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Kate Nelligan

Kate Nelligan

Actor · Born 1950-03-16 · London, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Kate Nelligan (born Patricia Colleen Nelligan; March 16, 1950) is a British 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 …

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Sylvia Quinn
  2. U.S. Marshals (1998) — Walsh
  3. Premonition (2007) — Joanne
  4. The Cider House Rules (1999) — Olive Worthington
  5. Wolf (1994) — Charlotte Randall
  6. Frankie and Johnny (1991) — Cora
  7. Shadows and Fog (1991) — Eve
  8. The Prince of Tides (1991) — Lila Wingo Newbury
  9. Dracula (1979) — Lucy Seward
  10. Eye of the Needle (1981) — Lucy
  11. Up Close & Personal (1996) — Joanna Kennelly
  12. How to Make an American Quilt (1995) — Constance Saunders
  13. The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975) — Mercédès
  14. Fatal Instinct (1993) — Lana Ravine
  15. Eleventh Hour (2008) — Gepetto
  16. A Wrinkle in Time (2003) — Mrs. Which
  17. The Romantic Englishwoman (1975) — Isabel
  18. Without a Trace (1983) — Susan Selky
  19. Eleni (1985) — Eleni
  20. Margaret's Museum (1995) — Catherine MacNeil
  21. Control (1987) — Sarah Howell
  22. Swing Vote (1999) — Justice Sara Marie Brandwynne
  23. Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111 (2000) — Kate O'Rourke
  24. Therese Raquin (1980) — Thérèse
  25. Play for Today (1970) — Hilary
  26. In from the Night (2006) — Vera Miller
  27. Calm at Sunset (1996) — Margaret Pfeiffer
  28. Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Margaret Pfeiffer
  29. American Playhouse (1982) — Barbara Hoyle
  30. White Room (1990) — Jane
  31. Measure for Measure (1979) — Isabella
  32. A Mother's Prayer (1995) — Sheila Walker
  33. Mr. Patman (1981) — Peabody
  34. Liar, Liar (1993) — Susan Miori
  35. The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978) — Isabella
  36. Film '72 (1971) — Self
  37. Into the Deep (1994) — Self - Narrator (voice)
  38. Old Times (1991)
  39. Terror Stalks the Class Reunion (1992) — Kay
  40. Kojak: The Price of Justice (1987) — Kitty