Kate Nelligan
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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
Credits
The Cider House Rules (1999)
as Olive Worthington
U.S. Marshals (1998)
as Walsh
Wolf (1994)
as Charlotte Randall
Premonition (2007)
as Joanne
Frankie and Johnny (1991)
as Cora
The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975)
as Mercédès
The Prince of Tides (1991)
as Lila Wingo Newbury
Eye of the Needle (1981)
as Lucy
Shadows and Fog (1991)
as Eve
Up Close & Personal (1996)
as Joanna Kennelly
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
as Constance Saunders
The Lady of the Camellias (1976)
as Marguerite Gautier
Dracula (1979)
as Lucy Seward
Fatal Instinct (1993)
as Lana Ravine
The Romantic Englishwoman (1975)
as Isabel
A Wrinkle in Time (2003)
as Mrs. Which
Mr. Patman (1981)
as Peabody
In from the Night (2006)
as Vera Miller
Without a Trace (1983)
as Susan Selky
Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher (1989)
as JoAnn Thatcher
Stolen Moments (1998)
as Narrator (voice)
Boy Meets Girl (1998)
as Mrs. Jones
Eleni (1985)
as Eleni
Swing Vote (1999)
as Justice Sara Marie Brandwynne
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996)
as Elizabeth Mink
Old Times (1991)
Actor
A Mother's Prayer (1995)
as Sheila Walker
Kojak: The Price of Justice (1987)
as Kitty
Walter and Henry (2001)
as Elizabeth
White Room (1990)
as Jane
Spoils of War (1994)
as Elise
Love Is Strange (1999)
as Kathryn McClain
Control (1987)
as Sarah Howell
Calm at Sunset (1996)
as Margaret Pfeiffer
Bethune (1977)
as Frances Bethune
Liar, Liar (1993)
as Susan Miori
Licking Hitler (1978)
as Anna Seaton
Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111 (2000)
as Kate O'Rourke
The Arcata Promise (1974)
as Laura
Revisiting Brideshead (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Measure for Measure (1979)
as Isabella
Dreams of Leaving (1980)
as Charlotte
Into the Deep (1994)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Victims (1982)
as Ruth Hession
The Four Beauties (1973)
as Christie
The Diamond Fleece (1992)
Actor
Margaret's Museum (1995)
as Catherine MacNeil
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion (1992)
as Kay
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story (1993)
as Stephanie Chadford
Rape: A Crime of War (1997)
as Narrator
By Woman's Hand (1994)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Do as I Say (1977)
as Hilary
Heritage Minutes: Emily Murphy (1992)
as Emily Murphy