Katherine Kellgren Explained

Katherine Kellgren
Birth Place:	New York City, US
Alma Mater:	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Death Place:	New York City, US
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	1996–2018

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

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.

She died on January 10, 2018, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center from complications of cancer.^[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 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.^[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. 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		Diana	Penguin Audio		Finalist	^[12]
2008		Bloody Jack	Listen & Live Audio	Audie Award for Children's Title for Ages 12+	Winner	^[13]
		Bloody Jack	Listen & Live Audio	Odyssey Award	Honor	^[14] ^[15] ^[16]
2009		Curse of the Blue Tattoo	Listen & Live Audio	Audie Award for Distinguished Achievement in Production	Winner	^[17]
		Curse of the Blue Tattoo	Listen & Live Audio	Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female	Winner
		Curse of the Blue Tattoo	Listen & Live Audio	Audie Award for Teens	Winner
		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
		In the Belly of the Bloodhound	Listen & Live Audio		Finalist	^[20]
		In the Belly of the Bloodhound	Listen & Live Audio	Audie Award for Teens	Finalist
		In the Belly of the Bloodhound	Listen & Live Audio	Odyssey Award	Honor	^[21] ^[22]
		Mississippi Jack	Listen & Live Audio		Finalist
		Mississippi Jack	Listen & Live Audio	Audie Award for Teens	Finalist
2011	and Tobias S. Buckell		Audible, Inc.	Audie Award for Original Work	Finalist
		Her Royal Spyness	Audible, Inc.	Audie Award for Mystery	Finalist
			Audible, Inc.	Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female	Finalist
		Alchemy and Meggy Swan	Random House Audio	Audie Award for Children' Titles for Ages 8-12	Finalist
		Alchemy and Meggy Swan	Random House Audio	Odyssey Award	Honor	^[23] ^[24]
	and the Twitterverse	Hearts, Keys and Puppetry	AudioGO	Audie Award for Original Work	Finalist
	and Jane Austen	Pride and Prejudice and Zombies	Audible, Inc./Brilliance Audio	Audie Award for Fiction	Finalist
		Rapture of the Deep	Listen & Live Audio	Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults	Top 10	^[25]
		Rapture of the Deep	Listen & Live Audio	Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female	Finalist
			Audible, Inc.	Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year	Finalist	^[26]
		Stories: All-New Tales	Harper Audio	Audie Award for Short Stories / Collections	Winner
2012		Ashes	Audible, Inc./Brilliance Audio	Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female	Finalist
		Naughty in Nice	Audible, Inc.	Audie Award for Mystery	Finalist
		Notorious	Audible, Inc.	Audie Award for Romance	Finalist
		Pride and Prejudice and Zombies	Audible, Inc./Brilliance Audio	Audie Award for Fantasy	Finalist
			Listen & Live Audio	Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults	Top 10	^[27]
		The Wake of the Lorelei Lee	Listen & Live Audio	Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female	Finalist
		The Wake of the Lorelei Lee	Listen & Live Audio	Audie Award for Teen	Finalist
			Audible, Inc.	Audie Award for Short Stories or Collections	Finalist
			HarperAudio/Books on Tape	Audie Award for Children' Titles for Ages 8-12	Finalist	^[28]
2013	and Randall Wright		Listening Library	Audie Award for Children's Titles Ages 8-12	Finalist	^[29]
