Kate Nelligan
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sylvia Quinn
1999
Series
Play for Today
Hilary
1970
Series
American Playhouse
Barbara Hoyle
1982
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
Heritage Minutes
Emily Murphy
1991
Series
Performance
Kate
1991
Series
Eleventh Hour
Gepetto
2008
Film
U.S. Marshals
Walsh
1998
Film
The Cider House Rules
Olive Worthington
1999
Series
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Isabella
1978
The Sunday Drama
Ann
1977
Film
Premonition
Joanne
2007
Film
Wolf
Charlotte Randall
1994
Film
The Prince of Tides
Lila Wingo Newbury
1991
Series
The Edwardians
Alice Keppel
1972
Film
The Count of Monte-Cristo
Mercédès
1975
Film
Frankie and Johnny
Cora
1991
Film
Eye of the Needle
Lucy
1981
Series
Country Matters
Christie Davenport
1972
Film
How to Make an American Quilt
Constance Saunders
1995
Film
Up Close & Personal
Joanna Kennelly
1996
Film
Shadows and Fog
Eve
1991
Film
Fatal Instinct
Lana Ravine
1993
Film
Dracula
Lucy Seward
1979
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Margaret Pfeiffer
1951
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Vera Miller
1951
Film
The Lady of the Camellias
Marguerite Gautier
1976
Series
Therese Raquin
Thérèse
1980
Film
Without a Trace
Susan Selky
1983
Film
Eleni
Eleni
1985
Film
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Elizabeth Mink
1996
Series
Million Dollar Babies
Helena Reid
1994
Film
Mr. Patman
Peabody
1981
Film
The Romantic Englishwoman
Isabel
1975
Human Cargo
Film
A Wrinkle in Time
Mrs. Which
2003
Film
Swing Vote
Justice Sara Marie Brandwynne
1999
Film
Bethune
Frances Bethune
1977
Film
In from the Night
Vera Miller
2006
Film
Licking Hitler
Anna Seaton
1978
Series
Golden Fiddles
Anne Balfour
1991
Film
Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher
JoAnn Thatcher
1989
Film
Kojak: The Price of Justice
Kitty
1987
Film
Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111
Kate O'Rourke
2000
Film
The Diamond Fleece
1992
Film
Boy Meets Girl
Mrs. Jones
1998
Film
Into the Deep
Self - Narrator (voice)
1994
Film
Liar, Liar
Susan Miori
1993
Film
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion
Kay
1992
Film
Love Is Strange
Kathryn McClain
1999
Film
Margaret's Museum
Catherine MacNeil
1995
Film
Stolen Moments
Narrator (voice)
1998
Film
Walter and Henry
Elizabeth
2001
Film
Control
Sarah Howell
1987
Film
Old Times
1991
Film
Calm at Sunset
Margaret Pfeiffer
1996
Film
White Room
Jane
1990
The Four Beauties
Christie
1973
Film
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
Stephanie Chadford
1993
Film
Spoils of War
Elise
1994
Film
Revisiting Brideshead
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
The Arcata Promise
Laura
1974
Film
Victims
Ruth Hession
1982
Film
A Mother's Prayer
Sheila Walker
1995
Film
Dreams of Leaving
Charlotte
1980
Film
By Woman's Hand
Self - Narrator (voice)
1994
Film
Measure for Measure
Isabella
1979
Film
Do as I Say
Hilary
1977
Rape: A Crime of War
Narrator
1997
Film
Heritage Minutes: Emily Murphy
Emily Murphy
1992