Kathy Lamkin
Actor
- Born
- December 10, 1947 · Graham, Texas, USA
- Died
- April 4, 2022 (age 74)
Kathy Lamkin (born Kathryn Janel Ramsey, 10 December 1947 in Graham, Texas, USA – died 4 April 2022 in Pearland, Texas) – American character actress, born and raised in Texas, who taught theatre arts in Houston and founded the Unicorn School of Acting before commuting between Houston and Los Angeles from 2002. Her most notable film roles include the Tea Lady in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) and its prequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006), the Desert Aire trailer park manager in No Country for Old Men (2007, Coen Brothers, SAG Award winner as part of the ensemble), the Women's Manager in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), a role in The Heartbreak Kid (2007), and Waiting for Guffman (1996, directed by Christopher Guest). On television she appeared in Malcolm in the Middle, Nip/Tuck, Bones, Boston Legal, and My Name Is Earl.
Known for
No Country for Old Men
November 9, 2007
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
September 14, 2005
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
October 17, 2003
The Life of David Gale
February 21, 2003
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
October 5, 2006
The Heartbreak Kid
October 5, 2007
In the Valley of Elah
September 14, 2007
Sunshine Cleaning
March 27, 2009
Welcome to the Rileys
October 29, 2010
The Astronaut Farmer
February 23, 2007
Waiting for Guffman
January 31, 1997
Sweetwater
October 9, 2013
Acting20
- 2014Flutter as Sylvia
- 2013Sweetwater as Bertha Jean
- 2010Welcome to the Rileys as Charlene
- 2010Psychic Experiment as Mrs. Anderson
- 2009Staunton Hill as Louise Staunton
- 2009Sunshine Cleaning as Fair N Square Owner (uncredited)
- 2009ExTerminators as Land Lady
- 2007No Country for Old Men as Desert Aire Manager
- 2007The Heartbreak Kid as Lila's Mom
- 2007In the Valley of Elah