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