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