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Patricia Colleen Nelligan (born March 16, 1950), known professionally as Kate Nelligan, is a Canadian stage, film and television actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1991 film The Prince of Tides, and the same year won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Frankie and Johnny. She is also a four-time Tony Award nominee for her work on Broadway, receiving nominations for Plenty (1983), A Moon for the Misbegotten (1984), Serious Money (1988) and Spoils of War (1989).
Her mother, whom Nelligan has described as "very powerful, very brilliant and very, very crazy", Bored with being a lady, actress Kate Nelligan gets down to earthy People Weekly, January 27, 1992. suffered from alcohol abuse and other psychological problems, and was institutionalized. Nelligan attended London South Collegiate Institute in London, Ontario, where she went by “Trish”, and then studied at Glendon College in Toronto, but did not graduate. Senior Executive Cites Liberal Arts Education for Success Glendon Instead, she switched to studies at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.
In 1977, again with the National Theatre, Nelligan gave a "stunning" performance as Marianne, opposite Stephen Rea, in Horváth's Tales from the Vienna Woods directed by Maximilian Schell. Also in 1977, she played the part of Rosalind in As You Like It, directed by Trevor Nunn, opposite Peter McEnery in Stratford-upon-Avon and the following year in London. This she followed with Plenty, another play from David Hare, at the National Theatre, for which she received the 1978 "Best Actress" Evening Standard Theatre Award, with a runner-up position as "Best Actress in a New Play" in that season's Olivier Award. She was cast in a similar role, playing opposite Bill Paterson, in Hare's BAFTA-award-winning companion play Licking Hitler, for BBC television.
Again on screen, in 1978 Nelligan played the part of Isabella in the BBC Television Shakespeare production of Measure for Measure, a performance that led the New York Times to describe her as providing "the image of idealized faultlessness"."Measure for Measure", Liner notes, The Shakespeare Collection, BBC DVD, originally broadcast February 18, 1979. In 1979, she was the female lead alongside Frank Langella and Laurence Olivier in Dracula. In 1981, she starred opposite fellow Canadian 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 nominations for the Tony Award as Best Actress in a Play three times and one Featured Actress in a Play between 1983 and 1989 for the five Broadway theatre plays in which she appeared. "Kate Nelligan Broadway" Playbill. (vault). Retrieved March 11, 2016
In 1991, Nelligan won a BAFTA for "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" for her performance in Frankie and Johnny. "'Frankie and Johnny' Awards" allmovie.com. Retrieved March 12, 2016 For her performance in the 1991 film The Prince of Tides she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The Prince of Tides tcm.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016 Between 1987 and 2004, she was nominated for five Gemini Awards for her performances in Canadian television mini-series and films and won twice, both in 1993. "Gemini Awards, Kate Nelligan" academy.ca. Retrieved March 11, 2016 In 1996, she played the wife of James Mink in the CBS television film Captive Heart: The James Mink Story.O'Connor, John J. "Slavery as Experienced By a Mixed-Race Couple" The New York Times, April 12, 1996
Career
In August 1972, Nelligan launched her professional stage career as a "funny and convincing" Corie in the Bristol Old Vic production of Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon. In the Bristol Old Vic studio space in the following April she took the role of Leila in The Screens, an abridgement by Howard Brenton of Jean Genet's savage Les Paravents. On television, she appeared in a regular role in the British television series The Onedin Line. In 1974, she was invited to London to play the part of Jenny in David Hare's play Knuckle at the Comedy Theatre, followed by a season with the National Theatre playing Ellie in Heartbreak House. 1975 saw her appear opposite Anthony Hopkins in the televised 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.
Personal life
Nelligan and American composer Robert Reale married in 1989. Together they have a son. The couple divorced in 2000.
