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Kathleen Chalfant

Actor • Born 1945

Kathleen Chalfant

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About

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

Law & Order posterLaw & OrderSeries • 1990Law & Order: Special Victims Unit posterLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999The Blacklist posterThe BlacklistSeries • 2013Law & Order: Criminal Intent posterLaw & Order: Criminal IntentSeries • 2001Elementary posterElementarySeries • 2012L.A. Law posterL.A. LawSeries • 1986House of Cards posterHouse of CardsSeries • 2013Madam Secretary posterMadam SecretarySeries • 2014American Playhouse posterAmerican PlayhouseSeries • 1982The Americans posterThe AmericansSeries • 2013New Amsterdam posterNew AmsterdamSeries • 2018The Strain posterThe StrainSeries • 2014Spin City posterSpin CitySeries • 1996Rescue Me posterRescue MeSeries • 2004The Guardian posterThe GuardianSeries • 2001The Affair posterThe AffairSeries • 2014New York Undercover posterNew York UndercoverSeries • 1994Forever posterForeverSeries • 2014Old posterOldMovie • 2021Storm of the Century posterStorm of the CenturySeries • 1999The Copenhagen Test posterThe Copenhagen TestSeries • 2025The Beat posterThe BeatSeries • 2000Mercy posterMercySeries • 2009Perfect Stranger posterPerfect StrangerMovie • 2007