Kate
Nelligan (born Patricia Colleen Nelligan on March
16, 1950 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian-born actress.Nelligan
attended South Secondary School in London, Ontario
then studied at the University of Toronto but did
not graduate. Instead, she switched to studies at
the Central School of Speech and Drama in London,
UK. In 1973 she made her professional stage debut
plus she appeared in a regular role on the British
television series "The Onedin Line". Her
classical training saw her appear opposite Anthony
Hopkins in the televised 1975 play, "The Arcata
Promise" followed by the televised theatrical
version of The Count of Monte Cristo that featured
an all-star cast of British and American actors. That
same year her first feature-length film The Romantic
Englishwoman was released. In 1978 she was part of
the BBC Television Shakespeare productions and in
1979 she was the female lead with Frank Langella and
Laurence Olivier in Dracula.
In 1981, she starred opposite Donald Sutherland in
Eye of the Needle, a wartime drama based on the Ken
Follett best-selling novel. Two years later, Nelligan
moved to New York City where she earned four Tony
Award "Best Actress" nominations between
1983 and 1989 from the five Broadway plays she appeared
in. For her performance in the 1991 film, The Prince
of Tides, she was nominated for the Academy Award
for Best Supporting Actress. Between 1990 and 2004
she was nominated for five Gemini Awards for her performances
on Canadian television mini-series and films.
Kate Nelligan has appeared in more
than fifty feature-length or made-for-television films
and on the stage in numerous plays. She returned to
Broadway in 1997 and continues to appear in film.
Three-time Tony Award nominee Kate
Nelligan has pursued a successful acting career in
three separate English-speaking nations. While attending
the University of Toronto, the Canadian-born Nelligan
transferred to London, England's Central School of
Speech and Drama. It was in Bristol that she first
appeared on stage professionally with the Old Vic
in 1973; one year later, she returned to London for
her stage bow there. In 1975, Nelligan made her screen
debut in The Romantic Englishwoman.
Three-time Tony Award nominee Kate
Nelligan has pursued a successful acting career in
three separate English-speaking nations. While attending
the University of Toronto, the Canadian-born Nelligan
transferred to London, England's Central School of
Speech and Drama. It was in Bristol that she first
appeared on stage professionally with the Old Vic
in 1973; one year later, she returned to London for
her stage bow there. In 1975, Nelligan made her screen
debut in The Romantic Englishwoman, but most American
filmgoers saw her first as Lucy in the Frank Langella
version of Dracula (1979). Several appearances in
British made-for-TV movies followed in the early 1980s;
most of these popped up on US TV screens courtesy
of the burgeoning Arts & Entertainment cable network.
In 1980 she made her first Canadian film, Mr. Patman.
Kate Nelligan's most recent movie appearances have
been in such American projects as Frankie and Johnny
(1990), The Prince of Tides (1991), and Shadows and
Fog (1992).
Brief Filmography:
In From the Night (2005)
"Human Cargo" (2004)
Walter and Henry (2001)
The Cider House Rules (1999)
U.S. Marshals (1998)
Up Close & Personal (1996)
Margaret's Museum (1995)
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
Spoils of War (1994)
Fatal Instinct (1993)
"Golden Fiddles" (1991)
The Prince of Tides (1991)
Frankie and Johnny (1991)
Eleni (1985)
Without a Trace (1983)
Eye of the Needle (1981)
Dracula (1979)
The Lady of the Camellias (1976)
The Romantic Englishwoman (1975)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1975)
The Arcata Promise (1975)
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