Kathleen Quinlan
Known for Acting · 112 credits
- Born
- 1954-11-19 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Pasadena, California, USA
- Also known as
- Kathy Quinlan · Кэтлин Куинлэн · Кэтлин Куинлен · کَتلین کوینلن
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
TV Shows (28)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Barbara Tallman
House
2004
as Arlene McNeil
Prison Break
2005
as Christina Rose Scofield
Glee
2009
as Dr. Shane
Emergency!
1972
The Waltons
1972
Ironside
1967
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Britt
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Dr. Kate Delieb
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
Police Woman
1974
Mayans M.C.
2018
as Mrs. Buksar
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Stargate Universe
2009
as Senator Michaels
Kojak
1973
as Janet Conforti
Marvel's Runaways
2017
as Susan Ellerh
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Karen Wilson / Ann Foley
Family Law
1999
as Lynn Holt
Switch
1975
as Robin Morgan
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
The Event
2010
as Erika Jarvis
Joe Forrester
1975
as Bethany
Blue
2012
as Jessica
Lucas Tanner
1974
The Hidden Room
1991
as Julia
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999
as Nanaline Duke
Three for the Road
1975
Movies (84)
Event Horizon
1997
as Peters
The Hills Have Eyes
2006
as Ethel
Apollo 13
1995
as Marilyn Lovell
American Graffiti
1973
as Peg
Prison Break: The Final Break
2009
as Christina Rose Scofield
Made of Honor
2008
as Joan
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
as Helen Foley
Breach
2007
as Bonnie Hanssen
Breakdown
1997
as Amy Taylor
Horns
2013
as Lydia Perrish
Chimera Strain
2018
as Masterson
The Doors
1991
as Patricia Kennealy
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
2004
as Judge Scorsi
Strays
1991
as Lindsey Jarrett
Airport '77
1977
as Julie
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024
Parallel
2018
as Marissa
A Civil Action
1998
as Anne Anderson
The Devil Has a Name
2019
as Nancy
Okay
2026
as Loretta
Holiday Hearts
as Barbara Morgenstern
Elektra Luxx
2011
as Rebecca Linbrook
Zeus & Roxanne
1997
as Mary Beth Dunhill
Sunset
1988
as Nancy Shoemaker
Cinema Verite
2011
as Mary Every
ADDicted
2017
as Kate Dawson
Hanky Panky
1982
as Janet Dunn
Picture Windows: Lightning
1995
as Hooker
Lifeguard
1976
as Wendy
How Not to Propose
2015
as Susan
Sunday Lovers
1980
as Laurie (segment "Skippy")
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977
as Deborah Blake
Life's an Itch
2012
as Audrey
Warning Sign
1985
as Joanie Morse
The River Why
2010
as Ma
The Battle of Shaker Heights
2003
as Eve
Clara's Heart
1988
as Leona Hart
Lawn Dogs
1997
as Clare Stockard
The Missing Are Deadly
1975
The Runner Stumbles
1979
as Sister Rita
She's in the Army Now
1981
as Pvt. Cass Donner
Nightmare in Blood
1978
The Riverman
2004
as Sande Keppel
Trial by Jury
1994
as Wanda
Wild Thing
1987
as Jane
Perfect Alibi
1995
as Melanie Bauers
The Last Winter
1984
as Joyce
Children of the Night
1985
as Lois Lee
The Promise
1979
as Nancy McAllister / Marie Adamson
Perfect Romance
2004
as Tess Kelley
The Dead Will Tell
2004
as Beth Hytner
My Giant
1998
as Serena Kamin
An American Story
1992
as Hope Tyler
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
1998
as Self
Independence Day
1983
as Mary Ann Taylor
Humble Pie
2007
as Agnes Orbison
Stolen Babies
1993
as Bekka
The Abduction of Saint Anne
1975
as Anne Benedict
Walking with Herb
2021
as Sheila Amable-Amo
Can Ellen Be Saved?
1974
as Melissa
In the Lake of the Woods
1996
as Kathy Waylan
Last Light
1993
as Kathy Rubicek
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
1987
as Sarah McAllister
The Doors: The Road of Excess
1997
as Self
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996
as Self
Little Ladies of the Night
1977
as Karen Brodwick
The Stairs
2021
as Grandma Bernice
Where Have All the People Gone
1974
as Deborah Anders
Saving My Baby
2019
as Virginia
The Operation
1990
as Ginnie
Blessings
2003
as Meredith Blessing
Blackout
1985
as Chris Graham
Harm's Way
2008
as Bea
Elizabeth Blue
2017
as Carol
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
2003
When She Says No
1984
as Rose Michaels
Eagles in the Chicken Coop
2011
as Mary Bernstein
Trapped
1989
as Mary Ann Marshall
After
2014
as Nora Valentino
Lucas Tanner
1974
as Joyce Howell
The Man Outside
1987
as Grace Freemont
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
1975
as Edith Evans
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
2008
as Carol
About Kathleen Quinlan
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 (… With 112 credits spanning from 1951 to 2026, Kathleen Quinlan has appeared in 84 films and 28 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kathleen Quinlan Movies
- Event Horizon (1997) — as Peters
- The Hills Have Eyes (2006) — as Ethel
- Apollo 13 (1995) — as Marilyn Lovell
- American Graffiti (1973) — as Peg
- Prison Break: The Final Break (2009) — as Christina Rose Scofield
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