Kathleen Chalfant

Kathleen Chalfant

🎂 14th January 1945 (81 yrs) 📍 San Francisco, California, USA

Known For

Old

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.

Kathleen Chalfant

Movies Featuring Kathleen Chalfant

Where to Land

Where to Land (2025)

as Elizabeth
Familiar Touch

Familiar Touch (2025)

as Ruth
Turning Blue

Turning Blue (2024)

as Clara
The Courtroom

The Courtroom (2022)

as Judge Easterbrook
Old

Old (2021)

as Agnes
No Image

500 Calories (2020)

as Ms. Evangeline
They Shall Not Perish

They Shall Not Perish (2017)

as Mabel Elliot
Class Rank

Class Rank (2017)

as Barbara – The Editor in Chief
Ambition's Debt

Ambition's Debt (2017)

as Soothsayer
Welcome to This House

Welcome to This House (2015)

as Elizabeth Bishop
My America

My America (2014)

A Dream of Flying

A Dream of Flying (2013)

as Old Woman
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)

as Ethel Harlan
Isn't It Delicious

Isn't It Delicious (2013)

as Joan Weldon
Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (2011)

as Herself
The Last New Yorker

The Last New Yorker (2010)

as Mimi
The People Speak

The People Speak (2009)

as Self
Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe (2009)

as Mrs. Stieglitz
Duplicity

Duplicity (2009)

as Pam Frailes
Perfect Stranger

Perfect Stranger (2007)

as Elizabeth Clayton
First Born

First Born (2007)

as Mrs. Kasperian
Lackawanna Blues

Lackawanna Blues (2005)

as Mrs. Carmichael
Kinsey

Kinsey (2004)

as Barbara Merkle
2BPerfectlyHonest

2BPerfectlyHonest (2004)

as Female Customer
The Pornographer: A Love Story

The Pornographer: A Love Story (2004)

as Mom
No Image

Book of Kings (2002)

as Nina
A Death in the Family

A Death in the Family (2002)

as Aunt Hannah
The Laramie Project

The Laramie Project (2002)

as Anonymous Female Rancher
Company Man

Company Man (2000)

as Mother Quimp
Side Streets

Side Streets (1998)

as Nanda
The Last Days of Disco

The Last Days of Disco (1998)

as Zenia
A Price Above Rubies

A Price Above Rubies (1998)

as Beggar Woman
QM, I Think I'll Call Her QM

QM, I Think I'll Call Her QM (1998)

as Dr. Ruth Fielding
David Searching

David Searching (1997)

as Grandmother
MURDER and murder

MURDER and murder (1996)

as Mildred
Junior

Junior (1994)

as Casitas Madres Receptionist
In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway

In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway (1993)

Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts (1992)

as Constance Roberts
Jumpin' at the Boneyard

Jumpin' at the Boneyard (1991)

as Mom
Out of the Rain

Out of the Rain (1991)

as Ruth
Dangerous Music

Dangerous Music (1991)

as Therapist
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)

as Dean (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Miss Firecracker

Miss Firecracker (1989)

as Miss Lilly
Five Corners

Five Corners (1987)

as Mrs. Fitzgerald