Katherine Kellgren


Katherine Ingrid Kellgren or Kjellgren was an American actress, known for her narration of audiobooks.

Early life and education

Born in New York City, Kellgren undertook a large proportion of her schooling in London. She studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Career

Kellgren recorded radio plays early in her career, which prepared her for audiobook reader work.
Kellgren recorded over three hundred audiobooks. 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 Magazines Audiobook of the Year. She was named a Voice of Choice by Booklist magazine, and is on AudioFile magazine's list of Golden Voices.
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.

Personal life

She married writer David Cote in 2011. She died on January 10, 2018 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Hospital from complications of cancer.

Awards

Kellgren was the 2011 Booklist Voice of Choice. She won and was nominated for many awards for her audiobook work.
A list of her award wins follows:
TitleAuthorAwardYearCategoryPublisher
Wild Rover No More: Being the Last Recorded Account of the Life & Times of Jacky FaberL.A. MeyerAudie Award2016Best Female NarratorListen & Live Audio
The Twelve Clues of Christmas: A Royal Spyness MysteryRhys BowenAudie Award2014Solo Narration - FemaleAudible, Inc.
Viva Jacquelina! Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Over the Hills and Far AwayL.A. MeyerAudie Award2014TeenListen & Live Audio
The Boy in the SuitcaseLene KaaberbølAgnete FriisAudie Award2013Solo Narration - FemaleAudioGO
DraculaBram StokerAudie Award2013Distinguished Achievement in Production
Multi-voiced performance		Audible, Inc.
SwordspointEllen KushnerAudie Award2013Audio DramaAudible, Inc.
The Wake of the Lorelei LeeL.A. MeyerAudie Award2012TeenListen & Live Audio
StoriesNeil Gaiman
Al Sarrantino		Audie Award2011Short Stories / CollectionsHarper Audio
Grayling's SongKaren CushmanAudioFile Earphones2010Best Voice in Children & Family ListeningRecorded Books
Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady
L.A. MeyerAudie Award2009Solo Narration - Female
Teen
Distinguished Achievement in Production		Listen & Live Audio
In the Belly of the BloodhoundL.A. MeyerAudioFile Earphones2009Best Voice in Young AdultListen & Live Audio
The Curse of the Blue TattooL.A. MeyerAudioFile Earphones2008Best in Young AdultListen & Live Audio
Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's BoyL.A. MeyerAudie Award2008Children's Titles for Ages 12+Listen & Live Audio
The Case of the Bizarre BouquetsNancy SpringerAudioFile Earphones2008Best Voice in Children & Family ListeningRecorded Books