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Kathleen Chalfant

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Kathleen Chalfant at an event for The 35th Annual Gotham Awards (2025)
A mother and daughter reach a critical moment when the mother begins the final hours before her death. Here, Ruth (Kathleen Chalfant) recounts a recent mysterious dream.
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Kathleen Chalfant was born on 14 January 1945 in San Francisco, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Duplicity (2009), Familiar Touch (2024) and Junior (1994). She has been married to Henry Chalfant since 26 November 1966. They have two children.
BornJanuary 14, 1945
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BornJanuary 14, 1945
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      • 5 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    Julia Roberts and Clive Owen in Duplicity (2009)
    Duplicity
    6.1
    • Pam Frailes
    • 2009
    H. Jon Benjamin and Kathleen Chalfant in Familiar Touch (2024)
    Familiar Touch
    7.1
    • Ruth
    • 2024
    Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, and Emma Thompson in Junior (1994)
    Junior
    4.8
    • Casitas Madres Receptionist
    • 1994
    Old (2021)
    Old
    5.8
    • Agnes
    • 2021

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Turning Blue (2026)
      Turning Blue
      Short
      • Clara
      • 2026
    • Melissa Barrera and Simu Liu in The Copenhagen Test (2025)
      The Copenhagen Test
      7.1
      TV Series
      • St. George
      • 2025
    • Where to Land (2025)
      Where to Land
      6.8
      • Elizabeth
      • 2025
    • H. Jon Benjamin and Kathleen Chalfant in Familiar Touch (2024)
      Familiar Touch
      7.1
      • Ruth
      • 2024
    • The Courtroom (2022)
      The Courtroom
      6.8
      • Judge Easterbrook
      • 2022
    • Michael Weatherly and Darrin Hickok in The Necklace (2016)
      Bull
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Judge Steiner
      • 2022
    • The Blacklist (2013)
      The Blacklist
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Alberta Gilbert
      • 2021
    • Old (2021)
      Old
      5.8
      • Agnes
      • 2021
    • Play on Podcasts (2021)
      Play on Podcasts
      Podcast Series
      • Gower (voice)
      • 2021
    • Whalebone (2021)
      Whalebone
      Short
      • Nan
      • 2021
    • Our Ladies of Brooklyn (2021)
      Our Ladies of Brooklyn
      TV Series
      • Sister Joyce
      • 2021
    • 500 Calories (2020)
      500 Calories
      Short
      • Ms. Evangeline
      • 2020
    • Susan Blackwell, John Ellison Conlee, Jeremy Davidson, Stephen Kunken, Richard Masur, John Pankow, Kristine Sutherland, Finnerty Steeves, and Jack Lewars in Before/During/After (2020)
      Before/During/After
      5.2
      • Olga
      • 2020
    • Maura Tierney and Dominic West in The Affair (2014)
      The Affair
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Margaret Butler
      • 2014–2019
    • Ryan Eggold in New Amsterdam (2018)
      New Amsterdam
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Molly
      • 2019

    Additional Crew

    • It Takes a Lunatic (2019)
      It Takes a Lunatic
      6.6
      • contributor
      • 2019
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
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    Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
    The Laramie project
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    The Laramie project
    Storm of the Century
    Trailer 1:54
    Storm of the Century

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Kathleen A. Chalfant
    • Height
      • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
    • Born
      • January 14, 1945
      • San Francisco, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Henry ChalfantNovember 26, 1966 - present (2 children)
    • Other works
      Won the 1999 Obie Award for Outstanding Performance in the Off-Broadway play "Wit," performing the role Emma Thompson took on in the movie version.
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    • Trivia
      At the time she was playing terminally ill cancer patient Vivian Bearing in "Wit," her brother was battling cancer. She shaved her head for the role.

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