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Kate Nelligan

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Cando-American actress Kate Nelligan has had a successful acting career in her native Canada, in Britain and in the United States. Born Patricia Colleen Nelligan on March 16, 1951 in London, Ontario, Kate was the daughter of blue collar-worker Patrick Nelligan and his wife Josephine (née Deir), a schoolteacher who suffered from alcoholism and mental illness... See full bio »

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Patricia Colleen Nelligan
in London, Ontario, Canada
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2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Judge Sylvia Quinn
– Gray (2010) … Judge Sylvia Quinn
– Ace (2010) … Judge Sylvia Quinn
 
2008 Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Gepetto
– Resurrection (2008) … Gepetto
 
2007/I Premonition
Joanne
 
2006 In from the Night (TV movie)
Vera Miller
 
2004 Human Cargo (TV mini-series)
Nina Wade
 
2003 A Wrinkle in Time (TV movie)
Mrs. Which
 
2001 Walter and Henry (TV movie)
Elizabeth
 
2000 Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111 (TV movie)
Kate O'Rourke
 
1999 The Cider House Rules
Olive Worthington
 
1999 Swing Vote (TV movie)
Justice Sara Marie Brandwynne
 
1999 Love Is Strange (TV movie)
Kathryn McClain
 
1998/II Boy Meets Girl
Mrs. Jones
 
1998 U.S. Marshals
United States Marshal Catherine Walsh
 
1998 Heritage Minute (TV series)
Emily Murphy
– Emily Murphy (1998) … Emily Murphy
 
1996 Calm at Sunset (TV movie)
Margaret Pfeiffer
 
1996 Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (TV movie)
Elizabeth Mink
 
1996 Up Close & Personal
Joanna Kennelly
 
1995 How to Make an American Quilt
Constance
 
1995 Margaret's Museum
Catherine MacNeil
 
1995 A Mother's Prayer (TV movie)
Sheila Walker
 
1994 Million Dollar Babies (TV movie)
Helena Reid
 
1994 Wolf
Charlotte Randall
 
1994 In Spite of Love (TV movie)
Elise
 
1994 By Woman's Hand
Narrator
 
1993 Fatal Instinct
Lana Ravine
 
1993 Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story (TV movie)
Stephanie Chadford
 
1993 Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter (TV movie)
Susan Miori
 
1992 The Diamond Fleece (TV movie)
Holly Plum
 
1992 Terror Stalks the Class Reunion (TV movie)
Kay
 
1992 Avonlea (TV series)
Sydney Carver
– After the Honeymoon (1992) … Sydney Carver
 
1991 The Prince of Tides
Lila Wingo Newbury
 
1991 Shadows and Fog
Eve
 
1991 Performance (TV series)
Kate
– Old Times (1991) … Kate
 
1991 Frankie and Johnny
Cora
 
1991 Golden Fiddles (TV mini-series)
Anne Balfour
 
1991 American Playhouse (TV series)
Barbara Hoyle
– Three Hotels (1991) … Barbara Hoyle
 
1990 White Room
Jane
 
1989 Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher (TV movie)
JoAnn Thatcher
 
1987 Kojak: The Price of Justice (TV movie)
Kitty
 
1987 Control
Sarah Howell
 
1985 Eleni
Eleni
 
1983 Without a Trace
Susan Selky
 
1982 Victims (TV movie)
Ruth Hession
 
1981 Eye of the Needle
Lucy
 
1980 Forgive Our Foolish Ways (TV movie)
Vivien Lanyon
 
1980 Mr. Patman
Peabody
 
1980 Thérèse Raquin (TV mini-series)
Thérèse Raquin / Thérèse LeClaire
– Episode #1.3 (1980) … Thérèse LeClaire
– Episode #1.2 (1980) … Thérèse Raquin
– Episode #1.1 (1980) … Thérèse Raquin
 
1977-1980 Play for Today (TV series)
Anna Seaton / Caroline / Hilary
– Dreams of Leaving (1980) … Caroline
– Licking Hitler (1978) … Anna Seaton
– Do as I Say (1977) … Hilary
 
1979 Dracula
Lucy Seward
 
1979 Measure for Measure (TV movie)
Isabella
 
1974-1977 ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV series)
Ann / Laura
– Treats (1977) … Ann
– The Arcata Promise (1974) … Laura
 
1977 Bethune (TV movie)
Frances Bethune
 
1976 The Lady of the Camellias (TV movie)
Marguerite
 
1975 The Romantic Englishwoman
Isabel
 
1975 The Count of Monte-Cristo (TV movie)
Mercedes
 
1973-1974 The Onedin Line (TV series)
Leonora Biddulph / Leonara Biddulph
– The Passenger (1974) … Leonora Biddulph
– Port Out, Starboard Home (1974) … Leonora Biddulph
– The Silver Caddy (1974) … Leonora Biddulph
– Over the Horizon (1974) … Leonora Biddulph
– A Proposal of Marriage (1973) … Leonara Biddulph
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1973 Country Matters (TV mini-series)
Christine
– The Four Beauties (1973) … Christine
 
1973 The Edwardians (TV mini-series)
Alice Keppel
– Daisy (1973) … Alice Keppel
 
1970 Great Performances (TV series)
Laura
– The Arcata Promise … Laura
 
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1995 Wigstock: The Movie (documentary) (thanks)
 
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2007 Glimpses of the Future: Making 'Premonition' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1997 Stolen Moments (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1997 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 April 1997 (1997) … Herself
 
1997 Rape: A Crime of War (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1994 Into the Deep (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1994 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 24 June 1994 (1994) … Herself
 
1993 Marcel Proust: A Writer's Life (TV movie)
Herself/Narrator
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1992 The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actress/Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
 
1991 Backstage at Masterpiece Theatre (TV special)
Herself
 
1984 The 38th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Leading Actress in a Play
 
1978 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 24 May 1978 (1978) … Herself
– Episode dated 17 May 1978 (1978) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2004 The Revamping of Dracula (video documentary short)
 
2004 Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (TV documentary)
Catherine
 

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(1974) Stage: Appeared in David Hare's "Knuckle," at the Comedy Theatre London, England, with Edward Fox in the cast. Michael Blakemore was director. See more »

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5' 6½" (1.69 m)
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