Kate Nelligan

Patricia Colleen "Kate" Nelligan (born March 16, 1951) is a Canadian stage, film and television actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kate Nelligan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Dracula (1979)

Romanticized adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 classic. Count Dracula is a subject of fatal attraction to more than one English maiden lady, as he seeks an immortal bride.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Badham
CAST:  Frank Langella  •  Laurence Olivier  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Kate Nelligan

Romanticized adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 classic. Count Dracula is a subject of fatal attraction to more than one English maiden lady, as he seeks an immortal bride.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Badham
CAST:  Frank Langella  •  Laurence Olivier  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Kate Nelligan

Frankie and Johnny (1991)

When Johnny is released from prison following a forgery charge, he quickly lands a job as a short-order cook at a New York diner. Following a brief fling with waitress Cora, Frankie develops an attraction for Cora's friend and fellow waitress Frankie. While Frankie ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Garry Marshall
CAST:  Michelle Pfeiffer  •  Al Pacino  •  Hector Elizondo  •  Kate Nelligan

When Johnny is released from prison following a forgery charge, he quickly lands a job as a short-order cook at a New York diner. Following a brief fling with waitress Cora, Frankie develops an attraction for Cora's friend and fellow waitress Frankie. While Frankie ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Garry Marshall
CAST:  Michelle Pfeiffer  •  Al Pacino  •  Hector Elizondo  •  Kate Nelligan

How to Make an American Quilt (1995)

Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jocelyn Moorhouse
CAST:  Winona Ryder  •  Anne Bancroft  •  Ellen Burstyn  •  Kate Nelligan

Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jocelyn Moorhouse
CAST:  Winona Ryder  •  Anne Bancroft  •  Ellen Burstyn  •  Kate Nelligan

Margaret's Museum (1995)

In a town where half the men die down the coalpit, Margaret MacNeil is quite happy being single in her small Cape Breton island town. Until she meets Neil Currie, a charming and sincere bagpipe-playing, Gaelic-speaking dishwasher. But no matter what you do, you ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mort Ransen
CAST:  Helena Bonham Carter  •  Clive Russell  •  Craig Olejnik  •  Kate Nelligan

In a town where half the men die down the coalpit, Margaret MacNeil is quite happy being single in her small Cape Breton island town. Until she meets Neil Currie, a charming and sincere bagpipe-playing, Gaelic-speaking dishwasher. But no matter what you do, you ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mort Ransen
CAST:  Helena Bonham Carter  •  Clive Russell  •  Craig Olejnik  •  Kate Nelligan

Shadows and Fog (1991)

With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen
CAST:  Woody Allen  •  Mia Farrow  •  Kathy Bates  •  David Ogden Stiers

With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen
CAST:  Woody Allen  •  Mia Farrow  •  Kathy Bates  •  David Ogden Stiers

The Cider House Rules (1999)

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Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physician. But Homer yearns for a self-chosen life outside the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Hallström
CAST:  Tobey Maguire  •  Charlize Theron  •  Delroy Lindo  •  Paul Rudd

Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physician. But Homer yearns for a self-chosen life outside the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Hallström
CAST:  Tobey Maguire  •  Charlize Theron  •  Delroy Lindo  •  Paul Rudd

The Prince of Tides (1991)

A troubled man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her in the process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbra Streisand
CAST:  Nick Nolte  •  Barbra Streisand  •  Blythe Danner  •  Kate Nelligan

A troubled man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her in the process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbra Streisand
CAST:  Nick Nolte  •  Barbra Streisand  •  Blythe Danner  •  Kate Nelligan

U.S. Marshals (1998)

U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it becomes clear that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Baird
CAST:  Tommy Lee Jones  •  Wesley Snipes  •  Robert Downey Jr.  •  Joe Pantoliano

U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it becomes clear that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Baird
CAST:  Tommy Lee Jones  •  Wesley Snipes  •  Robert Downey Jr.  •  Joe Pantoliano

Up Close & Personal (1996)

Tally Atwater has a dream: to be a prime-time network newscaster. She pursues this dream with nothing but ambition, raw talent and a homemade demo tape. Warren Justice is a brilliant, hard edged, veteran newsman. He sees Tally has talent and becomes her mentor. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Avnet
CAST:  Robert Redford  •  Michelle Pfeiffer  •  Stockard Channing  •  Joe Mantegna

