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Kathy Lamkin

Kathy Lamkin

Actor, Producer, Casting Director

Born December 10, 1947 in Graham, Texas, USA

Died April 4, 2022

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Since her chilling turn as The Tea Lady in the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the versatile and talented Kathy Lamkin has made a habit of stealing movies with mere moments of screen time. Born and raised in Texas, Lamkin was drawn to performing through her school choir. She continued acting at Texas Women's University before eventually settling in Houston. Many people encouraged Kathy on her artistic journey -- while performing with a traveling theater company, owner Barbara Jenkins mentored Kathy making the transition from stage to film; subsequently, Jo Edna Boldin became one of the first casting directors to recognize her unique talent and cast Kathy in films.

While in Texas, she remained active in commercials and theatre, and ran her own company, Unicorn School of Acting and later the performing wing, USA Theatre. At the urging of casting director Terry Berland and agent Kristene Wallis, Lamkin made the move to Los Angeles in 2002. Her first TV role in Hollywood was on "Malcolm in the Middle", opposite Jane Kaczmarek. She was extremely grateful to Jane for calling attention to the fact they needed turn around for her close ups.

Memorable guest star roles-such as in "Nip/Tuck", where she was required to wear a 200-pound fat suit and the aforementioned "Tea Lady"-followed, leading to a recent run of high-profile screen roles in films such as: In the Valley of Elah, The Heartbreak Kid, and No Country for Old Men, where she's the only character to stand up to Javier Bardem's psychotic killer and live. Kathy's first screen kiss came from Ben Stiller in The Heartbreak Kid; unfortunately, it didn't make the final cut of the film.

Kathy's daughter Kati is a film editor in Los Angeles and her son Greg is a police officer, married with two young children. Her husband, Steve, encourages her while working as an aerospace engineer at NASA. Kathy's father was an oil field wildcatter (exploring for undiscovered oil) and her mother was an artist and business woman.

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48

Type

Year

Chimeras Poster

Chimeras Short Film2017Anita

Flutter Feature Film2014Sylvia

Sweetwater Poster

Sweetwater Feature Film2013Bertha Jean

Expecting Mary Poster

Expecting Mary Feature Film2010Molly

Psychic Experiment Poster

Psychic Experiment Feature Film2010Mrs. Anderson

Welcome to the Rileys Poster

Welcome to the Rileys Feature Film2010Charlene

ExTerminators Poster

ExTerminators Feature Film2009Land Lady

Staunton Hill Poster

Staunton Hill Video2009Louise

The Making of 'Staunton Hill' Poster

The Making of 'Staunton Hill' Documentary2009Self

Sunshine Cleaning Poster

Sunshine Cleaning Feature Film2008Fair N Square Owner

Will to Power Poster

Will to Power Feature Film2008Joan Miller

In the Valley of Elah Poster

In the Valley of Elah Feature Film2007Chicken Shack Manager

No Country for Old Men Poster

No Country for Old Men Feature Film2007Desert Aire Manager

The Heartbreak Kid Poster

The Heartbreak Kid Feature Film2007Lila's Mom

The Astronaut Farmer Poster

The Astronaut Farmer Feature Film2006Jodie

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Poster

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Feature Film2006Tea Lady

Another Man's Treasure Short Film2005Myrtle

Bones TV Series2005Marianne Epps

Confession Poster

Confession Feature Film2005Marie

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Poster

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Feature Film2005Woman in Hospital Blues

Live-in Short Film2005Aunt Dorothy

Medium TV Series2005Gladys Discala

Mind of Mencia Poster

Mind of Mencia TV Series2005Clerk

My Name Is Earl Poster

My Name Is Earl TV Series2005Aunt Gail

Skylab Short Film2005Cousin Kathy

The First Miss Short Film2005Mom

$5.15/Hr. Poster

$5.15/Hr. TV Movie2004Customer #2

Arsenic Is a French Dish Poster

Arsenic Is a French Dish Short Film2004Petunia

Boston Legal Poster

Boston Legal TV Series2004Judge Marcia Fudge

Stag Party Poster

Stag Party Short Film2004Dan's Mother

Three Wise Guys Poster

Three Wise Guys TV Movie2004Nurse

Nip/Tuck Poster

Nip/Tuck TV Series2003Momma Boone

Screen Door Jesus Poster

Screen Door Jesus Feature Film2003Screen Door Believer

The Aura Short Film2003Accomplice

The Life of David Gale Poster

The Life of David Gale Feature Film2003Interviewee

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Poster

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Feature Film2003Tea Lady in Trailer

Malcolm in the Middle Poster

Malcolm in the Middle TV Series2000Customer #1

Fool's Gold Poster

Fool's Gold Feature Film1999Counter Person

The Con TV Movie1998Woman #1

Comfort, Texas TV Movie1997Mrs. Tudburt

Access Hollywood Poster

Access Hollywood TV Series1996Self

Waiting for Guffman Poster

Waiting for Guffman Feature Film1996Beautiful Dreamer Auditioner

Gambler V: Playing for Keeps Poster

Gambler V: Playing for Keeps TV Movie1994Temperance Woman #1

The Broken Spur Poster

The Broken Spur Feature Film1992Birdie

The Marianao Kid Poster

The Marianao Kid Feature Film1992Fainting Lady

Hard Promises Poster

Hard Promises Feature Film1991Donut Lady

Miller & Mueller Poster

Miller & Mueller TV Series1991Wine Store Cashier

Good Girl, Bad Girl Poster

Good Girl, Bad Girl Feature Film1990Maid

Producer

3

An Extra Digit Short Film2005

Family Short Film2005

If Wishes Were Fishes Short Film2005

Casting Director

1

Willy the Hitman Feature Film1994

Other Crew

1

What's Eating Gilbert Grape Poster

What's Eating Gilbert Grape Feature Film1993

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