Kathleen Quinlan

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 (1973) and made her definite breakthrough in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) as Deborah Blake.

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2024

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
Movie - Released: 9/7/2024

2021

The Stairs
The Stairs
as Grandma Bernice
Movie - Released: 2/26/2021
Walking with Herb
Walking with Herb
as Sheila Amable-Amo
Movie - Released: 4/30/2021

2019

Saving My Baby
Saving My Baby
as Virginia
Movie - Released: 1/4/2019
The Devil Has a Name
The Devil Has a Name
as Nancy
Movie - Released: 8/4/2019

2018

Chimera Strain
Chimera Strain
as Masterson
Movie - Released: 2/24/2018
Parallel
Parallel
as Marissa
Movie - Released: 4/10/2018
Mayans M.C.
Mayans M.C.
as Mrs. Buksar
TV - Released: 9/4/2018

2017

Elizabeth Blue
Elizabeth Blue
as Carol
Movie - Released: 9/22/2017
ADDicted
ADDicted
as Kate Dawson
Movie - Released: 1/1/2017
Marvel's Runaways
Marvel's Runaways
as Susan Ellerh
TV - Released: 11/21/2017

2015

How Not to Propose
How Not to Propose
as Susan
Movie - Released: 10/20/2015

2014

After
After
as Nora Valentino
Movie - Released: 8/8/2014
How to Get Away with Murder
How to Get Away with Murder
as Britt
TV - Released: 9/25/2014

2013

Horns
Horns
as Lydia Perrish
Movie - Released: 9/6/2013

2012

Life's an Itch
Life's an Itch
as Audrey
Movie - Released: 12/1/2012
Blue
Blue
as Jessica
TV - Released: 6/11/2012

2011

Elektra Luxx
Elektra Luxx
as Rebecca Linbrook
Movie - Released: 3/11/2011
Cinema Verite
Cinema Verite
as Mary Every
Movie - Released: 4/23/2011
Movie
Eagles in the Chicken Coop
as Mary Bernstein
Movie - Released: 11/2/2011

2010

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/3/2010
The River Why
The River Why
as Ma
Movie - Released: 4/9/2010
The Event
The Event
as Erika Jarvis
TV - Released: 9/20/2010

2009

Prison Break: The Final Break
Prison Break: The Final Break
as Christina Rose Scofield
Movie - Released: 9/10/2009
Stargate Universe
Stargate Universe
as Senator Michaels
TV - Released: 10/2/2009
Glee
Glee
as Dr. Shane
TV - Released: 5/19/2009

2008

Made of Honor
Made of Honor
as Joan
Movie - Released: 4/30/2008
Harm's Way
Harm's Way
as Bea
Movie - Released: 3/18/2008
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
as Carol
Movie - Released: 10/1/2008

2007

Humble Pie
Humble Pie
as Agnes Orbison
Movie - Released: 1/1/2007
Breach
Breach
as Bonnie Hanssen
Movie - Released: 2/12/2007

2006

The Hills Have Eyes
The Hills Have Eyes
as Ethel
Movie - Released: 3/10/2006

2005

Prison Break
Prison Break
as Christina Rose Scofield
TV - Released: 8/29/2005

2004

The Dead Will Tell
The Dead Will Tell
as Beth Hytner
Movie - Released: 10/24/2004
The Riverman
The Riverman
as Sande Keppel
Movie - Released: 9/6/2004
Perfect Romance
Perfect Romance
as Tess Kelley
Movie - Released: 6/7/2004
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
as Judge Scorsi
Movie - Released: 9/27/2004
House
House
as Arlene McNeil
TV - Released: 11/16/2004

2003

Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
Movie - Released: 9/12/2003
The Battle of Shaker Heights
The Battle of Shaker Heights
as Eve
Movie - Released: 8/22/2003
Blessings
Blessings
as Meredith Blessing
Movie - Released: 10/5/2003

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Barbara Tallman
TV - Released: 10/6/2000

1999

Family Law
Family Law
as Lynn Holt
TV - Released: 9/20/1999
TV
Where Are They Now?
as Self
TV - Released: 6/7/1999
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
as Nanaline Duke
TV - Released: 2/21/1999

1998

A Civil Action
A Civil Action
as Anne Anderson
Movie - Released: 12/25/1998
My Giant
My Giant
as Serena Kamin
Movie - Released: 4/10/1998
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/15/1998
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares
TV - Released: 9/14/1998

1997

Breakdown
Breakdown
as Amy Taylor
Movie - Released: 5/2/1997
Event Horizon
Event Horizon
as Peters
Movie - Released: 8/15/1997
Zeus & Roxanne
Zeus & Roxanne
as Mary Beth Dunhill
Movie - Released: 1/24/1997
Movie
The Doors: The Road of Excess
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/14/1997
Lawn Dogs
Lawn Dogs
as CLare
Movie - Released: 11/21/1997

