Katherine Kellgren
Katherine Kellgren in Central Park
Born1969 (1969)
New York City, US
DiedJanuary 10, 2018(2018-01-10) (aged 48–49)
New York City, US
Alma materLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
OccupationActress
Years active1996–2018
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​

Katherine Ingrid Kellgren or Kjellgren (1969 – January 10, 2018)[1][2][3] was an American actress, known for her narration of audiobooks.[2]

Personal life and education

Kellgren was born in 1969 in New York City, though she undertook a large proportion of her schooling in London. She studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[4][5]

Kellgren married writer David Cote in 2011.[3]

She died on January 10, 2018, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center from complications of cancer.[4][6]

Career

Kellgren recorded radio plays early in her career, which prepared her for audiobook reader work.[7]

Kellgren recorded over three hundred audiobooks.[8] She was a multiple winner of the Audie Award and among her titles are five recipients of the American Library Association's Odyssey Award, as well as numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards, Publishers Weekly Listen Up Awards, and ForeWord Magazine's Audiobook of the Year. She was named a Voice of Choice by Booklist magazine, and is on AudioFile magazine's list of Golden Voices.[9]

In addition to her audiobook work, Kellgren performed on the stage, notably Laura in The Glass Menagerie in 2003 with the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey.[10]

Awards and honors

As a narrator, Kellgren was the 2011 Booklist Voice of Choice.[11] AudioFile named her a Golden Voice Narrator.[2] She won 11 Audie Awards and 43 Earphone Awards and was a finalist for numerous other awards.

