Katherine Ingrid Kellgren or Kjellgren (1969 – January 10, 2018)Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018 [database on-line]. Lehi, Utah, US: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. was an American actress, known for her narration of audiobooks.
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.
Kellgren married writer David Cote in 2011.
She died on January 10, 2018, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 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 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.
Awards and honors As a narrator, Kellgren was the 2011 Booklist Voice of Choice. 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 nameYearAuthorTitlePublisherAwardResultRef.2007Diana Penguin AudioAudie Award for Biography/Memoir Finalist2008Bloody JackListen & Live AudioAudie Award for Children's Title for Ages 12+WinnerBloody JackListen & Live AudioOdyssey AwardHonor2009Curse of the Blue Tattoo Listen & Live AudioAudie Award for Distinguished Achievement in Production WinnerCurse of the Blue TattooListen & Live AudioAudie Award for Solo Narration - FemaleWinnerCurse of the Blue TattooListen & Live AudioAudie Award for TeensWinnerCurse of the Blue TattooListen & Live AudioOdyssey AwardHonor2010Karen CushmanGrayling's SongRecorded BooksEarphone Award for Best Voice in Children & Family Listening WinnerIn the Belly of the BloodhoundListen & Live AudioAudie Award for Solo Narration - Female FinalistIn the Belly of the BloodhoundListen & Live AudioAudie Award for TeensFinalistIn the Belly of the BloodhoundListen & Live AudioOdyssey AwardHonorMississippi Jack Listen & Live AudioAudie Award for Solo Narration - Female FinalistMississippi Jack Listen & Live AudioAudie Award for TeensFinalist2011 and Tobias S. BuckellAudible, Inc.Audie Award for Original WorkFinalistHer Royal SpynessAudible, Inc.Audie Award for MysteryFinalistAudible, Inc.Audie Award for Solo Narration - FemaleFinalistAlchemy and Meggy SwanRandom House AudioAudie Award for Children' Titles for Ages 8-12FinalistAlchemy and Meggy SwanRandom House AudioOdyssey AwardHonor and the TwitterverseHearts, Keys and Puppetry AudioGOAudie Award for Original WorkFinalist and Jane AustenPride and Prejudice and Zombies Audible, Inc./Brilliance AudioAudie Award for FictionFinalistRapture of the Deep Listen & Live AudioAmazing Audiobooks for Young AdultsTop 10Rapture of the Deep Listen & Live AudioAudie Award for Solo Narration - FemaleFinalistAudible, Inc.Audie Award for Audiobook of the YearFinalistStories: All-New TalesHarper AudioAudie Award for Short Stories / CollectionsWinner2012AshesAudible, Inc./Brilliance AudioAudie Award for Solo Narration - FemaleFinalistNaughty in Nice Audible, Inc.Audie Award for MysteryFinalistNotorious Audible, Inc.Audie Award for RomanceFinalistPride and Prejudice and Zombies Audible, Inc./Brilliance AudioAudie Award for FantasyFinalistListen & Live AudioAmazing Audiobooks for Young AdultsTop 10The Wake of the Lorelei LeeListen & Live AudioAudie Award for Solo Narration - FemaleFinalistThe Wake of the Lorelei LeeListen & Live AudioAudie Award for TeenFinalistAudible, Inc.Audie Award for Short Stories or CollectionsFinalistHarperAudio/Books on TapeAudie Award for Children' Titles for Ages 8-12Finalist2013 and Randall WrightListening LibraryAudie Award for Children's Titles Ages 8-12FinalistMonstrous Beauty Odyssey AwardHonorLene KaaberbølAgnete FriisThe Boy in the SuitcaseAudioGOAudie Award for Solo Narration - FemaleWinnerLene KaaberbølAgnete FriisThe Boy in the SuitcaseAudioGOAudie Award for Thriller/SuspenseFinalistEnchanted Brilliance AudioAudie Award for TeensFinalistEllen KushnerSwordspointAudible, Inc.Audie Award for Audio DramaWinnerBram StokerDraculaAudible, Inc.Audie Award for ClassicsFinalistBram StokerDraculaAudible, Inc.Audie Award for Distinguished Achievement in ProductionWinnerBram StokerDraculaAudible, Inc.Audie Award for Multi-Voiced PerformanceWinnerHarperAudioAudie Award for Solo Narration - FemaleFinalist2014Heirs and GracesAudible, Inc.Audie Award for MysteryFinalistThe Twelve Clues of Christmas:Audible, Inc.Audie Award for Solo Narration - FemaleWinnerMagic Marks the Spot HarperAudioAudie Award for Children's Titles Ages 8-12FinalistBetty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake Live Oak MediaAudie Award for Children's Titles for Ages Up to 8FinalistViva Jacquelina! Listen & Live AudioAmazing Audiobooks for Young AdultsTop 10Viva Jacquelina! Listen & Live AudioAudie Award for TeenWinner2015HarperAudioAudie Award for FantasyFinalist and Delia ShermanSueMedia Productions for Neil Gaiman/ACXAudie Award for Audio DramaFinalistBoston Jacky Listen & Live Audio, Inc.Audie Award for Best Female NarratorFinalistBoston Jacky Listen & Live Audio, Inc.Audie Award for TeensFinalistTimeless Tales of Beatrix PotterTantor MediaAudie Award for Children's Titles for Ages Up to 8Finalist2016Malice at the Palace Audible StudiosAudie Award for MysteryFinalistWild Rover No MoreListen & Live AudioAudie Award for Best Female NarratorFinalistHarperAudioAudie Award for Middle Grade TitleFinalist2017, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi MeadowsMy Lady Jane HarperAudioAudie Award for Young Adult TitleFinalist2018On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret ServiceAudible StudiosAudie Award for MysteryFinalist
"Best of" lists YearTitleListRef.2006Prom by Laurie Halse AndersonAmazing Audiobooks for Young Adults2008Bloody Jack by L. A. MeyerNotable Children's Recordings2010In the Belly of the Bloodhound by L. A. MeyerAmazing Audiobooks for Young Adults2011Alchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen CushmanNotable Children's RecordingsAlchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen CushmanAmazing Audiobooks for Young AdultsNotable Children's RecordingsEnola Holmes: The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan by Nancy SpringerAmazing Audiobooks for Young AdultsThe Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Hidden Gallery (2011) by Maryrose WoodBooklist Editors' Choice: MediaWhat to Do about Alice?Notable Children's Recordings2012Fletcher and the Springtime BlossomsNotable Children's RecordingsSophomore Switch by Abby McDonaldAmazing Audiobooks for Young Adults2013Enchanted by Alethea KontisAmazing Audiobooks for Young AdultsMonstrous Beauty by Elizabeth FamaAmazing Audiobooks for Young Adults2015 by Lucy Sykes and Jo PiazzaBooklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Adults by Erika JohansenListen ListWild Rover No More by L. A. MeyerBooklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Youth2016 by Lucy Sykes and Jo PiazzaListen List: Outstanding Audio NarrationGrayling's Song by Karen CushmanBooklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Youth2017 by Annie M. G. SchmidtBooklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Youth by Annie M. G. SchmidtNotable Children's RecordingsGrayling's Song by Karen CushmanNotable Children's Recordings
References
External links
AudioFile Magazine Spotlight Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Audible, by Katherine Kellgren.