
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

Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Dr. Kate Delieb

Glee
2009
as Dr. Shane

Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist

Ironside
1967

How to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Britt

The Waltons
1972

Emergency!
1972

Police Woman
1974

Mayans M.C.
2018
as Mrs. Buksar

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Karen Wilson / Ann Foley

Kojak
1973
as Janet Conforti

Family Law
1999
as Lynn Holt

Stargate Universe
2009
as Senator Michaels

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Switch
1975
as Robin Morgan

Marvel's Runaways
2017
as Susan Ellerh
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self

The Event
2010
as Erika Jarvis

Blue
2012
as Jessica

The Hidden Room
1991
as Julia

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

Joe Forrester
1975
as Bethany

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999
as Nanaline Duke

Three for the Road
1975

Lucas Tanner
1974
Movies (84)

The Hills Have Eyes
2006
as Ethel

Apollo 13
1995
as Marilyn Lovell

Event Horizon
1997
as Peters

Horns
2013
as Lydia Perrish

Prison Break: The Final Break
2009
as Christina Rose Scofield

American Graffiti
1973
as Peg

The Doors
1991
as Patricia Kennealy

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024

Breakdown
1997
as Amy Taylor

Airport '77
1977
as Julie

Made of Honor
2008
as Joan

Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
as Helen Foley

Sunset
1988
as Nancy Shoemaker

Breach
2007
as Bonnie Hanssen

Cinema Verite
2011
as Mary Every

Elektra Luxx
2011
as Rebecca Linbrook

The Promise
1979
as Nancy McAllister / Marie Adamson

Parallel
2018
as Marissa

A Civil Action
1998
as Anne Anderson

Zeus & Roxanne
1997
as Mary Beth Dunhill

Lawn Dogs
1997
as Clare Stockard

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)

Stolen Babies
1993
as Bekka

Last Light
1993
as Kathy Rubicek

Strays
1991
as Lindsey Jarrett

Hanky Panky
1982
as Janet Dunn

Chimera Strain
2018
as Masterson

El padrino: The Latin Godfather
2004
as Judge Scorsi

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977
as Deborah Blake

The Devil Has a Name
2019
as Nancy

Perfect Alibi
1995
as Melanie Bauers

Clara's Heart
1988
as Leona Hart

My Giant
1998
as Serena Kamin

Okay
2026
as Loretta

The River Why
2010
as Ma

Lifeguard
1976
as Wendy

The Battle of Shaker Heights
2003
as Eve

Warning Sign
1985
as Joanie Morse

The Dead Will Tell
2004
as Beth Hytner

An American Story
1992
as Hope Tyler

Wild Thing
1987
as Jane

The Riverman
2004
as Sande Keppel

Perfect Romance
2004
as Tess Kelley

The Abduction of Saint Anne
1975
as Anne Benedict

Blackout
1985
as Chris Graham

Children of the Night
1985
as Lois Lee

The Making of 'American Graffiti'
1998
as Self

Independence Day
1983
as Mary Ann Taylor

When She Says No
1984
as Rose Michaels

Trial by Jury
1994
as Wanda

Sunday Lovers
1980
as Laurie (segment "Skippy")

How Not to Propose
2015
as Susan

Where Have All the People Gone
1974
as Deborah Anders

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996
as Self

Saving My Baby
2019
as Virginia

Walking with Herb
2021
as Sheila Amable-Amo

After
2014
as Nora Valentino

The Runner Stumbles
1979
as Sister Rita

Little Ladies of the Night
1977
as Karen Brodwick

Elizabeth Blue
2017
as Carol

Blessings
2003
as Meredith Blessing

Humble Pie
2007
as Agnes Orbison

Life's an Itch
2012
as Audrey

The Stairs
2021
as Grandma Bernice

She's in the Army Now
1981
as Pvt. Cass Donner

Nightmare in Blood
1978

The Missing Are Deadly
1975

Picture Windows: Lightning
1995
as Hooker

Can Ellen Be Saved?
1974
as Melissa

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
1975
as Edith Evans

The Operation
1990
as Ginnie

In the Lake of the Woods
1996
as Kathy Waylan

Lucas Tanner
1974
as Joyce Howell
Eagles in the Chicken Coop
2011
as Mary Bernstein

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
1987
as Sarah McAllister

Trapped
1989
as Mary Ann Marshall

Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
2003

The Last Winter
1984
as Joyce
The Doors: The Road of Excess
1997
as Self

The Man Outside
1987
as Grace Freemont

Harm's Way
2008
as Bea

The Dissection of Thanksgiving
2008
as Carol

ADDicted
2017
as Kate Dawson
Holiday Hearts
as Barbara Morgenstern
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
- The Hills Have Eyes (2006) — as Ethel
- Apollo 13 (1995) — as Marilyn Lovell
- Event Horizon (1997) — as Peters
- Horns (2013) — as Lydia Perrish
- Prison Break: The Final Break (2009) — as Christina Rose Scofield
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