Kate Nelligan

Birthday: 1950-03-16
Birthplace: London, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Female
Drafted: 0
Drafted By: Unowned
Owned By: Unowned
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 0
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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).

Career Statisics

Season Age Movie Role Result Points
1992 42 The Prince of Tides (1991) Supporting Actress Nom 0
Career 0

Transaction History

Date Location Team Receives Team Receives Team Receives

Credits

Year Title Character
2007-02-08 Premonition Joanne
2006-04-23 In from the Night Vera Miller
2003-04-25 A Wrinkle in Time Mrs. Which
2001-06-10 Walter and Henry Elizabeth
2000-10-17 Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111 Kate O'Rourke
1999-12-17 The Cider House Rules Olive Worthington
1999-04-19 Swing Vote Justice Sara Marie Brandwynne
1999-02-08 Love Is Strange Kathryn McClain
1998-09-17 Boy Meets Girl Mrs. Jones
1998-03-06 U.S. Marshals Walsh
1996-12-01 Calm at Sunset Margaret Pfeiffer
1996-04-14 Captive Heart: The James Mink Story Elizabeth Mink
1996-03-01 Up Close & Personal Joanna Kennelly
1995-10-06 How to Make an American Quilt Constance Saunders
1995-09-13 Margaret's Museum Catherine MacNeil
1995-05-25 A Mother's Prayer Sheila Walker
1994-06-17 Wolf Charlotte Randall
1994-04-09 Spoils of War Elise
1993-10-29 Fatal Instinct Lana Ravine
1993-09-27 Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story Stephanie Chadford
1993-01-24 Liar, Liar Susan Miori
1992-09-17 The Diamond Fleece
1992-06-28 Heritage Minutes: Emily Murphy Emily Murphy
1992-06-12 Terror Stalks the Class Reunion Kay
1991-12-25 The Prince of Tides Lila Wingo Newbury
1991-12-05 Shadows and Fog Eve
1991-10-26 Old Times
1991-10-11 Frankie and Johnny Cora
1990-09-06 White Room Jane
1989-11-30 Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher JoAnn Thatcher
1987-02-21 Kojak: The Price of Justice Kitty
1987-02-14 Control Sarah Howell
1985-11-01 Eleni Eleni
1983-02-04 Without a Trace Susan Selky
1982-01-11 Victims Ruth Hession
1981-07-24 Eye of the Needle Lucy
1981-04-22 Mr. Patman Peabody
1980-01-17 Dreams of Leaving Charlotte
1979-07-20 Dracula Lucy Seward
1979-02-18 Measure for Measure Isabella
1978-01-10 Licking Hitler Anna Seaton
1977-01-25 Do as I Say Hilary
1977-01-01 Bethune Frances Bethune
1976-12-13 The Lady of the Camellias Marguerite Gautier
1975-10-31 The Count of Monte-Cristo Mercédès
1975-06-11 The Romantic Englishwoman Isabel
1974-09-22 The Arcata Promise Laura
1973-03-11 The Four Beauties Christie