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