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Kate Nelligan

Acting Born Mar 16, 1950 London, Ontario, Canada 70 credits

Biography

Kate Nelligan is a British retired actress. She trained at Glendon College in Toronto and London's Central School of Speech and Drama. Nelligan launched her professional career in 1972 with the Bristol Old Vic, appearing in productions like Barefoot in the Park. She rose to prominence in the UK with the National Theatre in plays such as David Hare's Knuckle and Tales from the Vienna Woods. Her film debut was in The Romantic Englishwoman. Nelligan relocated to New York in the early 1980s, where she began to work in the industry.

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Known for

Eleventh Hour

as Gepetto
Film

Premonition

as Joanne
Film

David

as Sylvia Quinn
Film

The Cider House Rules

as Olive Worthington

IQI

as Kathryn McClain
Film

U.S. Marshals

as Walsh

Digimon Tamers

as Joanna Kennelly
Film

How to Make an American Quilt

as Constance Saunders
Film

Wolf

as Charlotte Randall
Film

The Lair of the White Worm

as Emily Murphy
Film

The Prince of Tides

as Lila Wingo Newbury
Film

Frankie and Johnny

as Cora

Frequent co-stars

Donald Pleasence 3 shared titles
Michelle Pfeiffer 2 shared titles
Tommy Lee Jones 1 shared title
Wesley Snipes 1 shared title
Robert Downey Jr. 1 shared title
Joe Pantoliano 1 shared title
Daniel Roebuck 1 shared title
Tom Wood 1 shared title
LaTanya Richardson Jackson 1 shared title
Patrick Malahide 1 shared title

Career timeline

Eleventh Hour
Premonition
In from the Night
Revisiting Brideshead
A Wrinkle in Time
Walter and Henry
Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitThe Cider House RulesLove Is StrangeSwing Vote
U.S. MarshalsStolen MomentsBoy Meets Girl
Rape: A Crime of War
Up Close & PersonalCalm at SunsetCaptive Heart: The James Mink Story
How to Make an American QuiltA Mother's PrayerMargaret's Museum
WolfInto the DeepMillion Dollar BabiesBy Woman's HandSpoils of War
Fatal InstinctLiar, LiarShattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
The Diamond FleeceTerror Stalks the Class ReunionHeritage Minutes: Emily Murphy
PerformanceHeritage MinutesThe Prince of TidesFrankie and JohnnyShadows and Fog
White Room
Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher
ControlKojak: The Price of Justice
Eleni
Without a Trace
American PlayhouseVictims
Eye of the NeedleMr. Patman
Therese RaquinDreams of Leaving
DraculaMeasure for Measure
The BBC Television ShakespeareLicking Hitler
The Sunday DramaBethuneDo as I Say
The Lady of the Camellias
The Count of Monte-CristoThe Romantic Englishwoman
The Arcata Promise

Full 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
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Sylvia Quinn
  • The Cider House Rules (1999) as Olive Worthington
  • Love Is Strange (1999) as Kathryn McClain
  • Swing Vote (1999) as Justice Sara Marie Brandwynne
  • 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
  • A Mother's Prayer (1995) as Sheila Walker
  • Margaret's Museum (1995) as Catherine MacNeil
  • Wolf (1994) as Charlotte Randall
  • Into the Deep (1994) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Million Dollar Babies (1994) as Helena Reid
  • By Woman's Hand (1994) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Spoils of War (1994) as Elise
  • Fatal Instinct (1993) as Lana Ravine
  • Liar, Liar (1993) as Susan Miori
  • Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story (1993) as Stephanie Chadford
  • The Diamond Fleece (1992)
  • Terror Stalks the Class Reunion (1992) as Kay
  • Heritage Minutes: Emily Murphy (1992) as Emily Murphy
  • Performance (1991) as Kate
  • Heritage Minutes (1991) as Emily Murphy
  • The Prince of Tides (1991) as Lila Wingo Newbury
  • Frankie and Johnny (1991) as Cora
  • Shadows and Fog (1991) as Eve
  • Old Times (1991)
  • Golden Fiddles (1991) as Anne Balfour
  • 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
  • American Playhouse (1982) as Barbara Hoyle
  • Victims (1982) as Ruth Hession
  • Eye of the Needle (1981) as Lucy
  • Mr. Patman (1981) as Peabody
  • Therese Raquin (1980) as Thérèse
  • Dreams of Leaving (1980) as Charlotte
  • Dracula (1979) as Lucy Seward
  • Measure for Measure (1979) as Isabella
  • The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978) as Isabella
  • Licking Hitler (1978) as Anna Seaton
  • The Sunday Drama (1977) as Ann
  • Bethune (1977) as Frances Bethune
  • Do as I Say (1977) as Hilary
  • 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
  • Human Cargo