Heather Kafka
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Heather Kafka (born 7 July 1972, Austin, Texas) is an American film, television, and voice actress who has been acting since age 6. She lives and works in Austin, Texas. She is best known as Chloe in MTV's first-ever scripted series Austin Stories (1997–98), Lacy in the independent drama Joe (2013, dir. David Gordon Green), and Henrietta Hewitt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003). Other notable film roles include Where the Heart Is (2000), Idiocracy (2006), Lovers of Hate (2010, Independent Spirit Award-nominated), Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013), and Song to Song (2017, dir. Terrence Malick). On television she has had recurring roles on Queen Sugar (2018–2022, as Deborah, 9 episodes), Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023), Friday Night Lights (2006), and guest appearances on House, The Leftovers, Longmire, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. As a voice actress for ADV Films, she voiced Hinagiku Tamano/Angel Daisy in the anime Wedding Peach and Jun Hunoo in Mazinkaiser. She is a member of SAG-AFTRA.
Known for
Credits
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
as Henrietta
Idiocracy (2006)
as Woman at Carl's Jr.
Where the Heart Is (2000)
as Delphia
Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)
as Midwife #1
Song to Song (2017)
as Suzie (uncredited)
Angels Sing (2013)
as David's Doctor
Joe (2014)
as Lacy
Daylight's End (2016)
as Earnesta
Some Beasts (2015)
Actor
The Long Game (2024)
as Alice Glenn
The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
as Marianne
Kid-Thing (2012)
as Mom
Maude (2018)
Actor
Blood Waters (2024)
Actor
The Man Who Never Cried (2011)
as Mary Winston
All That We Love (2025)
as Podcast Host
No Future (2021)
as Linda
Lola: Girl Got a Gun (2019)
as Mom
Pit Stop (2013)
as Linda
Lovers of Hate (2010)
as Diana
There You Are (2019)
Actor
Wind Session Tiger Woman (2011)
as Mrs. Blake
The Secret She Carried (1996)
as Cheryl
The Monster Hunter (1999)
as Cassandra
Saturday Morning Massacre (2012)
as Mona
Don't Ever Change (2017)
as Amy
Loves Her Gun (2013)
as Debbie (Neighbor)
Bug (2016)
as Deborah
Wüm (2023)
as Madge
Skunk (2014)
as Leila's Mom
Leads (2025)
as Mags Malloy
Whiskey Fist (2017)
as Karen
The Samaritans (2015)
as Lou-Anne
Foxy Trot (2018)
as Carol
Black Metal (2013)
as Rose