Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1950-03-16 (Age: 76)
Place of Birth
London, Ontario, Canada
Kate Nelligan
Biography
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).
Filmography (53)
Premonition
2007
In from the Night
2006
Revisiting Brideshead
2005
A Wrinkle in Time
2003
Walter and Henry
2001
Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111
2000
The Cider House Rules
1999
Swing Vote
1999
Love Is Strange
1999
Boy Meets Girl
1998
Stolen Moments
1998
U.S. Marshals
1998Rape: A Crime of War
1997
Calm at Sunset
1996
