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Kate Nelligan

Kate Nelligan

3 films · 326 frames · top-billed in 1 · 19911993

Born 16 March 1950 · London, Ontario, Canada

Kate Nelligan 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.

Awards

On FrameThrower we have: 3 films · 326 frames · top-billed in 1 · 19911993

  • Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress1978

How their films are shot

Measured across 326 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Kate takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 3 films we hold, 45% of their frames are night, 44% natural — the look of the work Kate takes.

Time of day

Night45%
Day42%
Interior8%
Golden hour4%

Lighting

Natural44%
Low key30%
High key25%

Shot size

Medium58%
Closeup19%
Wide16%
Fullbody5%

Camera angle

Eye level94%
High angle5%

Mood

Neutral75%
Tense10%
Lonely6%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

A reference database for filmmakers

FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 326 frames from Kate Nelligan's 3 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.