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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, United Kingdom|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 (movie)|The
Count of Monte Cristo that featured an all-star
cast of British and United States|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 (1979 movie)|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. 


Award wins:
*BAFTA Award|BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a
Supporting Role for Frankie and Johnny (1991)
*Genie Award|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|Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead
Actress in a Drama Series for Road to Avonlea
(1989)
*Genie Award|Genie Award for Best Performance by
an Actress in a Leading Role for White Room (1990)


==Performances==
Filmography (features and television):
*In From the Night  (2005) 
*"Human Cargo" (2004)
*Walter and Henry (2001) 
*The Cider House Rules  (1999)
*U.S. Marshals (movie)|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 film)|Frankie and Johnny
 (1991)
*Eleni  (1985)
*Without a Trace (movie)|Without a Trace  (1983)
*Eye of the Needle  (1981)
*Dracula (1979 movie)|Dracula  (1979)    
*The Lady of the Camellias  (1976) 
*The Romantic Englishwoman  (1975) 
*The Count of Monte Cristo  (1975) 
*The Arcata Promise  (1975)
*The Onedin Line  (1973-1974) (TV series)


Broadway plays:
*An American Daughter  (1997)
*Love Letters  (1989)
*Spoils of War  (1988)
*Serious Money  (1988)
*A Moon for the Misbegotten (1984)
*Plenty  (1983)