Kate Nelligan (born Patricia Colleen Nelligan; March 16, 1950) is a Canadian retired actress, who was 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 in The Onedin Line and her film debut in The Romantic Englishwoman (1975).
In the early 1980s, she relocated to New York, where she garnered critical acclaim on Broadway, earning four Tony Award nominations for Plenty (1983), A Moon for the Misbegotten (1984), Serious Money (1988), and Spoils of War (1989). Her film career flourished with standout roles in Eye of the Needle (1981) opposite Donald Sutherland, Without a Trace (1983), and later Frankie and Johnny (1991), for which she won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress; she also received an Academy Award nomination for The Prince of Tides (1991). Other notable films include Wolf (1994), U.S. Marshals (1998), and The Cider House Rules (1999). Kate Nelligan(1950년생, London, Ontario, Canada) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 도망자 2, 울프, 프리모니션이 있으며, 그 외에도 로 앤 오더: 성범죄전담반, Play for Today, Film '72, American Playhouse, Heritage Minutes, The BBC Television Shakespeare, Performance, Eleventh Hour, 사이더 하우스, 프랭키와 쟈니, The Sunday Drama, 그림자와 안개 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2008년 Eleventh Hour에서 Gepetto 역을 맡았다. 2007년 프리모니션에서 Joanne 역을 맡았다. 2006년 In from the Night에서 Vera Miller 역을 맡았다.