Kate Nelligan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 16, 1950
- Birthplace
- 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
Premonition 2007
as Joanne
In from the Night 2006
as Vera Miller
Revisiting Brideshead 2005
as Self (archive footage)
A Wrinkle in Time 2003
as Mrs. Which
Walter and Henry 2001
as Elizabeth
Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111 2000
as Kate O'Rourke
The Cider House Rules 1999
as Olive Worthington
Swing Vote 1999
as Justice Sara Marie Brandwynne
Love Is Strange 1999
as Kathryn McClain
Boy Meets Girl 1998
as Mrs. Jones
Stolen Moments 1998
as Narrator (voice)
U.S. Marshals 1998
as Walsh
- Rape: A Crime of War
Rape: A Crime of War 1997
as Narrator
Calm at Sunset 1996
as Margaret Pfeiffer
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story 1996
as Elizabeth Mink
Up Close & Personal 1996
as Joanna Kennelly
How to Make an American Quilt 1995
as Constance Saunders
Margaret's Museum 1995
as Catherine MacNeil
A Mother's Prayer 1995
as Sheila Walker
Into the Deep 1994
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Wolf 1994
as Charlotte Randall
Spoils of War 1994
as Elise
By Woman's Hand 1994
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Fatal Instinct 1993
as Lana Ravine
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story 1993
as Stephanie Chadford
Marcel Proust: A Writer's Life 1993
as Narrator (voice)
Liar, Liar 1993
as Susan Miori
The Diamond Fleece 1992
Actor
Heritage Minutes: Emily Murphy 1992
as Emily Murphy
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion 1992
as Kay
The Prince of Tides 1991
as Lila Wingo Newbury
Shadows and Fog 1991
as Eve
Old Times 1991
Actor
Frankie and Johnny 1991
as Cora
White Room 1990
as Jane
Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher 1989
as JoAnn Thatcher
Kojak: The Price of Justice 1987
as Kitty
Control 1987
as Sarah Howell
Eleni 1985
as Eleni
Without a Trace 1983
as Susan Selky
Victims 1982
as Ruth Hession
Eye of the Needle 1981
as Lucy
Mr. Patman 1981
as Peabody
Dreams of Leaving 1980
as Charlotte
Dracula 1979
as Lucy Seward
Measure for Measure 1979
as Isabella
Licking Hitler 1978
as Anna Seaton
Do as I Say 1977
as Hilary
Bethune 1977
as Frances Bethune
The Lady of the Camellias 1976
as Marguerite Gautier
The Count of Monte-Cristo 1975
as Mercédès
The Romantic Englishwoman 1975
as Isabel
The Arcata Promise 1974
as Laura
- The Four Beauties
The Four Beauties 1973
as Christie
Credits from TMDB.