1996

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/16/1996
In the Lake of the Woods
In the Lake of the Woods
as Kathy Waylan
Movie - Released: 3/5/1996

1995

Apollo 13
Apollo 13
as Marilyn Lovell
Movie - Released: 6/30/1995
Lightning
Lightning
as Hooker
Movie - Released: 10/1/1995
Perfect Alibi
Perfect Alibi
as Melanie Bauers
Movie - Released: 9/4/1995

1994

Trial by Jury
Trial by Jury
as Wanda
Movie - Released: 9/9/1994

1993

Last Light
Last Light
as Kathy Rubicek
Movie - Released: 8/22/1993
Stolen Babies
Stolen Babies
as Bekka
Movie - Released: 3/24/1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
as Dr. Kate Delieb
TV - Released: 10/29/1993

1992

An American Story
An American Story
as Hope Tyler
Movie - Released: 11/29/1992

1991

Strays
Strays
as Lindsey Jarrett
Movie - Released: 12/18/1991
The Doors
The Doors
as Patricia Kennealy
Movie - Released: 3/1/1991

1990

The Operation
The Operation
as Ginnie
Movie - Released: 1/21/1990

1989

Trapped
Trapped
as Mary Ann Marshall
Movie - Released: 6/14/1989

1988

Sunset
Sunset
as Nancy Shoemaker
Movie - Released: 4/29/1988
Clara's Heart
Clara's Heart
as Leona Hart
Movie - Released: 10/7/1988

1987

Wild Thing
Wild Thing
as Jane
Movie - Released: 4/17/1987
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
as Sarah McAllister
Movie - Released: 9/13/1987
The Man Outside
The Man Outside
as Grace Freemont
Movie - Released: 12/11/1987

1985

Warning Sign
Warning Sign
as Joanie Morse
Movie - Released: 8/23/1985
Blackout
Blackout
as Chris Graham
Movie - Released: 7/28/1985
Children of the Night
Children of the Night
as Lois Lee
Movie - Released: 10/25/1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Karen Wilson
TV - Released: 9/29/1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Ann Foley
TV - Released: 9/29/1985

1984

The Last Winter
The Last Winter
as Joyce
Movie - Released: 1/1/1984
When She Says No
When She Says No
as Rose Michaels
Movie - Released: 1/30/1984

1983

Independence Day
Independence Day
as Mary Ann Taylor
Movie - Released: 1/21/1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Helen Foley
Movie - Released: 6/24/1983

1982

Hanky Panky
Hanky Panky
as Janet Dunn
Movie - Released: 6/4/1982

1981

Movie
She's in the Army Now
as Pvt. Cass Donner
Movie - Released: 5/20/1981

1980

Sunday Lovers
Sunday Lovers
as Laurie (segment "Skippy")
Movie - Released: 10/31/1980

1979

The Promise
The Promise
as Nancy McAllister / Marie Adamson
Movie - Released: 3/8/1979
The Runner Stumbles
The Runner Stumbles
as Sister Rita
Movie - Released: 11/16/1979

1978

Nightmare in Blood
Nightmare in Blood
Movie - Released: 7/1/1978

1977

Airport '77
Airport '77
as Julie
Movie - Released: 3/11/1977
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
as Deborah Blake
Movie - Released: 7/14/1977
Little Ladies of the Night
Little Ladies of the Night
as Karen Brodwick
Movie - Released: 1/16/1977

1976

Lifeguard
Lifeguard
as Wendy
Movie - Released: 7/23/1976

1975

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
as Edith Evans
Movie - Released: 4/12/1975
The Missing Are Deadly
The Missing Are Deadly
Movie - Released: 1/8/1975
The Abduction of Saint Anne
The Abduction of Saint Anne
as Anne Benedict
Movie - Released: 1/21/1975
Switch
Switch
as Robin Morgan
TV - Released: 9/9/1975
Joe Forrester
Joe Forrester
TV - Released: 9/9/1975
TV
Three for the Road
TV - Released: 9/4/1975

1974

Where Have All the People Gone
Where Have All the People Gone
as Deborah Anders
Movie - Released: 10/8/1974
Lucas Tanner
Lucas Tanner
as Joyce Howell
Movie - Released: 5/8/1974
Can Ellen Be Saved?
Can Ellen Be Saved?
as Melissa
Movie - Released: 2/5/1974
Police Woman
Police Woman
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
Lucas Tanner
Lucas Tanner
TV - Released: 9/11/1974

1973

American Graffiti
American Graffiti
as Peg
Movie - Released: 8/11/1973
Kojak
Kojak
as Janet Conforti
TV - Released: 10/24/1973

1972

Emergency!
Emergency!
TV - Released: 1/22/1972
The Waltons
The Waltons
TV - Released: 9/14/1972

1967

Ironside
Ironside
TV - Released: 3/28/1967

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV - Released: 12/24/1951