Kathleen Quinlan
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.
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Acting History
2024
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2021Walking with Herb as Sheila Amable-Amo
2021The Stairs as Grandma Bernice
2019The Devil Has a Name as Nancy
2019Saving My Baby as Virginia
2018Mayans M.C. as Mrs. Buksar
2018Parallel as Marissa
2018Chimera Strain as Masterson
2017Marvel's Runaways as Susan Ellerh
2017Elizabeth Blue as Carol
2017ADDicted as Kate Dawson
2015How Not to Propose as Susan
2014How to Get Away with Murder as Britt
2014After as Nora Valentino
2013Horns as Lydia Perrish
2012Life's an Itch as Audrey
2012Blue as Jessica
2011Eagles in the Chicken Coop as Mary Bernstein
2011Cinema Verite as Mary Every
2011Elektra Luxx as Rebecca Linbrook
2010The Event as Erika Jarvis
20102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
2010The River Why as Ma
2009Stargate Universe as Senator Michaels
2009Prison Break: The Final Break as Christina Rose Scofield
2009Glee as Dr. Shane
2008The Dissection of Thanksgiving as Carol
2008Made of Honor as Joan
2008Harm's Way as Bea
2007Breach as Bonnie Hanssen
2007Humble Pie as Agnes Orbison
2006The Hills Have Eyes as Ethel
2005Prison Break as Christina Rose Scofield
2004House as Arlene McNeil
2004The Dead Will Tell as Beth Hytner
2004El padrino: The Latin Godfather as Judge Scorsi
2004The Riverman as Sande Keppel
2004Perfect Romance as Tess Kelley
2003Blessings as Meredith Blessing
2003Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
2003The Battle of Shaker Heights as Eve
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Barbara Tallman
1999Family Law as Lynn Holt
1999Where Are They Now? as Self
1999Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke as Nanaline Duke
1998A Civil Action as Anne Anderson
1998The Making of 'American Graffiti' as Self
1998Hollywood Squares
1998My Giant as Serena Kamin
1997Lawn Dogs as CLare
1997Event Horizon as Peters
1997The Doors: The Road of Excess as Self
1997Breakdown as Amy Taylor
1997Zeus & Roxanne as Mary Beth Dunhill
1996Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 as Self
1996In the Lake of the Woods as Kathy Waylan
1995Picture Windows: Lightning as Hooker
1995Perfect Alibi as Melanie Bauers
1995Apollo 13 as Marilyn Lovell
1994Trial by Jury as Wanda
1993Diagnosis: Murder as Dr. Kate Delieb
1993Last Light as Kathy Rubicek
1993Stolen Babies as Bekka
1992An American Story as Hope Tyler
1991Strays as Lindsey Jarrett
1991The Doors as Patricia Kennealy
1990The Operation as Ginnie
1989Trapped as Mary Ann Marshall
1988Clara's Heart as Leona Hart
1988Sunset as Nancy Shoemaker
1987The Man Outside as Grace Freemont
1987Dreams Lost, Dreams Found as Sarah McAllister
1987Wild Thing as Jane
1985Children of the Night as Lois Lee
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Karen Wilson
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Ann Foley
1985Warning Sign as Joanie Morse
1985Blackout as Chris Graham
1984When She Says No as Rose Michaels
1984The Last Winter as Joyce
1983Twilight Zone: The Movie as Helen Foley
1983Independence Day as Mary Ann Taylor
1982Hanky Panky as Janet Dunn
1981She's in the Army Now as Pvt. Cass Donner
1980Sunday Lovers as Laurie (segment "Skippy")
1979The Runner Stumbles as Sister Rita
1979The Promise as Nancy McAllister / Marie Adamson
1978Nightmare in Blood
1977I Never Promised You a Rose Garden as Deborah Blake
1977Airport '77 as Julie
1977Little Ladies of the Night as Karen Brodwick
1976Lifeguard as Wendy
1975Switch as Robin Morgan
1975Joe Forrester
1975Three for the Road
1975The Turning Point of Jim Malloy as Edith Evans
1975The Abduction of Saint Anne as Anne Benedict
1975The Missing Are Deadly
1974Where Have All the People Gone as Deborah Anders
1974Police Woman
1974Lucas Tanner
1974Lucas Tanner as Joyce Howell
1974Can Ellen Be Saved? as Melissa
1973Kojak as Janet Conforti
1973American Graffiti as Peg
1972The Waltons
1972Emergency!
1967Ironside
1953The Oscars as Self
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
—Holiday Hearts as Barbara Morgenstern
—Okay as Loretta