Awards

Awards for Kellgren's narrations, alphabetical order by author's last name
Year Author Title Publisher Award Result Ref.
2007 Sarah Bradford Diana Penguin Audio Audie Award for Biography/Memoir Finalist [12]
2008 L.A. Meyer Bloody Jack Listen & Live Audio Audie Award for Children's Title for Ages 12+ Winner [13]
L.A. Meyer Bloody Jack Listen & Live Audio Odyssey Award Honor [14][15][16]
2009 L.A. Meyer Curse of the Blue Tattoo Listen & Live Audio Audie Award for Distinguished Achievement in Production Winner [17]
L.A. Meyer Curse of the Blue Tattoo Listen & Live Audio Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female Winner [17]
L.A. Meyer Curse of the Blue Tattoo Listen & Live Audio Audie Award for Teens Winner [17]
L.A. Meyer Curse of the Blue Tattoo Listen & Live Audio Odyssey Award Honor [18][19]
2010 Karen Cushman Grayling's Song Recorded Books Earphone Award for Best Voice in Children & Family Listening Winner [2]
L.A. Meyer In the Belly of the Bloodhound Listen & Live Audio Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female Finalist [20]
L.A. Meyer In the Belly of the Bloodhound Listen & Live Audio Audie Award for Teens Finalist [20]
L.A. Meyer In the Belly of the Bloodhound Listen & Live Audio Odyssey Award Honor [21][22]
L.A. Meyer Mississippi Jack Listen & Live Audio Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female Finalist [20]
L.A. Meyer Mississippi Jack Listen & Live Audio Audie Award for Teens Finalist [20]
2011 Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias S. Buckell The Alchemist and the Executioness Audible, Inc. Audie Award for Original Work Finalist [23]
Rhys Bowen Her Royal Spyness Audible, Inc. Audie Award for Mystery Finalist [23]
Paul Crilley The Invisible Order Audible, Inc. Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female Finalist [23]
Karen Cushman Alchemy and Meggy Swan Random House Audio Audie Award for Children' Titles for Ages 8-12 Finalist [23]
Karen Cushman Alchemy and Meggy Swan Random House Audio Odyssey Award Honor [24][25]
Neil Gaiman and the Twitterverse Hearts, Keys and Puppetry AudioGO Audie Award for Original Work Finalist [23]
Steve Hockensmith and Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Audible, Inc./Brilliance Audio Audie Award for Fiction Finalist [23]
L.A. Meyer Rapture of the Deep Listen & Live Audio Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top 10 [26]
L.A. Meyer Rapture of the Deep Listen & Live Audio Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female Finalist [23]
Rick Riordan The Red Pyramid Audible, Inc. Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year Finalist [23]
Neil Gaiman Stories: All-New Tales Harper Audio Audie Award for Short Stories / Collections Winner [23]
2012 Ilsa J. Bick Ashes Audible, Inc./Brilliance Audio Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female Finalist [27]
Rhys Bowen Naughty in Nice Audible, Inc. Audie Award for Mystery Finalist [27]
Nicola Cornick Notorious Audible, Inc. Audie Award for Romance Finalist [27]
Steve Hockensmith Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Audible, Inc./Brilliance Audio Audie Award for Fantasy Finalist [27]
L.A. Meyer The Wake of the Lorelei Lee Listen & Live Audio Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top 10 [28]
L.A. Meyer The Wake of the Lorelei Lee Listen & Live Audio Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female Finalist [27]
L.A. Meyer The Wake of the Lorelei Lee Listen & Live Audio Audie Award for Teen Finalist [27]
Eudora Welty The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty Audible, Inc. Audie Award for Short Stories or Collections Finalist [27]
Maryrose Wood The Hidden Gallery HarperAudio/Books on Tape Audie Award for Children' Titles for Ages 8-12 Finalist [27]
2013 Carmen Agra Deedy and Randall Wright The Cheshire Cat Listening Library Audie Award for Children's Titles Ages 8-12 Finalist [29]
Elizabeth Fama Monstrous Beauty Odyssey Award Honor [30]
Lene KaaberbølAgnete Friis The Boy in the Suitcase AudioGO Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female Winner [29]
Lene KaaberbølAgnete Friis The Boy in the Suitcase AudioGO Audie Award for Thriller/Suspense Finalist [29]
Alethea Kontis Enchanted Brilliance Audio Audie Award for Teens Finalist [29]
Ellen Kushner Swordspoint Audible, Inc. Audie Award for Audio Drama Winner [29]
Bram Stoker Dracula Audible, Inc. Audie Award for Classics Finalist [29]
Bram Stoker Dracula Audible, Inc. Audie Award for Distinguished Achievement in Production Winner [31][29]
Bram Stoker Dracula Audible, Inc. Audie Award for Multi-Voiced Performance Winner [31][29]
Maryrose Wood The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, Book III HarperAudio Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female Finalist [29]
2014 Rhys Bowen Heirs and Graces Audible, Inc. Audie Award for Mystery Finalist [32]
Rhys Bowen The Twelve Clues of Christmas: Audible, Inc. Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female Winner [32]
Caroline Carlson Magic Marks the Spot HarperAudio Audie Award for Children's Titles Ages 8-12 Finalist [32]
Michael B. Kaplan Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake Live Oak Media Audie Award for Children's Titles for Ages Up to 8 Finalist [32]
L.A. Meyer Viva Jacquelina! Listen & Live Audio Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top 10 [33]
L.A. Meyer Viva Jacquelina! Listen & Live Audio Audie Award for Teen Winner [32]
2015 Erika Johansen The Queen of the Tearling HarperAudio Audie Award for Fantasy Finalist [34]
Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman The Swords of Riverside SueMedia Productions for Neil Gaiman/ACX Audie Award for Audio Drama Finalist [34]
L.A. Meyer Boston Jacky Listen & Live Audio, Inc. Audie Award for Best Female Narrator Finalist [34]
L.A. Meyer Boston Jacky Listen & Live Audio, Inc. Audie Award for Teens Finalist [34]
Beatrix Potter Timeless Tales of Beatrix Potter Tantor Media Audie Award for Children's Titles for Ages Up to 8 Finalist [34]
2016 Rhys Bowen Malice at the Palace Audible Studios Audie Award for Mystery Finalist [35]
L.A. Meyer Wild Rover No More Listen & Live Audio Audie Award for Best Female Narrator Finalist [35]
Maryrose Wood The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place HarperAudio Audie Award for Middle Grade Title Finalist [35]
2017 Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows My Lady Jane HarperAudio Audie Award for Young Adult Title Finalist [36]
2018 Rhys Bowen On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service Audible Studios Audie Award for Mystery Finalist [37]

"Best of" lists

Year Title List Ref.
2006 Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [38]
2008 Bloody Jack by L. A. Meyer Notable Children's Recordings [39]
2010 In the Belly of the Bloodhound by L. A. Meyer Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [40]
2011 Alchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen Cushman Notable Children's Recordings [41]
Alchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen Cushman Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [26]
The Curious Garden Notable Children's Recordings [41]
Enola Holmes: The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan by Nancy Springer Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [26]
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Hidden Gallery (2011) by Maryrose Wood Booklist Editors' Choice: Media [42]
What to Do about Alice? Notable Children's Recordings [41]
2012 Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms Notable Children's Recordings [43]
One of Our Thursdays is Missing by Jasper Fforde Listen List [44]
Sophomore Switch by Abby McDonald Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [45]
2013 Enchanted by Alethea Kontis Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [46][47]
Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [47]
2015 The Knockoff by Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza Booklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Adults [48]
The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen Listen List [49]
Wild Rover No More by L. A. Meyer Booklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Youth [50]
2016 The Knockoff by Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza Listen List: Outstanding Audio Narration [51]
Grayling's Song by Karen Cushman Booklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Youth [52]
2017 The Cat Who Came In off the Roof by Annie M. G. Schmidt Booklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Youth [53]
The Cat Who Came In off the Roof by Annie M. G. Schmidt Notable Children's Recordings [54]
Grayling's Song by Karen Cushman Notable Children's Recordings [54]

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