Kathleen Quinlan
Known for acting · Born 19 November 1954 · 71 · Pasadena, California, USA
112 credits
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
Event Horizon
1997
Breakdown
1997
Apollo 13
1995
The Hills Have Eyes
2006
Prison Break
2005
Family Law
1999
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
My Giant
1998
Zeus & Roxanne
1997
Warning Sign
1985
Hanky Panky
1982
Horns
2013
Acting (112)
2026OkayLorettaFilm
2024Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2Film
2021The StairsGrandma BerniceFilm
2021Walking with HerbSheila Amable-AmoFilm
2019The Devil Has a NameNancyFilm
2019Saving My BabyVirginiaFilm
2018Mayans M.C.Mrs. Buksar · 2 episodesSeries
2018ParallelMarissaFilm
2018Chimera StrainMastersonFilm
2017Marvel's RunawaysSusan Ellerh · 3 episodesSeries
2017Elizabeth BlueCarolFilm
2017ADDictedKate DawsonFilm
2015How Not to ProposeSusanFilm
2014How to Get Away with MurderBrittSeries
2014AfterNora ValentinoFilm
2013HornsLydia PerrishFilm
2012BlueJessica · 7 episodesSeries
2012Life's an ItchAudreyFilm
2011Elektra LuxxRebecca LinbrookFilm
2011Cinema VeriteMary EveryFilm
2011Eagles in the Chicken CoopMary BernsteinFilm
2010The EventErika JarvisSeries
2010The River WhyMaFilm
20102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift(archive footage)Film
2009GleeDr. ShaneSeries
2009Stargate UniverseSenator MichaelsSeries
2009Prison Break: The Final BreakChristina Rose ScofieldFilm
2008Made of HonorJoanFilm
2008Harm's WayBeaFilm
2008The Dissection of ThanksgivingCarolFilm
2007BreachBonnie HanssenFilm
2007Humble PieAgnes OrbisonFilm
2006The Hills Have EyesEthelFilm
2005Prison BreakChristina Rose Scofield · 6 episodesSeries
2004HouseArlene McNeilSeries
2004El padrino: The Latin GodfatherJudge ScorsiFilm
2004The RivermanSande KeppelFilm
2004The Dead Will TellBeth HytnerFilm
2004Perfect RomanceTess KelleyFilm
2003The Battle of Shaker HeightsEveFilm
2003Hollywood's Magical Island: CatalinaFilm
2003BlessingsMeredith BlessingFilm
2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationBarbara TallmanSeries
1999Family LawLynn Holt · 68 episodesSeries
1999Where Are They Now?SelfSeries
1999Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris DukeNanaline Duke · 4 episodesSeries
1998A Civil ActionAnne AndersonFilm
1998My GiantSerena KaminFilm
1998The Making of 'American Graffiti'SelfFilm
1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist · 10 episodesSeries
1997Event HorizonPetersFilm
1997BreakdownAmy TaylorFilm
1997Lawn DogsClare StockardFilm
1997Zeus & RoxanneMary Beth DunhillFilm
1997The Doors: The Road of ExcessSelfFilm
1996Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13SelfFilm
1996In the Lake of the WoodsKathy WaylanFilm
1995Apollo 13Marilyn LovellFilm
1995Perfect AlibiMelanie BauersFilm
1995Picture Windows: LightningHookerFilm
1994Trial by JuryWandaFilm
1993Diagnosis: MurderDr. Kate DeliebSeries
1993Last LightKathy RubicekFilm
1993Stolen BabiesBekkaFilm
1992An American StoryHope TylerFilm
1991The DoorsPatricia KennealyFilm
1991StraysLindsey JarrettFilm
1991The Hidden RoomJuliaSeries
1990The OperationGinnieFilm
1989TrappedMary Ann MarshallFilm
1988SunsetNancy ShoemakerFilm
1988Clara's HeartLeona HartFilm
1987Wild ThingJaneFilm
1987Dreams Lost, Dreams FoundSarah McAllisterFilm
1987The Man OutsideGrace FreemontFilm
1985Warning SignJoanie MorseFilm
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsKaren Wilson, Ann FoleySeries
1985BlackoutChris GrahamFilm
1985Children of the NightLois LeeFilm
1984The Last WinterJoyceFilm
1984When She Says NoRose MichaelsFilm
1983Twilight Zone: The MovieHelen FoleyFilm
1983Independence DayMary Ann TaylorFilm
1982Hanky PankyJanet DunnFilm
1981She's in the Army NowPvt. Cass DonnerFilm
1980Sunday LoversLaurie (segment "Skippy")Film
1979The Runner StumblesSister RitaFilm
1979The PromiseNancy McAllister / Marie AdamsonFilm
1978Nightmare in BloodFilm
1977Airport '77JulieFilm
1977I Never Promised You a Rose GardenDeborah BlakeFilm
1977Little Ladies of the NightKaren BrodwickFilm
1976LifeguardWendyFilm
1975SwitchRobin MorganSeries
1975Joe ForresterBethanySeries
1975The Missing Are DeadlyFilm
1975The Abduction of Saint AnneAnne BenedictFilm
1975Three for the RoadSeries
1975The Turning Point of Jim MalloyEdith EvansFilm
1974Where Have All the People GoneDeborah AndersFilm
1974Police WomanSeries
1974Can Ellen Be Saved?MelissaFilm
1974Lucas TannerSeries
1974Lucas TannerJoyce HowellFilm
1973American GraffitiPegFilm
1973KojakJanet ConfortiSeries
1972The Waltons · 2 episodesSeries
1972Emergency!JanetSeries
1967IronsideSeries
1953The OscarsSelfSeries
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries
—Holiday HeartsBarbara MorgensternFilm