Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 16, 1950
Place of Birth
London, Ontario, Canada
Credits
69 titles
Kate Nelligan
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 (1994), U.S. Marshals (1998), and The Cider House Rules (1999).
Known For
Filmography
Eleventh Hour
Gepetto
Premonition
Joanne
In from the Night
Vera Miller
Revisiting Brideshead
Self (archive footage)
A Wrinkle in Time
Mrs. Which
Walter and Henry
Elizabeth
Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111
Kate O'Rourke
The Cider House Rules
Olive Worthington
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sylvia Quinn
Swing Vote
Justice Sara Marie Brandwynne
Love Is Strange
Kathryn McClain
Boy Meets Girl
Mrs. Jones
Stolen Moments
Narrator (voice)
U.S. Marshals
Walsh
Rape: A Crime of War
Narrator
Calm at Sunset
Margaret Pfeiffer
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Elizabeth Mink
Up Close & Personal
Joanna Kennelly
How to Make an American Quilt
Constance Saunders
Margaret's Museum
Catherine MacNeil
A Mother's Prayer
Sheila Walker
Million Dollar Babies
Helena Reid
Into the Deep
Self - Narrator (voice)
Wolf
Charlotte Randall
Spoils of War
Elise
By Woman's Hand
Self - Narrator (voice)
Fatal Instinct
Lana Ravine
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
Stephanie Chadford
Liar, Liar
Susan Miori
The Diamond Fleece
Heritage Minutes: Emily Murphy
Emily Murphy
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion
Kay
The Prince of Tides
Lila Wingo Newbury
Shadows and Fog
Eve
Old Times
Frankie and Johnny
Cora
Performance
Kate
Golden Fiddles
Anne Balfour
Heritage Minutes
Emily Murphy
White Room
Jane
Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher
JoAnn Thatcher
Kojak: The Price of Justice
Kitty
Control
Sarah Howell
Eleni
Eleni
Without a Trace
Susan Selky
American Playhouse
Barbara Hoyle
Victims
Ruth Hession
Eye of the Needle
Lucy
Mr. Patman
Peabody
Therese Raquin
Thérèse