One of the most acclaimed stage actresses of her day, Kate Reid had success in New York, London, and at her beloved Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Her work in New York earned her two Tony nominations: as Best Featured Actress opposite
Alec Guinness in "Dylan" (1964), and as Best Actress in
Tennessee Williams' "Slapstick Tragedy" (1966), in which she starred opposite
Margaret Leighton,
Zoe Caldwell and
Jon Voight.