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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 garner…
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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).
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Kate Nelligan's Filmography
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Premonition
as Joanne
In from the Night
as Vera Miller
Revisiting Brideshead
as Self (archive footage)
A Wrinkle in Time
as Mrs. Which
Walter and Henry
as Elizabeth
Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111
as Kate O'Rourke
The Cider House Rules
as Olive Worthington
Swing Vote
as Justice Sara Marie Brandwynne
Love Is Strange
as Kathryn McClain
Boy Meets Girl
as Mrs. Jones
Stolen Moments
as Narrator (voice)
U.S. Marshals
as Walsh
No Poster
Rape: A Crime of War
as Narrator
Calm at Sunset
as Margaret Pfeiffer
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
as Elizabeth Mink
Up Close & Personal
as Joanna Kennelly
How to Make an American Quilt
as Constance Saunders
Margaret's Museum
as Catherine MacNeil
A Mother's Prayer
as Sheila Walker
Into the Deep
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Wolf
as Charlotte Randall
Spoils of War
as Elise
By Woman's Hand
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Fatal Instinct
as Lana Ravine
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
as Stephanie Chadford
Liar, Liar
as Susan Miori
The Diamond Fleece
Heritage Minutes: Emily Murphy
as Emily Murphy
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion
as Kay
The Prince of Tides
as Lila Wingo Newbury
Shadows and Fog
as Eve
Old Times
Frankie and Johnny
as Cora
White Room
as Jane
Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher
as JoAnn Thatcher
Kojak: The Price of Justice
as Kitty
Control
as Sarah Howell
Eleni
as Eleni
Without a Trace
as Susan Selky
Victims
as Ruth Hession
Eye of the Needle
as Lucy
Mr. Patman
as Peabody
Dreams of Leaving
as Charlotte
Dracula
as Lucy Seward
Measure for Measure
as Isabella
Licking Hitler
as Anna Seaton
Do as I Say
as Hilary
Bethune
as Frances Bethune
The Lady of the Camellias
as Marguerite Gautier
The Count of Monte-Cristo
as Mercédès
The Romantic Englishwoman
as Isabel
The Arcata Promise
as Laura
No Poster
The Four Beauties
as Christie