6.3
Premonition
2007
Kate Nelligan
Acting
Born March 16, 1950London, Ontario, Canada
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 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).
Movies
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6.7
In from the Night
2006
8.0
Revisiting Brideshead
2005
6.3
A Wrinkle in Time
2003
8.6
Walter and Henry
2001
4.2
Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111
2000
7.1
The Cider House Rules
1999
5.8
Swing Vote
1999
10.0
Love Is Strange
1999
8.0
Boy Meets Girl
1998
3.1
Stolen Moments
1998
6.6
U.S. Marshals
1998
Rape: A Crime of War
7.5
Rape: A Crime of War
1997
6.2
Calm at Sunset
1996
5.1
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1996
6.3
Up Close & Personal
1996
6.4
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
6.5
Margaret's Museum
1995
8.6
A Mother's Prayer
1995
5.7
Into the Deep
1994
6.1
Wolf
1994
3.8
Spoils of War
1994
8.0
By Woman's Hand
1994
5.5
Fatal Instinct
1993
4.2
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
1993
5.7
Liar, Liar
1993
7.0
The Diamond Fleece
1992
0.0
Heritage Minutes: Emily Murphy
1992
4.8
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion
1992
6.6
The Prince of Tides
1991
6.7
Shadows and Fog
1991
4.6
Old Times
1991
6.8
Frankie and Johnny
1991
5.7
White Room
1990
7.7
Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher
1989
5.2
Kojak: The Price of Justice
1987
5.6
Control
1987
6.0
Eleni
1985
5.4
Without a Trace
1983
6.2
Victims
1982
6.7
Eye of the Needle
1981
4.7
Mr. Patman
1981
7.0
Dreams of Leaving
1980
6.4
Dracula
1979
5.9
Measure for Measure
1979
0.0
Licking Hitler
1978
0.0
Do as I Say
1977
6.0
Bethune
1977
9.0
The Lady of the Camellias
1976
6.8
The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975
5.4
The Romantic Englishwoman
1975
0.0
The Arcata Promise
1974
The Four Beauties
0.0
The Four Beauties
1973
TV Shows
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6.6
Eleventh Hour
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.7
Million Dollar Babies
6.3
Performance
10.0
Golden Fiddles
7.3
Heritage Minutes
6.6
American Playhouse
5.5
Therese Raquin
6.0
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The Sunday Drama
5.0
The Sunday Drama
6.2
The Edwardians
4.6
Country Matters
Film '72
5.1
Film '72
6.6
Play for Today
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Human Cargo
3.3