Acting
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
Familiar Touch
Film · 2025
Where to Land
Film · 2025
The Copenhagen Test
Series · 2025
Turning Blue
Film · 2024
The Courtroom
Film · 2022
Old
Film · 2021
500 Calories
Film · 2020
New Amsterdam
Series · 2018
Ambition's Debt
Film · 2017
They Shall Not Perish
Film · 2017
Class Rank
Film · 2017
Welcome to This House
Film · 2015
My America
Film · 2014
Forever
Series · 2014
The Strain
Series · 2014
Madam Secretary
Series · 2014
Madam Secretary
Series · 2014
The Affair
Series · 2014
Isn't It Delicious
Film · 2013
A Dream of Flying
Film · 2013
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Film · 2013
The Americans
Series · 2013
The Blacklist
Series · 2013
House of Cards
Series · 2013
Elementary
Series · 2012
Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Film · 2011
The Last New Yorker
Film · 2010
Duplicity
Film · 2009
Georgia O'Keeffe
Film · 2009
The People Speak
Film · 2009
Mercy
Series · 2009
Perfect Stranger
Film · 2007
First Born
Film · 2007
The Book of Daniel
Series · 2006
Lackawanna Blues
Film · 2005
Kinsey
Film · 2004
2BPerfectlyHonest
Film · 2004
The Pornographer: A Love Story
Film · 2004
Rescue Me
Series · 2004
The Laramie Project
Film · 2002
A Death in the Family
Film · 2002
Book of Kings
Film · 2002
The Guardian
Series · 2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Series · 2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Series · 2001
Company Man
Film · 2000
The Beat
Series · 2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
Storm of the Century
Series · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
QM, I Think I'll Call Her QM
Film · 1998
Side Streets
Film · 1998
The Last Days of Disco
Film · 1998
A Price Above Rubies
Film · 1998
David Searching
Film · 1997
MURDER and murder
Film · 1996
Spin City
Series · 1996
Junior
Film · 1994
New York Undercover
Series · 1994
In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway
Film · 1993
Bob Roberts
Film · 1992
Jumpin' at the Boneyard
Film · 1991
Out of the Rain
Film · 1991
Dangerous Music
Film · 1991
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Film · 1990
Law & Order
Series · 1990
Law & Order
Series · 1990
Miss Firecracker
Film · 1989
Five Corners
Film · 1987
L.A. Law
Series · 1986
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982