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.
Marilyn Lovell
Apollo 13
Amy Taylor
Breakdown
Joan
Made of Honor
Wendy
Lifeguard
Hooker
Lightning
Peters
Event Horizon
Julie
Airport '77
Janet Dunn
Hanky Panky
Anne Anderson
A Civil Action
Christina Rose Scofield
Prison Break: The Final Break
Joanie Morse
Warning Sign
Ethel
The Hills Have Eyes
Joyce
The Last Winter
Mary Beth Dunhill
Zeus & Roxanne
Bea
Harm's Way
Nancy Shoemaker
Sunset
Deborah Blake
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Serena Kamin
My Giant
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
Beth Hytner
The Dead Will Tell
Kathy Rubicek
Last Light
Leona Hart
Clara's Heart
Rebecca Linbrook
Elektra Luxx
Sande Keppel
The Riverman
Jane
Wild Thing
Mary Ann Marshall
Trapped
Hope Tyler
An American Story
Deborah Anders
Where Have All the People Gone
Lindsey Jarrett
Strays
Nancy McAllister / Marie Adamson
The Promise
Self
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Sister Rita
The Runner Stumbles
Agnes Orbison
American Fork
Tess Kelley
Perfect Romance
Melanie Bauers
Perfect Alibi
Mary Ann Taylor
Independence Day
Chris Graham
Blackout
Audrey
Life's an Itch
Helen Foley
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Nora Valentino
After
Mary Every
Cinema Verite
Karen Brodwick
Little Ladies of the Night
Joyce Howell
Lucas Tanner
Lois Lee
Children of the Night
Edith Evans
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
Bonnie Hanssen
Breach
Lydia Perrish
Horns
Laurie (segment "Skippy")
Les Séducteurs
Patricia Kennealy
The Doors
Melissa
Can Ellen Be Saved?
Bekka
Stolen Babies
Ginnie
The Operation
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
Peg
American Graffiti
Mary Bernstein
Eagles in the Chicken Coop
(archive footage)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Wanda
Trial by Jury
Sarah McAllister
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
Eve
The Battle of Shaker Heights
Rose Michaels
When She Says No
The Missing Are Deadly
Carol
Elizabeth Blue
Pvt. Cass Donner
She's in the Army Now
Masterson
Chimera Strain
Carol
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
Grace Freemont
The Man Outside
Meredith Blessing
Blessings
Kate Dawson
ADDicted
Virginia
Saving My Baby
Kathy Waylan
In the Lake of the Woods
Anne Benedict
The Abduction of Saint Anne
Susan
How Not to Propose
Ma
The River Why
Self
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Nancy
The Devil Has a Name
Judge Scorsi
El padrino
Grandma Bernice
The Stairs
Sheila Amable-Amo
Walking with Herb
Self
The Doors: The Road of Excess
Marissa
Parallel
Nightmare in Blood
CLare
Lawn Dogs
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
82
Gender
Female
Birthday
1954-11-19
Place of Birth
Pasadena, California, USA
Also Known As
Kathy Quinlan