Kate Nelligan
Acting
1950-03-16 · London, Ontario, Canada
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).
Filmography
Eleventh Hour
2008 · Series
Premonition
2007 · Movie
In from the Night
2006 · Movie
Revisiting Brideshead
2005 · Movie
A Wrinkle in Time
2003 · Movie
Walter and Henry
2001 · Movie
Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111
2000 · Movie
The Cider House Rules
1999 · Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series
Swing Vote
1999 · Movie
Love Is Strange
1999 · Movie
Boy Meets Girl
1998 · Movie
Stolen Moments
1998 · Movie
U.S. Marshals
1998 · Movie
Rape: A Crime of War
1997 · Movie
Calm at Sunset
1996 · Movie
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1996 · Movie
Up Close & Personal
1996 · Movie
How to Make an American Quilt
1995 · Movie
Margaret's Museum
1995 · Movie
A Mother's Prayer
1995 · Movie
Million Dollar Babies
1994 · Series
Into the Deep
1994 · Movie
Wolf
1994 · Movie
Spoils of War
1994 · Movie
By Woman's Hand
1994 · Movie
Fatal Instinct
1993 · Movie
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
1993 · Movie
Liar, Liar
1993 · Movie
The Diamond Fleece
1992 · Movie
Heritage Minutes: Emily Murphy
1992 · Movie
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion
1992 · Movie
The Prince of Tides
1991 · Movie
Shadows and Fog
1991 · Movie
Old Times
1991 · Movie
Frankie and Johnny
1991 · Movie
Performance
1991 · Series
Golden Fiddles
1991 · Series
Heritage Minutes
1991 · Series
White Room
1990 · Movie
Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher
1989 · Movie
Kojak: The Price of Justice
1987 · Movie
Control
1987 · Movie
Eleni
1985 · Movie
Without a Trace
1983 · Movie
American Playhouse
1982 · Series
Victims
1982 · Movie
Eye of the Needle
1981 · Movie
Mr. Patman
1981 · Movie
Therese Raquin
1980 · Series
Dreams of Leaving
1980 · Movie
Dracula
1979 · Movie
Measure for Measure
1979 · Movie
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978 · Series
Licking Hitler
1978 · Movie
The Sunday Drama
1977 · Series
Do as I Say
1977 · Movie
Bethune
1977 · Movie
The Lady of the Camellias
1976 · Movie
The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975 · Movie
The Romantic Englishwoman
1975 · Movie
The Arcata Promise
1974 · Movie
The Four Beauties
1973 · Movie
The Edwardians
1972 · Series
Country Matters
1972 · Series
Film '72
1971 · Series
Play for Today
1970 · Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Series
Human Cargo
Series