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.

Known For

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

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

82

Gender

Female

Birthday

1954-11-19

Place of Birth

Pasadena, California, USA

Also Known As

Kathy Quinlan