Acting
Kathy Lamkin
EN cinema · 20 credits
Born
10 December 1947
Died
4 April 2022 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Graham, Texas, USA
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
Filmography
Flutter
as Sylvia
Sweetwater
as Bertha Jean
Welcome to the Rileys
as Charlene
Psychic Experiment
as Mrs. Anderson
Staunton Hill
as Louise Staunton
ExTerminators
as Land Lady
Sunshine Cleaning
as Fair N Square Owner (uncredited)
The Astronaut Farmer
as Jodie
In the Valley of Elah
as Chicken Shack Manager
No Country for Old Men
as Desert Aire Manager
The Heartbreak Kid
as Lila's Mom
Confession
as Marie
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
as Woman in Hospital Blues
The Life of David Gale
as Interviewee
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
as Tea Lady in Trailer
Comfort, Texas
1997
Comfort, Texas
as Mrs. Tudburt
Waiting for Guffman
as Beautiful Dreamer Auditioner (uncredited)
Hard Promises
as Donut Lady (uncredited)
Neurotic Cabaret
as Maid