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.

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.

Bloody Jack Listen & Live Audio Audie Award for Children's Title for Ages 12+ Winner Bloody Jack Listen & Live Audio Odyssey Award Honor

Curse of the Blue Tattoo Listen & Live Audio Audie Award for Distinguished Achievement in Production Winner Curse of the Blue Tattoo Listen & Live Audio Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female Winner

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 Audie Award for Teens Finalist Mississippi Jack Listen & Live Audio Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female Finalist and the Twitterverse Hearts, Keys and Puppetry AudioGO Audie Award for Original Work Finalist Rapture of the Deep Listen & Live Audio Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female Finalist Stories: All-New Tales Harper Audio Audie Award for Short Stories / Collections Winner The Wake of the Lorelei Lee Listen & Live Audio Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female Finalist

and Randall Wright Listening Library Audie Award for Children's Titles Ages 8-12 Finalist Monstrous Beauty Odyssey Award Honor Lene KaaberbølAgnete Friis The Boy in the Suitcase AudioGO Audie Award for Solo Narration - Female Winner Viva Jacquelina! Listen & Live Audio Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top 10 Viva Jacquelina! Listen & Live Audio Audie Award for Teen Winner

Malice at the Palace Audible Studios Audie Award for Mystery Finalist HarperAudio Audie Award for Middle Grade Title Finalist 2018 On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service Audible Studios Audie Award for Mystery Finalist "Best of" lists YearTitleListRef.2006Prom by Laurie Halse AndersonAmazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2008Bloody Jack by L. A. MeyerNotable Children's Recordings 2010In the Belly of the Bloodhound by L. A. MeyerAmazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2011Alchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen CushmanNotable Children's Recordings Alchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen CushmanAmazing Audiobooks for Young Adults What to Do about Alice?Notable Children's Recordings Sophomore Switch by Abby McDonaldAmazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2013Enchanted by Alethea KontisAmazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth FamaAmazing Audiobooks for Young Adults by Erika JohansenListen List Wild Rover No More by L. A. MeyerBooklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Youth 2016 by Lucy Sykes and Jo PiazzaListen List: Outstanding Audio Narration Grayling's Song by Karen CushmanBooklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Youth 2017 by Annie M. G. SchmidtBooklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Youth by Annie M. G. SchmidtNotable Children's Recordings Grayling's Song by Karen CushmanNotable Children's Recordings