Kathleen Chalfant
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 (67 titles)
6.6ShowThe Copenhagen Test
St. George · 2025
7.0MovieWhere to Land
Elizabeth · 2025
6.3MovieFamiliar Touch
Ruth · 2025
MovieTurning Blue
Clara · 2024
MovieThe Courtroom
Judge Easterbrook · 2022
6.3MovieOld
Agnes · 2021
500 Calories
Ms. Evangeline · 2020
8.3ShowNew Amsterdam
Molly · 2018
7.0MovieThey Shall Not Perish
Mabel Elliot · 2017
6.9MovieClass Rank
Barbara – The Editor in Chief · 2017
6.2MovieAmbition's Debt
Soothsayer · 2017
MovieWelcome to This House
Elizabeth Bishop · 2015
6.7ShowThe Affair
Margaret Butler · 2014
7.8ShowForever
Gloria Carlyle · 2014
7.0ShowMadam Secretary
Dean Felicia Ward · 2014
7.5ShowThe Strain
Abraham's Grandmother · 2014
MovieMy America
2014
8.3MovieA Dream of Flying
Old Woman · 2013
6.4MovieMuhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Ethel Harlan · 2013
7.6ShowThe Blacklist
Alberta Gilbert · 2013
4.2MovieIsn't It Delicious
Joan Weldon · 2013
8.0ShowHouse of Cards
Margaret Tilden · 2013
7.9ShowThe Americans
Aunt Helen · 2013
7.6ShowElementary
Mrs. Clennon · 2012