Name
Kate Nelligan
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1950-03-16 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
London, Ontario, Canada
Biography
Kate Nelligan (born Patricia Colleen Nelligan; March 16, 1950) is a Canadian retired actress, who was celebrated for her commanding performances and versatility. She trained at Glendon College in Toronto and London's Central School of Speech and Drama before launching her professional career in 1972 with the Bristol Old Vic, appearing in productions like Barefoot in the Park. Nelligan rose to prominence in the UK with the National Theatre in plays such as David Hare's Knuckle (1974) and Tales from the Vienna Woods (1977), alongside early television roles in The Onedin Line and her film debut in The Romantic Englishwoman (1975).
In the early 1980s, she relocated to New York, where she garnered critical acclaim on Broadway, earning four Tony Award nominations for Plenty (1983), A Moon for the Misbegotten (1984), Serious Money (1988), and Spoils of War (1989). Her film career flourished with standout roles in Eye of the Needle (1981) opposite Donald Sutherland, Without a Trace (1983), and later Frankie and Johnny (1991), for which she won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress; she also received an Academy Award nomination for The Prince of Tides (1991). Other notable films include Wolf (1994), U.S. Marshals (1998), and The Cider House Rules (1999).
Known For
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Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. ...
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U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York....
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Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henr...
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When Johnny is released from prison following a forgery charge, he quickly lands a job as ...
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A depressed housewife who learns her husband was killed in a car accident the day previous...
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A troubled Southern man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family his...
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Ned Ravine is a police officer and lawyer who occasionally defends the delinquents he arre...
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Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé...
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With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the v...
- 1999 The Cider House Rules as Olive Worthington
- 1991 The Prince of Tides as Lila Wingo Newbury
- 1994 Wolf as Charlotte Randall
- 1991 Frankie and Johnny as Cora
- 1975 The Count of Monte-Cristo as Mercédès
- 1981 Eye of the Needle as Lucy
- 2006 In from the Night as Vera Miller
- 1994 Into the Deep as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1998 U.S. Marshals as Walsh
- 1995 How to Make an American Quilt as Constance Saunders
- 1992 Heritage Minutes: Emily Murphy as Emily Murphy
- 1979 Dracula as Lucy Seward
- 1996 Up Close & Personal as Joanna Kennelly
- 2007 Premonition as Joanne
- 1993 Fatal Instinct as Lana Ravine
- 2003 A Wrinkle in Time as Mrs. Which
- 1975 The Romantic Englishwoman as Isabel
- 1974 The Arcata Promise as Laura
- 1983 Without a Trace as Susan Selky
- 1995 Margaret's Museum as Catherine MacNeil
- 1991 Old Times
- 1992 Terror Stalks the Class Reunion as Kay
- 1990 White Room as Jane
- 2000 Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111 as Kate O'Rourke
- 2005 Revisiting Brideshead as Self (archive footage)
- 1987 Control as Sarah Howell
- 1985 Eleni as Eleni
- 1999 Swing Vote as Justice Sara Marie Brandwynne
- 1991 Shadows and Fog as Eve
- 1978 Licking Hitler as Anna Seaton
- 1996 Calm at Sunset as Margaret Pfeiffer
- 1995 A Mother's Prayer as Sheila Walker
- 1999 Love Is Strange as Kathryn McClain
- 1987 Kojak: The Price of Justice as Kitty
- 1998 Stolen Moments as Narrator (voice)
- 1996 Captive Heart: The James Mink Story as Elizabeth Mink
- 1992 The Diamond Fleece
- 1977 Bethune as Frances Bethune
- 2001 Walter and Henry as Elizabeth
- 1993 Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story as Stephanie Chadford
- 1980 Dreams of Leaving as Charlotte
- 1976 The Lady of the Camellias as Marguerite Gautier
- 1994 Spoils of War as Elise
- 1979 Measure for Measure as Isabella
- 1998 Boy Meets Girl as Mrs. Jones
- 1989 Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher as JoAnn Thatcher
- 1981 Mr. Patman as Peabody
- 1982 Victims as Ruth Hession
- 1977 Do as I Say as Hilary
- 1993 Liar, Liar as Susan Miori
- 1994 By Woman's Hand as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1997 Rape: A Crime of War as Narrator
- 1973 The Four Beauties as Christie
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Margaret Pfeiffer
- 2008 Eleventh Hour ( 1 episode ) as Gepetto
- Soon Human Cargo ( 3 episodes )
- 1991 Golden Fiddles ( 2 episodes ) as Anne Balfour
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 2 episodes ) as Sylvia Quinn
- 1980 Therese Raquin ( 3 episodes ) as Thérèse
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Vera Miller
- 1994 Million Dollar Babies ( 2 episodes ) as Helena Reid
- 1991 Performance ( 1 episode ) as Kate
- 1970 Play for Today ( 1 episode ) as Hilary
- 1972 The Edwardians ( 1 episode ) as Alice Keppel
- 1972 Country Matters ( 1 episode ) as Christie Davenport
- 1977 The Sunday Drama ( 1 episode ) as Ann
- 1978 The BBC Television Shakespeare ( 1 episode ) as Isabella
- 1971 Film '72 ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Barbara Hoyle
- 1991 Heritage Minutes ( 1 episode ) as Emily Murphy