Tally Atwater has a dream: to be a prime-time network newscaster. She pursues this dream with nothing but ambition, raw talent and a homemade demo tape. Warren Justice is a brilliant, hard edged, veteran newsman. He sees Tally has talent and becomes her mentor. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Avnet
CAST:  Robert Redford  •  Michelle Pfeiffer  •  Stockard Channing  •  Joe Mantegna

Wolf (1994)

Aging publisher Will Randall is at the end of his rope when a younger co-worker snatches his job out from under his nose. But after being bitten by a wolf, Will suddenly finds himself full of youthful vigor. As he struggles to regain his position, he becomes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Nichols
CAST:  Jack Nicholson  •  Christopher Plummer  •  James Spader  •  Michelle Pfeiffer

Aging publisher Will Randall is at the end of his rope when a younger co-worker snatches his job out from under his nose. But after being bitten by a wolf, Will suddenly finds himself full of youthful vigor. As he struggles to regain his position, he becomes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Nichols
CAST:  Jack Nicholson  •  Christopher Plummer  •  James Spader  •  Michelle Pfeiffer

The Romantic Englishwoman (1975)

What is real and what is fiction? Faced with writer's block with his novel, Lewis Fielding turns to a film script about a woman finding herself after his wife Elizabeth returns from Baden Baden. She didn't quite find herself there but had a brief encounter in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Losey
CAST:  Glenda Jackson  •  Helmut Berger  •  Michael Caine  •  Michael Lonsdale

What is real and what is fiction? Faced with writer's block with his novel, Lewis Fielding turns to a film script about a woman finding herself after his wife Elizabeth returns from Baden Baden. She didn't quite find herself there but had a brief encounter in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Losey
CAST:  Glenda Jackson  •  Helmut Berger  •  Michael Caine  •  Michael Lonsdale

Fatal Instinct (1993)

Ned Ravine is a police officer and lawyer who occasionally defends the delinquents he arrests. He crosses paths with seductive Lola Cain during an assignment and promptly begins an affair with her. Meanwhile, Ned's wife, Lana, is deep in an affair of her own. Lana ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Reiner
CAST:  Armand Assante  •  Sherilyn Fenn  •  Kate Nelligan  •  Sean Young

Ned Ravine is a police officer and lawyer who occasionally defends the delinquents he arrests. He crosses paths with seductive Lola Cain during an assignment and promptly begins an affair with her. Meanwhile, Ned's wife, Lana, is deep in an affair of her own. Lana ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Reiner
CAST:  Armand Assante  •  Sherilyn Fenn  •  Kate Nelligan  •  Sean Young

Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter (1993)

The true story of an eleven year old girl who has a reputation for telling tall tales. So when she accuses her father of molesting her, will anybody believe her story?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jorge Montesi
CAST:  Art Hindle  •  Rosemary Dunsmore  •  Susan Hogan  •  Michelle St. John

The true story of an eleven year old girl who has a reputation for telling tall tales. So when she accuses her father of molesting her, will anybody believe her story?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jorge Montesi
CAST:  Art Hindle  •  Rosemary Dunsmore  •  Susan Hogan  •  Michelle St. John

Kojak: The Price of Justice (1987)

Top New York cop Theo Kojak finds himself trapped in a tangled web of false trials, jealousies and murderous scheming as he investigates the death of two young boys. Their bodies are discovered in a Harlem river, the boys mother is the major suspect. But what ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Metzger
CAST:  Telly Savalas  •  Kate Nelligan  •  Pat Hingle  •  Jack Thompson

Top New York cop Theo Kojak finds himself trapped in a tangled web of false trials, jealousies and murderous scheming as he investigates the death of two young boys. Their bodies are discovered in a Harlem river, the boys mother is the major suspect. But what ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Metzger
CAST:  Telly Savalas  •  Kate Nelligan  •  Pat Hingle  •  Jack Thompson

In from the Night (2006)

