Kathleen Chalfant

What I admire most about Kathleen Chalfant is that she built her reputation the hard way, on stage, in front of live audiences, rather than chasing screen stardom. Her shelf of Obie, Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk and Drama League awards tells you everything: this is a working actor's actor whose power is earned nightly. I respect performers who treat the theater as their true home and let film and television be the side trip. Chalfant radiates a grounded integrity that I find rarer and more compelling than mere celebrity. She wins you with honesty, not glamour.

Name (English)

Kathleen Chalfant

Name (Japanese)

キャスリーン・チャルファント

Reading

きゃすりーん・ちゃるふぁんと

Born

January 14, 1945 (age 81)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rooster

Origin

San Francisco, California, United States

Occupation

television actor / film actor / stage actor / actor

Awards & achievements

• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play
• Drama League Award
• 1999 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen%20Chalfant
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1635113

Tags

• California
• television actor
• film actor
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

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