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Kate Nelligan
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 Gl…
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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).
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2008
Eleventh Hour
TV show Gepetto
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2007
Premonition
Movie Joanne
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2006
In from the Night
Movie Vera Miller
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2005
Revisiting Brideshead
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2003
A Wrinkle in Time
Movie Mrs. Which
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2001
Walter and Henry
Movie Elizabeth
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2000
Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111
Movie Kate O'Rourke
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1999
The Cider House Rules
Movie Olive Worthington
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1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV show Sylvia Quinn
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1999
Swing Vote
Movie Justice Sara Marie Brandwynne
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1999
Love Is Strange
Movie Kathryn McClain
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1998
Boy Meets Girl
Movie Mrs. Jones
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1998
Stolen Moments
Movie Narrator (voice)
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1998
U.S. Marshals
Movie Walsh
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1997
Rape: A Crime of War
Movie Narrator
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1996
Calm at Sunset
Movie Margaret Pfeiffer
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1996
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
Movie Elizabeth Mink
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1996
Up Close & Personal
Movie Joanna Kennelly
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1995
How to Make an American Quilt
Movie Constance Saunders
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1995
Margaret's Museum
Movie Catherine MacNeil
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1995
A Mother's Prayer
Movie Sheila Walker
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1994
Million Dollar Babies
TV show Helena Reid
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1994
Into the Deep
Movie Self - Narrator (voice)
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1994
Wolf
Movie Charlotte Randall
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1994
Spoils of War
Movie Elise
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1994
By Woman's Hand
Movie Self - Narrator (voice)
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1993
Fatal Instinct
Movie Lana Ravine
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1993
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
Movie Stephanie Chadford
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1993
Liar, Liar
Movie Susan Miori
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1992
The Diamond Fleece
Movie
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1992
Heritage Minutes: Emily Murphy
Movie Emily Murphy
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1992
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion
Movie Kay
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1991
The Prince of Tides
Movie Lila Wingo Newbury
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1991
Shadows and Fog
Movie Eve
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1991
Old Times
Movie
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1991
Frankie and Johnny
Movie Cora
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1991
Performance
TV show Kate
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1991
Golden Fiddles
TV show Anne Balfour
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1991
Heritage Minutes
TV show Emily Murphy
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1990
White Room
Movie Jane
