Kate Nelligan

Acting

Born Mar 16, 1950

From London, Ontario, Canada

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).

Kate Nelligan

Known For

The Cider House Rules

U.S. Marshals

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

Wolf

Premonition

Dracula

Frankie and Johnny

The Prince of Tides

The Count of Monte-Cristo

How to Make an American Quilt

Filmography — Acting

The Cider House Rules

U.S. Marshals

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

Wolf

Premonition

Dracula

Frankie and Johnny

The Prince of Tides

The Count of Monte-Cristo

How to Make an American Quilt

Eye of the Needle

Shadows and Fog

Eleni

Up Close & Personal

Fatal Instinct

Swing Vote

Without a Trace

A Wrinkle in Time

The Romantic Englishwoman

Calm at Sunset

In from the Night

Kojak: The Price of Justice

Control

Victims

Dreams of Leaving

A Mother's Prayer

Liar, Liar

Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111

White Room

The Diamond Fleece

Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story

Revisiting Brideshead

Walter and Henry

Margaret's Museum

Mr. Patman

Spoils of War

Bethune

Boy Meets Girl

Old Times

Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher

Do as I Say

Terror Stalks the Class Reunion

The Lady of the Camellias

Love Is Strange

The Four Beauties

Licking Hitler

Measure for Measure

Into the Deep

The Arcata Promise

By Woman's Hand

Rape: A Crime of War

Stolen Moments

Heritage Minutes: Emily Murphy