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