# Katherine Kellgren

Katherine Ingrid Kellgren or Kjellgren (1969 – January 10, 2018) 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 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.
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 name :
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher | Award | Result |
| 2007 | Sarah Bradford | Diana | Penguin Audio | Audie Award for Biography/Memoir | Finalist |
| 2008 | L.A. Meyer | Bloody Jack | Listen & Live Audio | Audie Award for Children's Title for Ages 12+ | Winner |
| 2008 | L.A. Meyer | Bloody Jack | Listen & Live Audio | Odyssey Award | Honor |
| 2009 | L.A. Meyer | Curse of the Blue Tattoo | Listen & Live Audio | Audie Award for Distinguished Achievement in Production | Winner |
| 2009 | L.A. Meyer | Curse of the Blue Tattoo | Listen & Live Audio | Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female | Winner |
| 2009 | L.A. Meyer | Curse of the Blue Tattoo | Listen & Live Audio | Audie Award for Teens | Winner |
| 2009 | L.A. Meyer | Curse of the Blue Tattoo | Listen & Live Audio | Odyssey Award | Honor |
| 2010 | Karen Cushman | Grayling's Song | Recorded Books | Earphone Award for Best Voice in Children & Family Listening | Winner |
| 2010 | L.A. Meyer | In the Belly of the Bloodhound | Listen & Live Audio | Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female | Finalist |
| 2010 | L.A. Meyer | In the Belly of the Bloodhound | Listen & Live Audio | Audie Award for Teens | Finalist |
| 2010 | L.A. Meyer | In the Belly of the Bloodhound | Listen & Live Audio | Odyssey Award | Honor |
| 2010 | L.A. Meyer | Mississippi Jack | Listen & Live Audio | Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female | Finalist |
| 2010 | L.A. Meyer | Mississippi Jack | Listen & Live Audio | Audie Award for Teens | Finalist |
| 2011 | Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias S. Buckell | The Alchemist and the Executioness | Audible, Inc. | Audie Award for Original Work | Finalist |
| 2011 | Rhys Bowen | Her Royal Spyness | Audible, Inc. | Audie Award for Mystery | Finalist |
| 2011 | Paul Crilley | The Invisible Order | Audible, Inc. | Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female | Finalist |
| 2011 | Karen Cushman | Alchemy and Meggy Swan | Random House Audio | Audie Award for Children' Titles for Ages 8-12 | Finalist |
| 2011 | Karen Cushman | Alchemy and Meggy Swan | Random House Audio | Odyssey Award | Honor |
| 2011 | Neil Gaiman and the Twitterverse | Hearts, Keys and Puppetry | AudioGO | Audie Award for Original Work | Finalist |
| 2011 | Steve Hockensmith and Jane Austen | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | Audible, Inc./Brilliance Audio | Audie Award for Fiction | Finalist |
| 2011 | L.A. Meyer | Rapture of the Deep | Listen & Live Audio | Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults | Top 10 |
| 2011 | L.A. Meyer | Rapture of the Deep | Listen & Live Audio | Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female | Finalist |
| 2011 | Rick Riordan | The Red Pyramid | Audible, Inc. | Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year | Finalist |
| 2011 | Neil Gaiman | Stories: All-New Tales | Harper Audio | Audie Award for Short Stories / Collections | Winner |
| 2012 | Ilsa J. Bick | Ashes | Audible, Inc./Brilliance Audio | Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female | Finalist |
| 2012 | Rhys Bowen | Naughty in Nice | Audible, Inc. | Audie Award for Mystery | Finalist |
| 2012 | Nicola Cornick | Notorious | Audible, Inc. | Audie Award for Romance | Finalist |
| 2012 | Steve Hockensmith | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | Audible, Inc./Brilliance Audio | Audie Award for Fantasy | Finalist |
| 2012 | L.A. Meyer | The Wake of the Lorelei Lee | Listen & Live Audio | Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults | Top 10 |
