Kate Nelligan

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Kate Nelligan (born Patricia Colleen Nelligan on March 16, 1950) is an Academy Award nominated Canadian stage, film and television actress. <p>Nelligan, the fourth of six children, was born in London, Ontario to Josephine Alice and Patrick Joseph Nelligan, a factory repairman. Her mother, whom Nelligan has described as "very powerful, very brilliant and very, very crazy", 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. <p>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...