Filmography
Film
1975 Isabel 1979 Dracula Lucy Seward 1980 Crossover Peabody 1981 Eye of the Needle Lucy Rose 1983 Without a Trace Susan Selky 1985 Eleni Eleni Gatzoyiannis 1987 Control Sarah Howell 1990 White Room Jane 1991 Frankie and Johnny Cora 1991 Shadows and Fog Eve 1991 Lila Wingo Newbury 1993 Fatal Instinct Lana Ravine 1994 Wolf Charlotte Randall 1995 Margaret's Museum Catherine MacNeil 1995 How to Make an American Quilt Constance Saunders 1996 Up Close & Personal Joanna Kennelly 1998 U.S. Marshals US Marshal Catherine Walsh 1998 Boy Meets Girl Mrs. Jones 1999 Olive Worthington 2007 Premonition Joanne
Television
1971 Great Performances Laura "The Arcata Promise" 1973 Alice Keppel "Daisy" 1973 Country Matters Christie Davenport "The Four Beauties" 1973–74 Leonora Biddulph Recurring role 1974 ITV Sunday Night Drama Laura "The Arcata Promise" 1975 Mercedes TV film 1976 Marguerite Gautier "1.1", "1.2" 1977 Ann "Treats" 1977 Play for Today Hilary "Do as I Say" 1978 Play for Today Anna Seaton "Licking Hitler" 1979 Measure for Measure Isabella TV film – BBC Shakespeare series 1980 Thérèse Raquin Thérèse Raquin TV miniseries 1980 Play for Today Caroline "Dreams of Leaving" 1980 Forgive Our Foolish Ways Vivien Lanyon TV series 1982 Victims Ruth Hession TV film 1987 Kitty TV film 1989 JoAnn Thatcher TV film 1991 American Playhouse Barbara Hoyle "Three Hotels" 1991 Performance Kate "Old Times" 1992 Road to Avonlea Sydney Carver "After the Honeymoon" 1992 Kay TV film 1992 Holly Plum TV film 1992 Heritage Minutes Emily Murphy "Emily Murphy" 1993 Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter Susan Miori TV film 1993 Stephanie Chadford TV film 1994 Golden Fiddles Anne Balfour TV miniseries 1994 In Spite of Love Elise TV film 1994 Million Dollar Babies Helena Reid TV miniseries 1995 Sheila Walker TV film 1996 Captive Heart: The James Mink Story Elizabeth Mink TV film 1996 Calm at Sunset, Calm at Dawn Margaret Pfeiffer TV film 1999 Love Is Strange Kathryn McClain TV film 1999 Swing Vote Justice Sara Marie Brandwynne TV film 2000 Blessed Strangers: After Flight 111 Kate O'Rourke TV film 2001 Walter and Henry Elizabeth TV film 2003 Mrs. Which TV film 2004 Human Cargo Nina Wade TV miniseries 2006 In from the Night Vera Miller TV film 2008 Eleventh Hour Gepetto "Resurrection" 2010 Judge Sylvia Quinn "Ace", "Gray"
Broadway plays
Awards and nominations
1978 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a New Play Plenty 1979 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress Measure for Measure 1980 Dreams of Leaving / Therese Raquin / Forgive Our Foolish Ways 1983 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play Plenty 1984 A Moon for the Misbegotten 1988 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play Serious Money 1989 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play Spoils of War 1989 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Road to Avonlea 1990 Gemini Award for Best Actress in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries 1990 Genie Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role White Room 1991 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress The Prince of Tides 1991 BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Frankie and Johnny 1993 Gemini Award The Diamond Fleece 1995 Genie Award Margaret's Museum
External links
Categories: 1950 Births, Canadian Film Actresses, Canadian Stage Actresses, Canadian Television Actresses, Best Supporting Actress Bafta Award Winners, Best Supporting Actress Genie And Canadian Screen Award Winners, Actresses From London, Ontario, Alumni Of The Royal Central School Of Speech And Drama, Living People, Canadian Expatriate Actresses In The United Kingdom, Glendon College Alumni
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