Kate Nelligan
Acting
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).
TV Shows(12)
Eleventh Hour
Gepetto
2008
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sylvia Quinn
1999
Million Dollar Babies
Helena Reid
1994
Performance
Kate
1991
Golden Fiddles
Anne Balfour
1991
Therese Raquin
Thérèse
1980
The Sunday Drama
Ann
1977
The Edwardians
Alice Keppel
1972
Country Matters
Christie Davenport
1972
Play for Today
Hilary
1970
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Margaret Pfeiffer
1951
Human Cargo
Movies(53)
Premonition
Joanne
2007
In from the Night
Vera Miller
2006
Revisiting Brideshead
Self (archive footage)
2005
A Wrinkle in Time
Mrs. Which
2003
Walter and Henry
Elizabeth
2001
Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111
Kate O'Rourke
2000
The Cider House Rules
Olive Worthington
1999
Swing Vote
Justice Sara Marie Brandwynne
1999
Love Is Strange
Kathryn McClain
1999
Boy Meets Girl
Mrs. Jones
1998
Stolen Moments
Narrator (voice)
1998
U.S. Marshals
Walsh
1998
Rape: A Crime of War
Narrator
1997
Calm at Sunset
Margaret Pfeiffer
1996
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Elizabeth Mink
1996
Up Close & Personal
Joanna Kennelly
1996
How to Make an American Quilt
Constance Saunders
1995
Margaret's Museum
Catherine MacNeil
1995
A Mother's Prayer
Sheila Walker
1995
Into the Deep
Self - Narrator (voice)
1994
Wolf
Charlotte Randall
1994
Spoils of War
Elise
1994
By Woman's Hand
Self - Narrator (voice)
1994
Fatal Instinct
Lana Ravine
1993
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
Stephanie Chadford
1993
Liar, Liar
Susan Miori
1993
The Diamond Fleece
1992
Heritage Minutes: Emily Murphy
Emily Murphy
1992
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion
Kay
1992
The Prince of Tides
Lila Wingo Newbury
1991
Shadows and Fog
Eve
1991
Old Times
1991
Frankie and Johnny
Cora
1991
White Room
Jane
1990
Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher
JoAnn Thatcher
1989
Kojak: The Price of Justice
Kitty
1987
Control
Sarah Howell
1987
Eleni
Eleni
1985
Without a Trace
Susan Selky
1983
Victims
Ruth Hession
1982
Eye of the Needle
Lucy
1981
Mr. Patman
Peabody
1981
Dreams of Leaving
Charlotte
1980
Dracula
Lucy Seward
1979
Measure for Measure
Isabella
1979
Licking Hitler
Anna Seaton
1978
Do as I Say
Hilary
1977
Bethune
Frances Bethune
1977
The Lady of the Camellias
Marguerite Gautier
1976
The Count of Monte-Cristo
Mercédès
1975
The Romantic Englishwoman
Isabel
1975
The Arcata Promise
Laura
1974
The Four Beauties
Christie
1973