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Kate Nelligan (born Patricia Colleen Nelligan on March 16, 1950, in London, Ontario) is a Canadian actress of Irish Catholic extraction.

Kate NelliganNelligan 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, United Kingdom. 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 Lord Sir Laurence Olivier in Dracula.

In 1981, she starred opposite Donald Sutherland in Eye of the Needle, a wartime espionage thriller 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.

Award wins:

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Frankie and Johnny (1991)
Genie Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Margaret's Museum (1995)

Award nominations:

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (The Prince of Tides) 1991
Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Road to Avonlea (1989)
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for White Room (1990)

  Premonition (2006) (post-production)

In from the Night (2005) (TV) .... Vera Miller
"Human Cargo" (2004) (mini) TV Series .... Nina Wade
A Wrinkle in Time (2003) (TV) .... Mrs. Which
... aka Un raccourci dans le temps (Canada: French title)
Walter and Henry (2001) (TV) .... Elizabeth
Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111 (2000) (TV) .... Kate O'Rourke

The Cider House Rules (1999) .... Olive Worthington
Swing Vote (1999) (TV) .... Justice Sara Marie Brandwynne
... aka The Ninth Justice (Australia: video title)
Love Is Strange (1999) (TV) .... Kathryn McClain
Boy Meets Girl (1998/II) .... Mrs. Jones
U.S. Marshals (1998) .... United States Marshal Catherine Walsh
Calm at Sunset (1996) (TV) .... Margaret Pfeiffer
... aka Calm at Sunset, Calm at Dawn (USA)
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996) (TV) .... Elizabeth Mink
Up Close & Personal (1996) .... Joanna Kennelly
How to Make an American Quilt (1995) .... Constance Saunders
Margaret's Museum (1995) .... Catherine MacNeil
... aka Musée de Margaret, Le (Canada: French title: TV title)
A Mother's Prayer (1995) (TV) .... Sheila Walker
Million Dollar Babies (1994) (TV) .... Helena Reid
... aka Jumelles Dionne, Les (Canada: French title)
Wolf (1994) .... Charlotte Randall
Spoils of War (1994) (TV) .... Elise
... aka In Spite of Love (USA)
By Woman's Hand (1994) .... Narrator
Fatal Instinct (1993) .... Lana Ravine
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story (1993) (TV) .... Stephanie Chadford
... aka Shattered Trust
Liar, Liar (1992) (TV) .... Susan Miori
... aka Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter (USA)
The Diamond Fleece (1992) (TV) .... Holly
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion (1992) (TV) .... Kay
... aka For Better and for Worse
... aka Mary Higgins Clark: Pour le meilleur et pour le pire (Canada: French title)
"Road to Avonlea"
... aka Avonlea
... aka Tales from Avonlea (USA: video title)
- After the Honeymoon (1992) TV Episode .... Sidney Carver
Shadows and Fog (1992) .... Eve
The Prince of Tides (1991) .... Lila Wingo Newbury
Frankie and Johnny (1991) .... Cora
... aka Frankie & Johnny (USA: poster title)
"Golden Fiddles" (1991) (mini) TV Series .... Anne Balfour
Three Hotels (1991) (TV) .... Barbara Hoyle
Old Times (1991) (TV) .... Kate
White Room (1990) .... Jane

Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher (1989) (TV) .... JoAnn Thatcher
... aka Love and Hate: A Marriage Made in Hell
Kojak: The Price of Justice (1987) (TV) .... Kitty
Giorno prima, Il (1987) .... Sarah Howell
... aka Control (International: English title) (USA: TV title)
... aka Contrôle (France)
... aka Mind Control (International: English title)
Eleni (1985) .... Eleni
Without a Trace (1983) .... Susan Selky
Victims (1982) (TV) .... Ruth Hession
Eye of the Needle (1981) .... Lucy
Forgive Our Foolish Ways (1980) (TV) .... Vivien Lanyon
Mr. Patman (1980) .... Peabody
... aka Crossover (USA: video title)
"Play for Today"
- Dreams of Leaving (1980) TV Episode .... Caroline
- Licking Hitler (1978) TV Episode .... Anna Seaton
"Thérèse Raquin" (1980) (mini) TV Series .... Thérèse

Dracula (1979) .... Lucy Seward
Measure for Measure (1979) (TV) .... Isabella
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Measure for Measure (USA: video title)
Bethune (1977) (TV)
The Lady of the Camellias (1976) (TV) .... Marguerite
The Romantic Englishwoman (1975) .... Isabel
... aka Une anglaise romantique (France)
The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975) (TV) .... Mercedes
... aka Conte di Montecristo, Il (Italy)
The Arcata Promise (1974) (TV) .... Laura
"The Onedin Line" (1971) TV Series .... Leonora Biddulph (1973-1974)