6.3
Movie
Acting
Kathleen Chalfant
- Born
- (age 81)
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Credits
- 67 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
6.3
Movie
8.0
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.6
TV
The Blacklist
8.0
TV
House of Cards
7.5
TV
The Strain
7.6
TV
Elementary
5.2
Movie
Junior
7.9
TV
The Americans
8.3
TV
New Amsterdam
5.8
Movie
Perfect Stranger
5.9
Movie
Duplicity
7.3
TV
Law & Order
7.8
TV
Forever
6.6
Movie
Kinsey
6.2
Movie
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
6.7
TV
The Affair
7.6
TV
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.0
TV
Storm of the Century
Acting credits 67
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Copenhagen Test TV | St. George (8 ep) |
| 2025 | Where to Land Film | Elizabeth |
| 2025 | Familiar Touch Film | Ruth |
| 2024 | Turning Blue Film | Clara |
| 2022 | The Courtroom Film | Judge Easterbrook |
| 2021 | Old Film | Agnes |
| 2020 | 500 Calories Film | Ms. Evangeline |
| 2018 | New Amsterdam TV | Molly (1 ep) |
| 2017 | They Shall Not Perish Film | Mabel Elliot |
| 2017 | Class Rank Film | Barbara – The Editor in Chief |
| 2017 | Ambition's Debt Film | Soothsayer |
| 2015 | Welcome to This House Film | Elizabeth Bishop |
| 2014 | The Affair TV | Margaret Butler (18 ep) |
| 2014 | Forever TV | Gloria Carlyle (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary TV | Dean Felicia Ward, Dean Ward (1 ep) |
| 2014 | The Strain TV | Abraham's Grandmother (1 ep) |
| 2014 | My America Film | |
| 2013 | A Dream of Flying Film | Old Woman |
| 2013 | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight Film | Ethel Harlan |
| 2013 | The Blacklist TV | Alberta Gilbert (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Isn't It Delicious Film | Joan Weldon |
| 2013 | House of Cards TV | Margaret Tilden (3 ep) |
| 2013 | The Americans TV | Aunt Helen (1 ep) |
| 2012 | Elementary TV | Mrs. Clennon (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Film | Herself |
| 2010 | The Last New Yorker Film | Mimi |
| 2009 | The People Speak Film | Self |
| 2009 | Mercy TV | (1 ep) |
| 2009 | Georgia O'Keeffe Film | Mrs. Stieglitz |
| 2009 | Duplicity Film | Pam Frailes |
| 2007 | Perfect Stranger Film | Elizabeth Clayton |
| 2007 | First Born Film | Mrs. Kasperian |
| 2006 | The Book of Daniel TV | Catherine Webster (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Lackawanna Blues Film | Mrs. Carmichael |
| 2004 | Kinsey Film | Barbara Merkle |
| 2004 | Rescue Me TV | Sean's Ma (7 ep) |
| 2004 | 2BPerfectlyHonest Film | Female Customer |
| 2004 | The Pornographer: A Love Story Film | Mom |
| 2002 | Book of Kings Film | Nina |
| 2002 | A Death in the Family Film | Aunt Hannah |
| 2002 | The Laramie Project Film | Anonymous Female Rancher |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV | Bessie Holland, Priscilla Van Acker (1 ep) |
| 2001 | The Guardian TV | Laurie Solt (27 ep) |
| 2000 | The Beat TV | (1 ep) |
| 2000 | Company Man Film | Mother Quimp |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV | Judge Cutress, Mrs. Nash, President Roberts (1 ep) |
| 1999 | Storm of the Century TV | Joanna Stanhope (3 ep) |
| 1998 | Side Streets Film | Nanda |
| 1998 | The Last Days of Disco Film | Zenia |
| 1998 | A Price Above Rubies Film | Beggar Woman |
| 1998 | QM, I Think I'll Call Her QM Film | Dr. Ruth Fielding |
| 1997 | David Searching Film | Grandmother |
| 1996 | Spin City TV | Mother Superior (1 ep) |
| 1996 | MURDER and murder Film | Mildred |
| 1994 | Junior Film | Casitas Madres Receptionist |
| 1994 | New York Undercover TV | (1 ep) |
| 1993 | In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway Film | |
| 1992 | Bob Roberts Film | Constance Roberts |
| 1991 | Jumpin' at the Boneyard Film | Mom |
| 1991 | Out of the Rain Film | Ruth |