		Monstrous Beauty		Odyssey Award	Honor	^[30]
	Lene KaaberbølAgnete Friis	The Boy in the Suitcase	AudioGO	Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female	Winner
	Lene KaaberbølAgnete Friis	The Boy in the Suitcase	AudioGO	Audie Award for Thriller/Suspense	Finalist
		Enchanted	Brilliance Audio	Audie Award for Teens	Finalist
	Ellen Kushner	Swordspoint	Audible, Inc.	Audie Award for Audio Drama	Winner
	Bram Stoker	Dracula	Audible, Inc.	Audie Award for Classics	Finalist
	Bram Stoker	Dracula	Audible, Inc.	Audie Award for Distinguished Achievement in Production	Winner	^[31]
	Bram Stoker	Dracula	Audible, Inc.	Audie Award for Multi-Voiced Performance	Winner
			HarperAudio	Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female	Finalist
2014		Heirs and Graces	Audible, Inc.	Audie Award for Mystery	Finalist
		The Twelve Clues of Christmas:	Audible, Inc.	Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female	Winner
		Magic Marks the Spot	HarperAudio	Audie Award for Children's Titles Ages 8-12	Finalist
		Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake	Live Oak Media	Audie Award for Children's Titles for Ages Up to 8	Finalist	^[32]
		Viva Jacquelina!	Listen & Live Audio	Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults	Top 10	^[33]
		Viva Jacquelina!	Listen & Live Audio	Audie Award for Teen	Winner
2015			HarperAudio	Audie Award for Fantasy	Finalist
	and Delia Sherman		SueMedia Productions for Neil Gaiman/ACX	Audie Award for Audio Drama	Finalist
		Boston Jacky	Listen & Live Audio, Inc.	Audie Award for Best Female Narrator	Finalist
		Boston Jacky	Listen & Live Audio, Inc.	Audie Award for Teens	Finalist
		Timeless Tales of Beatrix Potter	Tantor Media	Audie Award for Children's Titles for Ages Up to 8	Finalist	^[34]
2016		Malice at the Palace	Audible Studios	Audie Award for Mystery	Finalist
		Wild Rover No More	Listen & Live Audio	Audie Award for Best Female Narrator	Finalist	^[35]
			HarperAudio	Audie Award for Middle Grade Title	Finalist
2017	, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows	My Lady Jane	HarperAudio	Audie Award for Young Adult Title	Finalist	^[36]
2018		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
		Notable Children's Recordings
	Enola Holmes The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan by Nancy Springer	Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults
	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
2012	Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms	Notable Children's Recordings	^[43]
	Sophomore Switch by Abby McDonald	Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults	^[44]
2013	Enchanted by Alethea Kontis	Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults	^[45] ^[46]
	Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama	Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults
2015	by Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza	Booklist Editors' Choice Audio for Adults	^[47]
	by Erika Johansen	Listen List	^[48]
	Wild Rover No More by L. A. Meyer	Booklist Editors' Choice Audio for Youth	^[49]
2016	by Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza	Listen List: Outstanding Audio Narration	^[50]
	Grayling's Song by Karen Cushman	Booklist Editors' Choice Audio for Youth	^[51]
2017	by Annie M. G. Schmidt	Booklist Editors' Choice Audio for Youth	^[52]
	by Annie M. G. Schmidt	Notable Children's Recordings	^[53]
	Grayling's Song by Karen Cushman	Notable Children's Recordings

