Kate Nelligan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 16, 1950 (age 76)
- Birthplace
- 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).
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Filmography
Human Cargo
TV · 3 eps
Eleventh Hour
TV · as Gepetto · 1 ep
Premonition
Movie · as Joanne
In from the Night
Movie · as Vera Miller
Revisiting Brideshead
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
A Wrinkle in Time
Movie · as Mrs. Which
Walter and Henry
Movie · as Elizabeth
Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111
Movie · as Kate O'Rourke
The Cider House Rules
Movie · as Olive Worthington
Swing Vote
Movie · as Justice Sara Marie Brandwynne
Love Is Strange
Movie · as Kathryn McClain
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Sylvia Quinn · 2 eps
U.S. Marshals
Movie · as Walsh
Stolen Moments
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Boy Meets Girl
Movie · as Mrs. Jones
Rape: A Crime of War
Movie · as Narrator
Up Close & Personal
Movie · as Joanna Kennelly
Calm at Sunset
Movie · as Margaret Pfeiffer
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Movie · as Elizabeth Mink
How to Make an American Quilt
Movie · as Constance Saunders
Margaret's Museum
Movie · as Catherine MacNeil
A Mother's Prayer
Movie · as Sheila Walker
Wolf
Movie · as Charlotte Randall
Into the Deep
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Spoils of War
Movie · as Elise
By Woman's Hand
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Million Dollar Babies
TV · as Helena Reid · 2 eps
Fatal Instinct
Movie · as Lana Ravine
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
Movie · as Stephanie Chadford
Liar, Liar
Movie · as Susan Miori
Marcel Proust: A Writer's Life
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Heritage Minutes: Emily Murphy
Movie · as Emily Murphy
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion
Movie · as Kay
The Diamond Fleece
Movie
The Prince of Tides
Movie · as Lila Wingo Newbury
Frankie and Johnny
Movie · as Cora
Old Times
Movie
Shadows and Fog
Movie · as Eve
Golden Fiddles
TV · as Anne Balfour · 2 eps
Performance
TV · as Kate · 1 ep
Heritage Minutes
TV · as Emily Murphy · 1 ep
White Room
Movie · as Jane
Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher
Movie · as JoAnn Thatcher
Control
Movie · as Sarah Howell
Kojak: The Price of Justice
Movie · as Kitty
Eleni
Movie · as Eleni
Without a Trace
Movie · as Susan Selky
Victims
Movie · as Ruth Hession
American Playhouse
TV · as Barbara Hoyle · 1 ep
Eye of the Needle
Movie · as Lucy
Mr. Patman
Movie · as Peabody
Dreams of Leaving
Movie · as Charlotte
Therese Raquin
TV · as Thérèse · 3 eps
Dracula
Movie · as Lucy Seward
Measure for Measure
Movie · as Isabella
Licking Hitler
Movie · as Anna Seaton
The BBC Television Shakespeare
TV · as Isabella · 1 ep
Bethune
Movie · as Frances Bethune
Do as I Say
Movie · as Hilary
The Sunday Drama
TV · as Ann · 1 ep
The Lady of the Camellias
Movie · as Marguerite Gautier
The Count of Monte-Cristo
Movie · as Mercédès
The Romantic Englishwoman
Movie · as Isabel
The Arcata Promise
Movie · as Laura
The Four Beauties
Movie · as Christie
The Edwardians
TV · as Alice Keppel · 1 ep
Country Matters
TV · as Christie Davenport · 1 ep
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Play for Today
TV · as Hilary · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Margaret Pfeiffer, Vera Miller · 1 ep