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Kathleen Quinlan

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Kathleen Quinlan

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Nov 19, 1954 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Pasadena, California, USA

Biography

Kathleen Denise Quinlan Abbott (born November 19, 1954) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her Golden Globe-nominated performance in the 1977 film of the novel I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, and her Golden Globe and Academy Award-nominated role in the 1995 film Apollo 13, along with many roles in other feature films, television movies and series, in a career spanning almost five decades. She made her feature film debut in Mel Stuart's One Is a Lonely Number (1972) follwed by George Lucas' American Graffiti (1973) and made her definite breakthrough in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) as Deborah Blake.

Known For

Acting
2026OkayLoretta
2024Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2021The StairsGrandma Bernice
2021Walking with HerbSheila Amable-Amo
2019Saving My BabyVirginia
2019The Devil Has a NameNancy
2018Chimera StrainMasterson
2018ParallelMarissa
2018Mayans M.C.Mrs. Buksar
2017Elizabeth BlueCarol
2017ADDictedKate Dawson
2017Marvel's RunawaysSusan Ellerh
2015How Not to ProposeSusan
2014AfterNora Valentino
2014How to Get Away with MurderBritt
2013HornsLydia Perrish
2012Life's an ItchAudrey
2012BlueJessica
2011Elektra LuxxRebecca Linbrook
2011Cinema VeriteMary Every
2011Eagles in the Chicken CoopMary Bernstein
20102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift(archive footage)
2010The River WhyMa
2010The EventErika Jarvis
2009Prison Break: The Final BreakChristina Rose Scofield
2009Stargate UniverseSenator Michaels
2009GleeDr. Shane
2008Made of HonorJoan
2008Harm's WayBea
2008The Dissection of ThanksgivingCarol
2007Humble PieAgnes Orbison
2007BreachBonnie Hanssen
2006The Hills Have EyesEthel
2005Prison BreakChristina Rose Scofield
2004The Dead Will TellBeth Hytner
2004The RivermanSande Keppel
2004Perfect RomanceTess Kelley
2004El padrino: The Latin GodfatherJudge Scorsi
2004HouseArlene McNeil
2003Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
2003The Battle of Shaker HeightsEve
2003BlessingsMeredith Blessing
2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationBarbara Tallman
1999Family LawLynn Holt
1999Where Are They Now?Self
1999Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris DukeNanaline Duke
1998A Civil ActionAnne Anderson
1998My GiantSerena Kamin
1998The Making of 'American Graffiti'Self
1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist
1997BreakdownAmy Taylor
1997Event HorizonPeters
1997Zeus & RoxanneMary Beth Dunhill
1997The Doors: The Road of ExcessSelf
1997Lawn DogsClare Stockard
1996Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13Self
1996In the Lake of the WoodsKathy Waylan
1995Apollo 13Marilyn Lovell
1995Picture Windows: LightningHooker
1995Perfect AlibiMelanie Bauers
1994Trial by JuryWanda
1993Last LightKathy Rubicek
1993Stolen BabiesBekka
1993Diagnosis: MurderDr. Kate Delieb
1992An American StoryHope Tyler
1991StraysLindsey Jarrett
1991The DoorsPatricia Kennealy
1991The Hidden RoomJulia
1990The OperationGinnie
1989TrappedMary Ann Marshall
1988SunsetNancy Shoemaker
1988Clara's HeartLeona Hart
1987Wild ThingJane
1987Dreams Lost, Dreams FoundSarah McAllister
1987The Man OutsideGrace Freemont
1985Warning SignJoanie Morse
1985BlackoutChris Graham
1985Children of the NightLois Lee
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsKaren Wilson
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsAnn Foley
1984The Last WinterJoyce
1984When She Says NoRose Michaels
1983Independence DayMary Ann Taylor
1983Twilight Zone: The MovieHelen Foley
1982Hanky PankyJanet Dunn
1981She's in the Army NowPvt. Cass Donner
1980Sunday LoversLaurie (segment "Skippy")
1979The PromiseNancy McAllister / Marie Adamson
1979The Runner StumblesSister Rita
1978Nightmare in Blood
1977Airport '77Julie
1977I Never Promised You a Rose GardenDeborah Blake
1977Little Ladies of the NightKaren Brodwick
1976LifeguardWendy
1975The Turning Point of Jim MalloyEdith Evans
1975The Missing Are Deadly
1975The Abduction of Saint AnneAnne Benedict
1975SwitchRobin Morgan
1975Three for the Road
1975Joe ForresterBethany
1974Where Have All the People GoneDeborah Anders
1974Lucas TannerJoyce Howell
1974Can Ellen Be Saved?Melissa
1974Police Woman
1974Lucas Tanner
1973American GraffitiPeg
1973KojakJanet Conforti
1972Emergency!
1972The Waltons
1967Ironside
1953The OscarsSelf
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
-Holiday HeartsBarbara Morgenstern