Katherine Ingrid Kellgren or Kjellgren (1969 – January 10, 2018)Ancestry.com. ''New York, New York, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018'' atabase on-line Lehi, Utah, US: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. was an American actress, known for her narration of

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Personal life and education

Kellgren was born in 1969 in

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, though she undertook a large proportion of her schooling in London. She studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. In 2011, Kellgren married writer David Cote in 2011. She died on January 10, 2018, at

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from complications of cancer.

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

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and among her titles are five recipients of the

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, as well as numerous

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, ''

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'' Listen Up Awards, and ''ForeWord Magazine''s Audiobook of the Year. She was named a Voice of Choice by ''

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'' 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 ''

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'' in 2003 with the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey.

Awards and honors

As a narrator, Kellgren was the 2011 ''

'' Voice of Choice. ''AudioFile'' named her a Golden Voice Narrator. She won 11

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and 43

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and was a finalist for numerous other awards.

Awards

"Best of" lists

References

External links

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