDER and murder
Junior
New York Undercover
In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway
Bob Roberts
Jumpin' at the Boneyard
Out of the Rain
Dangerous Music
Law & Order
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Miss Firecracker
Five Corners
L.A. Law
American Playhouse