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