Vicki Miller is a writer who has cut herself off from her dysfunctional family. Her life drastically changes when one night, her 16-year-old nephew Bobby shows up unannounced on her doorstep. He looks tired and depressed, and when Vicki realizes that he's run away, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Levin
CAST:  Marcia Gay Harden  •  Taylor Handley  •  Thomas Gibson  •  Kate Nelligan

Vicki Miller is a writer who has cut herself off from her dysfunctional family. Her life drastically changes when one night, her 16-year-old nephew Bobby shows up unannounced on her doorstep. He looks tired and depressed, and when Vicki realizes that he's run away, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Levin
CAST:  Marcia Gay Harden  •  Taylor Handley  •  Thomas Gibson  •  Kate Nelligan

A Mother's Prayer (1995)

Rosemary Holmstrom is struggling to bring up her son following the death of her husband. When she is diagnosed with AIDS, at first she refuses to believe it, but soon turns her attentions to the problem of what will happen to her son when she dies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Elikann
CAST:  Linda Hamilton  •  Corey Parker  •  Noah Fleiss  •  Jenny O'Hara

Rosemary Holmstrom is struggling to bring up her son following the death of her husband. When she is diagnosed with AIDS, at first she refuses to believe it, but soon turns her attentions to the problem of what will happen to her son when she dies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Elikann
CAST:  Linda Hamilton  •  Corey Parker  •  Noah Fleiss  •  Jenny O'Hara

Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher (1989)

Narcissistic Saskatchewan Tory politician Colin Thatcher is engaged in a bitter divorce from his wife Jo-Ann. When a series of court rulings over the divorce go against him, Thatcher decides a more drastic solution is needed - murder! A series of attempts on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Mankiewicz
CAST:  Kate Nelligan  •  Kenneth Welsh  •  Robert Benson  •  Leon Pownall

Narcissistic Saskatchewan Tory politician Colin Thatcher is engaged in a bitter divorce from his wife Jo-Ann. When a series of court rulings over the divorce go against him, Thatcher decides a more drastic solution is needed - murder! A series of attempts on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Mankiewicz
CAST:  Kate Nelligan  •  Kenneth Welsh  •  Robert Benson  •  Leon Pownall

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996)

James Mink is a black man in Canada who has built a very successful livery business, and enjoys a white wife and a beautiful daughter, Mary. An excellent match is arranged with an American businessman, but when he takes his new wife Mary across the border his true ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Pittman
CAST:  Louis Gossett Jr.  •  Kate Nelligan  •  Ruby Dee  •  Peter Outerbridge

James Mink is a black man in Canada who has built a very successful livery business, and enjoys a white wife and a beautiful daughter, Mary. An excellent match is arranged with an American businessman, but when he takes his new wife Mary across the border his true ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Pittman
CAST:  Louis Gossett Jr.  •  Kate Nelligan  •  Ruby Dee  •  Peter Outerbridge

Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111 (2000)

A sensitive and realistic portrayal of the families' grief after the devastating crash of Swissair flight 111, in which all 229 passengers and crew were killed. A woman whose daughter was among the victims meets a fisherman in Nova Scotia who took part in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wellington
CAST:  Hugh Thompson  •  Kate Nelligan  •  Kristin Booth  •  Stacy Smith

A sensitive and realistic portrayal of the families' grief after the devastating crash of Swissair flight 111, in which all 229 passengers and crew were killed. A woman whose daughter was among the victims meets a fisherman in Nova Scotia who took part in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wellington
CAST:  Hugh Thompson  •  Kate Nelligan  •  Kristin Booth  •  Stacy Smith

Control (1987)

An experiment of psychological effects under stressful conditions in a shelter. When fifteen strangers are put into a nuclear shelter to see how long they can survive without interaction with the outside, things work out fine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giuliano Montaldo
CAST:  Ben Gazzara  •  Kate Nelligan  •  Kate Reid  •  Burt Lancaster

An experiment of psychological effects under stressful conditions in a shelter. When fifteen strangers are put into a nuclear shelter to see how long they can survive without interaction with the outside, things work out fine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giuliano Montaldo
CAST:  Ben Gazzara  •  Kate Nelligan  •  Kate Reid  •  Burt Lancaster
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