External links

• • AudioFile Magazine Spotlight
• Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Audible, by Katherine Kellgren.

Notes and References

1. Web site: David Cote. Facebook. 2018-07-03. 2023-04-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20230429163509/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D10155316309263041%26set%3Dp.10155316309263041%26type%3D3. live.
2. Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018 [database on-line]. Lehi, Utah, US: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
3. Web site: AudioFile Spotlight: Katherine Kellgren . . 2016-05-23 . https://conifer.rhizome.org/Germinal/wikipedia/20181018133129/https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/narrators/katherine-kellgren/ . 2018-10-18 . live.
4. Web site: Katherine Kjellgren. 2018-01-17. New York Times. Legacy.com. 2018-10-17. 2018-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20181017203232/https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=katherine-kjellgren&pid=187871203. live.
5. Web site: Katherine Kellgren Authors . 2022-09-14 . Macmillan . en-US . 2022-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220914025841/https://us.macmillan.com/author/katherinekellgren . live .
6. Web site: 2018-01-29 . Obituary Note: Katherine Kellgren . 2022-09-14 . . 2022-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220914025843/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3173 . live .
7. News: Actors Today Don't Just Read for the Part. Reading IS the Part. Kaufman. Leslie. 2013-06-30. New York Times. 2019-08-16. Proquest. subscription. 2019-08-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20190817174643/https://search.proquest.com/. dead.
8. News: Remembering Katherine Kellgren. 2018-01-16. BOOK RIOT. 2018-08-13. en-US. 2018-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20180813143256/https://bookriot.com/2018/01/16/remembering-katherine-kellgren/. live.
9. Web site: AudioFile Reference Guide: Katherine Kellgren. . 2016-05-23 . https://conifer.rhizome.org/Germinal/wikipedia/20181018132841/https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/referenceguide/detail/5123/ . 2018-10-18 . live.
10. News: A Family of Seekers, Trapped in their Lives: Review. Siegel. Naomi. 2003-07-06. New York Times. .
11. Web site: Booklist Voice of Choice 2011. Booklistreader.com. 2016-05-23. 2016-09-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20160919020521/http://www.booklistreader.com/2011/06/08/book-awards/jiam-katherine-kellgren-booklist-voice-of-choice/. live.
12. Web site: 2007 Audie Awards® - APA (en-US) . 2022-09-14 . www.audiopub.org . 2022-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220831175008/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2007-audies . dead .
13. Web site: 2008 Audie Awards® - APA (en-US) . 2022-09-14 . www.audiopub.org . 2022-08-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220826031715/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2008-audies . dead .
14. Web site: Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary 'Jacky' Faber, Ship's Boy Awards & Grants . 2022-09-14 . www.ala.org . 2023-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230429163453/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/bloody-jack-being-account-curious-adventures-mary-jacky-faber-ships-boy . live .
15. Web site: 2008-01-14 . 2008 Odyssey Award Winners . 2022-09-14 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en . 2022-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128213832/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2008-odyssey-award-winners . live .
16. Web site: 2008-01-14 . Odyssey Honor Audiobooks: 2008 . 2022-09-13 . . 2022-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220914025841/https://www.booklistonline.com/Odyssey-Honor-Audiobooks/pid=2602180 . live .
17. Web site: 2009 Audie Awards® - APA (en-US) . 2022-09-14 . www.audiopub.org . 2020-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201030154954/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2009-audies . dead .
18. Web site: Curse of the Blue Tattoo Awards & Grants . 2022-09-14 . www.ala.org . 2023-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230429163455/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/curse-blue-tattoo . live .
19. Web site: 2009-01-22 . 2009 Odyssey Award . 2022-09-14 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en . 2022-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128211322/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2009-odyssey-award . live .
20. Web site: 2010 Audie Awards® - APA (en-US) . 2022-09-14 . www.audiopub.org . 2022-08-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220826031716/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2010-audies . dead .
21. Web site: In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber Awards & Grants . 2022-09-14 . www.ala.org . 2023-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230429163455/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/belly-bloodhound-being-account-particularly-peculiar-adventure-life-jacky-faber . live .
22. Web site: 2010-01-13 . 2010 Odyssey Award . 2022-09-14 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en . 2022-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202124540/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2010-odyssey-award . live .
23. Web site: Alchemy and Meggy Swann Awards & Grants . 2022-09-14 . www.ala.org . 2023-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230429163455/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/alchemy-and-meggy-swann . live .
24. Web site: 2012-01-23 . Odyssey Award 2011 . 2022-09-14 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en . 2022-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006000235/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/odyssey/previous/smekday . live .
25. Web site: 2010-12-27 . 2011 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults . 2022-09-14 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en . 2021-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211230111955/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2011-amazing-audiobooks-young-adults . live .
26. Web site: 2011 Audies . 2016-05-23 . Audiopub.org . 2022-09-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220922015807/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2011-audies . dead .
27. Web site: Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . 2012-01-24 . 2012 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top Ten . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120424171145/http://www.ala.org:80/yalsa/audiobooks/2012/topten . 2012-04-24 . 2021-04-03 . American Library Association . en.
