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Kate Nelligan
ActorBorn March 16, 1950 (75 years)
Kate Nelligan, born Patricia Colleen Nelligan on March 16, 1950, in London, Ontario, Canada, is a retired stage, film, and television actress 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).
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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Kate Nelligan Filmography
| 2008 | Eleventh Hour (US) (TV Series) · as Gepetto |
| 2007 | Premonition · as Joanne |
| 2006 | In from the Night · as Vera Miller |
| 2004 | Human Cargo (TV Series) |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | A Wrinkle in Time · as Mrs. Which |
| 2001 | Walter and Henry · as Elizabeth |
| 2000 | Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111 · as Kate O'rourke |
| 1999 | The Cider House Rules · as Olive Worthington |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Sylvia Quinn |
| 1999 | Swing Vote · as Justice Sara Marie Brandwynne |
| 1999 | Love Is Strange · as Kathryn Mcclain |
| 1998 | Boy Meets Girl · as Mrs. Jones |
| 1998 | U.S. Marshals · as Walsh |
| 1996 | Calm at Sunset · as Margaret Pfeiffer |
| 1996 | Captive Heart: The James Mink Story · as Elizabeth Mink |
| 1996 | Up Close & Personal · as Joanna Kennelly |
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt · as Constance Saunders |
| 1995 | Margaret's Museum · as Catherine Macneil |
| 1995 | A Mother's Prayer · as Sheila Walker |
| 1994 | Million Dollar Babies (TV Series) · as Helena Reid |
| 1994 | Into the Deep · as Narrator |
| 1994 | Wolf · as Charlotte Randall |
| 1994 | In Spite of Love · as Elise |
| 1993 | Fatal Instinct · as Lana Ravine |
| 1993 | Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story · as Stephanie Chadford |
| 1993 | Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter · as Susan Miori |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | Terror Stalks the Class Reunion · as Kay |
| 1991 | The Prince of Tides · as Lila Wingo Newbury |
| 1991 | Shadows and Fog · as Eve |
| 1991 | Frankie and Johnny · as Cora |
| 1991 | Performance (TV Series) · as Kate |
| 1991 | Golden Fiddles (TV Series) · as Anne Balfour |
| 1991 | Heritage Minutes (TV Series) · as Emily Murphy |
| 1990 | White Room · as Jane |
| 1990 | Road to Avonlea (TV Series) · as Sydney Carver |
| 1989 | Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher · as Joann Thatcher |
| 1987 | Kojak: The Price of Justice · as Kitty |
| 1987 | Control · as Sarah Howell |
| 1985 | Eleni · as Eleni |
| 1983 | Without a Trace · as Susan Selky |
| 1982 | Victims · as Ruth Hession |
| 1981 | Eye of the Needle · as Lucy |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Barbara Hoyle |
| 1980 | Mr. Patman · as Peabody |
| 1980 | Therese Raquin (TV Series) · as Thérèse |
| 1979 | Dracula · as Lucy Seward |
| 1979 | Measure for Measure · as Isabella |
| 1978 | BBC Television Shakespeare (TV Series) · as Isabella |
| 1977 | Bethune · as Frances Bethune |
| 1975 | The Romantic Englishwoman · as Isabel |
| 1975 | The Count of Monte-Cristo · as Mercédès |
| 1972 | The Edwardians (TV Series) · as Alice Keppel |
| 1972 | Country Matters (TV Series) · as Christie |
| 1971 | The Onedin Line (TV Series) · as Leonora Biddulph |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Laura |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Hilary |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Vera Miller |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The 64th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1988 | The 42nd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1976 | Working in the Theatre (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | Call My Bluff (1996) (TV Series) · as Self |