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Kate Nelligan

Kate Nelligan

Acting

March 16, 1950 (76 years old)
London, Ontario, Canada
Female
53 Movies
13 TV Shows

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).

U.S. Marshals
U.S. Marshals

U.S. Marshals

1998 6.5

as Walsh

Age 47 (now 76)
Wolf
Wolf

Wolf

1994 6.1

as Charlotte Randall

Age 44 (now 76)
Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle

Eye of the Needle

1981 6.7

as Lucy

Age 31 (now 76)
Premonition
Premonition

Premonition

2007 6.3

as Joanne

Age 56 (now 76)
The Prince of Tides
The Prince of Tides

The Prince of Tides

1991 6.6

as Lila Wingo Newbury

Age 41 (now 76)
Frankie and Johnny
Frankie and Johnny

Frankie and Johnny

1991 6.8

as Cora

Age 41 (now 76)
Dracula
Dracula

Dracula

1979 6.4

as Lucy Seward

Age 29 (now 76)
How to Make an American Quilt
How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt

1995 6.4

as Constance Saunders

Age 45 (now 76)
Fatal Instinct
Fatal Instinct

Fatal Instinct

1993 5.5

as Lana Ravine

Age 43 (now 76)
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules

The Cider House Rules

1999 7.1

as Olive Worthington

Age 49 (now 76)
Up Close & Personal
Up Close & Personal

Up Close & Personal

1996 6.3

as Joanna Kennelly

Age 45 (now 76)
The Count of Monte-Cristo
The Count of Monte-Cristo

The Count of Monte-Cristo

1975 6.8

as Mercédès

Age 25 (now 76)
Without a Trace
Without a Trace

Without a Trace

1983 5.3

as Susan Selky

Age 32 (now 76)
Eleni
Eleni

Eleni

1985 6.0

as Eleni

Age 35 (now 76)
Shadows and Fog
Shadows and Fog

Shadows and Fog

1991 6.7

as Eve

Age 41 (now 76)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 7.9

as Sylvia Quinn

Age 49 (now 76)
2 eps