
Acting
Kate Nelligan, born Patricia Colleen Nelligan on March 16, 1950, in London, Ontario, Canada, is a retired stage, film, and television actress 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…

Premonition
as Joanne

In from the Night
as Vera Miller

Revisiting Brideshead
as Self (archive footage)

A Wrinkle in Time
as Mrs. Which

Walter and Henry
as Elizabeth

Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111
as Kate O'Rourke

The Cider House Rules
as Olive Worthington

Swing Vote
as Justice Sara Marie Brandwynne

Love Is Strange
as Kathryn McClain

U.S. Marshals
as Walsh

Eleventh Hour
as Gepetto · 1 ep.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Sylvia Quinn · 2 ep.

Million Dollar Babies
as Helena Reid · 2 ep.

Performance
as Kate · 1 ep.

Golden Fiddles
as Anne Balfour · 2 ep.

Therese Raquin
as Thérèse · 3 ep.
The Sunday Drama
as Ann · 1 ep.

The Edwardians
as Alice Keppel · 1 ep.

Country Matters
as Christie Davenport · 1 ep.

Play for Today
as Hilary · 1 ep.
Wolf
1994