Kate Nelligan
Acting
Born 1950-03-16
London, Ontario, Canada
69 credits
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Kate Nelligan (born Patricia Colleen Nelligan; March 16, 1950) is a British 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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Acting
57 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Play for Today
American Playhouse
Film '72
Heritage Minutes
Performance
Eleventh Hour
U.S. Marshals
The Cider House Rules
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The Sunday Drama
Wolf
The Prince of Tides
The Count of Monte-Cristo
Premonition
Country Matters
The Edwardians
Eye of the Needle
How to Make an American Quilt
Dracula
Frankie and Johnny
Up Close & Personal
Shadows and Fog
Fatal Instinct
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Lady of the Camellias
Eleni
Without a Trace
Mr. Patman
The Romantic Englishwoman
A Wrinkle in Time
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Therese Raquin
Million Dollar Babies
Swing Vote
Bethune
In from the Night
Kojak: The Price of Justice
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion
Love Is Strange
Licking Hitler
The Four Beauties
Golden Fiddles
Liar, Liar
Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher
Stolen Moments
Boy Meets Girl
Into the Deep
Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111
Control
Margaret's Museum
Spoils of War
Measure for Measure
A Mother's Prayer
Calm at Sunset
White Room
Revisiting Brideshead
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