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Kathleen Chalfant
Born 1945-01-14San 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Where to LandElizabethFamiliar TouchRuthTurning BlueClaraThe CourtroomJudge EasterbrookOldAgnes500 CaloriesMs. EvangelineThey Shall Not PerishMabel ElliotClass RankBarbara – The Editor in ChiefAmbition's DebtSoothsayerWelcome to This HouseElizabeth BishopMy AmericaRoleA Dream of FlyingOld WomanMuhammad Ali's Greatest FightEthel HarlanIsn't It DeliciousJoan WeldonHeart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSHerselfThe Last New YorkerMimiThe People SpeakSelfGeorgia O'KeeffeMrs. StieglitzDuplicityPam FrailesPerfect StrangerElizabeth ClaytonFirst BornMrs. KasperianLackawanna BluesMrs. CarmichaelKinseyBarbara Merkle2BPerfectlyHonestFemale Customer