28. Web site: 2012 Audie Awards® - APA . 2019-08-17 . www.audiopub.org . 2018-06-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180615214540/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2012 . dead .
29. Web site: 2013 Audie Awards® - APA . 2019-08-17 . www.audiopub.org . 2022-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173322/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2013-audies . dead .
30. Web site: 2014-01-29 . Odyssey Award 2013 . 2022-09-14 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en . 2022-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128015816/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/odyssey-award-2013 . live .
31. Web site: 2013-05-31 . 2013 Audie Awards Winners . 2019-08-17 . Locus Online . en-US . 2019-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190706140443/https://locusmag.com/2013/05/2013-audie-awards-winners/ . live .
32. Web site: 2014 Audies . 2016-05-23 . . 2021-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210310041733/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2014-winners-circle . dead .
33. Web site: Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . 2014-01-30 . 2014 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top Ten . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313163936/http://www.ala.org:80/yalsa/2014-amazing-audiobooks-young-adults-top-ten . 2014-03-13 . 2021-04-03 . American Library Association . en.
34. Web site: 2015 Audie Awards® - APA (en-US) . 2022-09-13 . www.audiopub.org . 2022-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220829201037/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2015-winners-circle . dead .
35. Web site: 2016 Audies . 2016-05-23 . . 2016-06-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160623223709/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2016-winners-circle . dead .
36. Web site: 2017 Audie Awards® - APA (en-US) . 2022-09-13 . www.audiopub.org . 2019-04-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190401105316/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2017-audies . dead .
37. Web site: 2018 Audie Awards® - APA (en-US) . 2022-09-13 . www.audiopub.org . 2019-01-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121010842/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2018-audies . dead .
38. Web site: February 11, 2010 . Prom Awards & Grants . 2022-09-14 . www.ala.org . 2020-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200619232647/http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/prom . live .
39. Web site: 2008-03-01 . Notable Children's Recordings: 2008 . 2022-09-13 . . 2022-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220914025841/https://www.booklistonline.com/Notable-Children-s-Recordings/pid=2620297 . live .
40. Web site: In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber Awards & Grants . 2022-09-14 . www.ala.org . 2020-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200619211247/http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/belly-bloodhound-being-account-particularly-peculiar-adventure-life-jacky-faber-0 . live .
41. Web site: 2012-01-18 . 2011 Notable Children's Recordings (past) . 2022-09-14 . Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) . en . 2022-07-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220724141123/https://www.ala.org/alsc/2011-notable-childrens-recordings-past . live .
42. Web site: April 30, 2012 . The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Hidden Gallery Awards & Grants . 2022-09-14 . . 2020-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200622071507/http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/incorrigible-children-ashton-place-hidden-gallery . live .
43. Web site: Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms Awards & Grants . 2022-09-14 . www.ala.org . 2023-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230429163454/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/fletcher-and-springtime-blossoms . live .
44. Web site: 2012-01-24 . Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2012 . 2022-09-14 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en . 2023-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327162147/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/amazing-audiobooks-young-adults-2012 . live .
45. Web site: Enchanted Awards & Grants . 2022-09-14 . . 2020-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200619193224/http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/enchanted . live .
46. Web site: 2013-01-31 . Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2013 . 2022-09-14 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en . 2021-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211023123451/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/amazing-audiobooks-young-adults-2013 . live .
47. Web site: 2016-01-01 . Booklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Adults, 2015 . 2022-09-13 . . 2022-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220914025846/https://www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Editors-Choice/pid=7944935 . live .
48. Web site: Wood . Leighann . 2015-02-01 . 2015 Listen List announced: Outstanding Audiobook Narration for Adult Listeners . 2022-09-14 . . en . 2022-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130215518/https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2015/02/2015-listen-list-announced-outstanding-audiobook-narration-adult-listeners . live .
49. Web site: 2016-01-01 . Booklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Youth, 2015 . 2022-09-13 . . 2022-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220914025844/https://www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Editors-Choice/pid=7944868 . live .
50. Web site: 2016-03-01 . The Listen List: Outstanding Audio Narration, 2016 . 2022-09-13 . . 2022-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220914025841/https://www.booklistonline.com/The-Listen-List/pid=8017739 . live .
51. Web site: 2017-01-01 . Booklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Youth, 2016 . 2022-09-13 . . 2022-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220914025842/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=8616092 . live .
52. Web site: 2017-01-01 . Booklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Youth, 2016 . 2022-09-13 . . 2022-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220914025842/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=8616092 . live .
53. Web site: 2017-03-02 . Notable Children's Recordings: 2017 . 2022-09-13 . . 2021-12-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211222210607/https://www.booklistonline.com/Notable-Children-s-Recordings/pid=8711545 . live .