Kate Nelligan is an Academy Award nominated Canadian stage, film and television actress.

Nelligan, the fourth of six children, was born in London, Ontario to Josephine Alice and Patrick Joseph Nelligan, a factory repairman. Her mother, suffered from alcohol abuse and other psychological problems, and was subsequently institutionalized. 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.

Nelligan has appeared in more than 50 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.

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