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Kathleen Chalfant

Highest Rated: 100% The Courtroom (2022)

Lowest Rated: 18% Random Hearts (1999)

Birthday: Jan 14, 1945

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA

Kathleen Chalfant was an incredibly well respected and versatile stage actress. She won many prestigious awards for theater, in particular for her role in the cancer-themed drama "Wit," an incredibly personal performance that won her several awards. Beyond the stage Chalfant proved her range as an actor with roles in a multitude of televised dramas including "Prince Street" (NBC 1997-2000), "Rescue Me" (FX 2004-11) and "House of Cards" (Netflix 2013- ).

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Highest rated movies

100% The Courtroom
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100% Familiar Touch
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92% 80% The Laramie Project
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90% 75% Kinsey
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65% 37% Duplicity
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57% 53% A Price Above Rubies
Watchlist 50% 53% Old Watchlist
40% 89% Isn't It Delicious
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40% 29% The Last New Yorker
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Kathleen Chalfant

Kathleen Chalfant The Affair, Kathleen Chalfant, 'Episode 103', Season 1, Ep. #3, 10/26/2014, ©SHO The Affair, Maura Tierney (L), Leya Catlett (C), Kathleen Chalfant (R), 'Episode 110', Season 1, Ep. #10, 12/21/2014, ©SHO Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Kathleen Chalfant, 'Devastating Story', Season 16, Ep. #18, 04/01/2015, ©NBC Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Kathleen Chalfant, 'Devastating Story', Season 16, Ep. #18, 04/01/2015, ©NBC Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Kathleen Chalfant, 'Pornstar's Requiem', Season 16, Ep. #5, 10/22/2014, ©NBC Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Kathleen Chalfant, 'Pornstar's Requiem', Season 16, Ep. #5, 10/22/2014, ©NBC DUPLICITY, from left: Oleg Shtefanko, Kathleen Chalfant, Denis O'Hare, 2009. ©Universal DUPLICITY, from left: Denis O'Hare, Kathleen Chalfant, Paul Giamatti, 2009. ©Universal DUPLICITY, from left: Kathleen Chalfant, Paul Giamatti, director Tony Gilroy, on set, 2009. ©Universal View more photos

Filmography

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100% No Score Yet Familiar Touch Ruth (Character) - 2024
100% No Score Yet The Courtroom Unknown (Character) - 2022
50% 53% Old Agnes (Character) $48.2M 2021
85% 66% Class Rank Editor in Chief (Character) $10.5K 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet My America Unknown (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bath Liz (Character) - 2013
40% 89% Isn't It Delicious Joan Weldon (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Unknown (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 42% Georgia O'Keeffe Mrs. Steiglitz (Character) - 2009
65% 37% Duplicity Pam Frales (Character) $40.6M 2009
No Score Yet 19% First Born Mrs. Kasperian (Character) - 2007
40% 29% The Last New Yorker Mimi (Character) $6.6K 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet Operation Lysistrata Unknown (Character) - 2006
90% 75% Kinsey Barbara Merkle (Character) $10.2M 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Masterpiece Theatre's American Collection Unknown (Character) - 2003
92% 80% The Laramie Project Anonymous Female Rancher (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Death in the Family Aunt Hannah (Character) - 2002
18% 24% Random Hearts Shirley Magnuson (Character) $31.1M 1999
No Score Yet 39% David Searching Grandmother (Character) $1.8K 1998
57% 53% A Price Above Rubies Beggar Woman (Character) $1.1M 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Murder and Murder Mildred (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 25% Jumpin' at the Boneyard Mom (Character) $5.9K 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Out of the Rain Ruth (Character) - 1990

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No Score Yet 61% Bull Judge Steiner (Guest Star) 2022
No Score Yet 50% New Amsterdam Molly Richards (Guest Star) 2019
98% 82% High Maintenance Mamie (Guest Star) 2019
55% 76% Doubt Margaret Brennan (Guest Star) 2017
No Score Yet 79% Madam Secretary Dean Ward (Guest Star) 2015-2016
No Score Yet 71% Heartbeat Unknown (Guest Star) 2016
77% 76% House of Cards Margaret Tilden (Guest Star) 2013 2016
78% 83% Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Judge Cutress (Guest Star) 2000 2007 2014-2015
57% 92% Forever Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
96% 94% The Americans Aunt Helen (Guest Star) 2014
95% 89% Elementary Mrs. Clennon (Guest Star) 2013
43% No Score Yet NYC 22 Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
88% 90% Rescue Me Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet 83% Law & Order Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet 72% Law & Order: Criminal Intent Bessie Holland (Guest Star) 2001 2007
54% No Score Yet The Book of Daniel Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
No Score Yet 83% The Guardian Unknown (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star) 		2001-2004
92% No Score Yet The Beat Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
83% 85% Stephen King's Storm of the Century Unknown (Character) 1999
68% No Score Yet Spin City Unknown (Guest Star) 1997