Biography

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.