| 2012 | L.A. Meyer | The Wake of the Lorelei Lee | Listen & Live Audio | Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female | Finalist |
| 2012 | L.A. Meyer | The Wake of the Lorelei Lee | Listen & Live Audio | Audie Award for Teen | Finalist |
| 2012 | Eudora Welty | The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty | Audible, Inc. | Audie Award for Short Stories or Collections | Finalist |
| 2012 | Maryrose Wood | The Hidden Gallery | HarperAudio/Books on Tape | Audie Award for Children' Titles for Ages 8-12 | Finalist |
| 2013 | Carmen Agra Deedy and Randall Wright | The Cheshire Cat | Listening Library | Audie Award for Children's Titles Ages 8-12 | Finalist |
| 2013 | Elizabeth Fama | Monstrous Beauty | | Odyssey Award | Honor |
| 2013 | Lene KaaberbølAgnete Friis | The Boy in the Suitcase | AudioGO | Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female | Winner |
| 2013 | Lene KaaberbølAgnete Friis | The Boy in the Suitcase | AudioGO | Audie Award for Thriller/Suspense | Finalist |
| 2013 | Alethea Kontis | Enchanted | Brilliance Audio | Audie Award for Teens | Finalist |
| 2013 | Ellen Kushner | Swordspoint | Audible, Inc. | Audie Award for Audio Drama | Winner |
| 2013 | Bram Stoker | Dracula | Audible, Inc. | Audie Award for Classics | Finalist |
| 2013 | Bram Stoker | Dracula | Audible, Inc. | Audie Award for Distinguished Achievement in Production | Winner |
| 2013 | Bram Stoker | Dracula | Audible, Inc. | Audie Award for Multi-Voiced Performance | Winner |
| 2013 | Maryrose Wood | The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, Book III | HarperAudio | Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female | Finalist |
| 2014 | Rhys Bowen | Heirs and Graces | Audible, Inc. | Audie Award for Mystery | Finalist |
| 2014 | Rhys Bowen | The Twelve Clues of Christmas: | Audible, Inc. | Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female | Winner |
| 2014 | Caroline Carlson | Magic Marks the Spot | HarperAudio | Audie Award for Children's Titles Ages 8-12 | Finalist |
| 2014 | Michael B. Kaplan | Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake | Live Oak Media | Audie Award for Children's Titles for Ages Up to 8 | Finalist |
| 2014 | L.A. Meyer | Viva Jacquelina! | Listen & Live Audio | Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults | Top 10 |
| 2014 | L.A. Meyer | Viva Jacquelina! | Listen & Live Audio | Audie Award for Teen | Winner |
| 2015 | Erika Johansen | The Queen of the Tearling | HarperAudio | Audie Award for Fantasy | Finalist |
| 2015 | Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman | The Swords of Riverside | SueMedia Productions for Neil Gaiman/ACX | Audie Award for Audio Drama | Finalist |
| 2015 | L.A. Meyer | Boston Jacky | Listen & Live Audio, Inc. | Audie Award for Best Female Narrator | Finalist |
| 2015 | L.A. Meyer | Boston Jacky | Listen & Live Audio, Inc. | Audie Award for Teens | Finalist |
| 2015 | Beatrix Potter | Timeless Tales of Beatrix Potter | Tantor Media | Audie Award for Children's Titles for Ages Up to 8 | Finalist |
| 2016 | Rhys Bowen | Malice at the Palace | Audible Studios | Audie Award for Mystery | Finalist |
| 2016 | L.A. Meyer | Wild Rover No More | Listen & Live Audio | Audie Award for Best Female Narrator | Finalist |
| 2016 | Maryrose Wood | The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place | HarperAudio | Audie Award for Middle Grade Title | Finalist |
| 2017 | Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows | My Lady Jane | HarperAudio | Audie Award for Young Adult Title | Finalist |
| 2018 | Rhys Bowen | On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service | Audible Studios | Audie Award for Mystery | Finalist |

### "Best of" lists

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