Kathleen Quinlan

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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

110

Gender

Female

Birthday

1954-11-19 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Pasadena, California, USA

Also Known As

  • Kathy Quinlan
  • Кэтлин Куинлэн
  • Кэтлин Куинлен
  • کَتلین کوینلن

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

House
8.6%

House

Nov 16, 2004

Apollo 13
7.5%

Apollo 13

Jun 30, 1995

Prison Break
8.1%

Prison Break

Aug 29, 2005

The Hills Have Eyes
6.4%

The Hills Have Eyes

Mar 10, 2006

Event Horizon
6.5%

Event Horizon

Aug 15, 1997

Horns
6.3%

Horns

Sep 6, 2013

Made of Honor
6.4%

Made of Honor

Apr 30, 2008

The Doors
7.1%

The Doors

Mar 1, 1991

American Graffiti
7.0%

American Graffiti

Aug 11, 1973

Breakdown
6.9%

Breakdown

May 2, 1997

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Acting

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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2021
Walking with Herb as Sheila Amable-Amo
2021
The Stairs as Grandma Bernice
2019
The Devil Has a Name as Nancy
2019
Saving My Baby as Virginia
2018
Mayans M.C. as Mrs. Buksar
2018
Parallel as Marissa
2018
Chimera Strain as Masterson
2017
Marvel's Runaways as Susan Ellerh
2017
Elizabeth Blue as Carol
2017
ADDicted as Kate Dawson
2015
How Not to Propose as Susan
2014
How to Get Away with Murder as Britt
2014
After as Nora Valentino
2013
Horns as Lydia Perrish
2012
Life's an Itch as Audrey
2012
Blue as Jessica
2011
Eagles in the Chicken Coop as Mary Bernstein
2011
Cinema Verite as Mary Every
2011
Elektra Luxx as Rebecca Linbrook
2010
The Event as Erika Jarvis
2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
2010
The River Why as Ma
2009
Stargate Universe as Senator Michaels
2009
Prison Break: The Final Break as Christina Rose Scofield
2009
Glee as Dr. Shane
2008
The Dissection of Thanksgiving as Carol
2008
Made of Honor as Joan
2008
Harm's Way as Bea
2007
Breach as Bonnie Hanssen
2007
Humble Pie as Agnes Orbison
2006
The Hills Have Eyes as Ethel
2005
Prison Break as Christina Rose Scofield
2004
House as Arlene McNeil
2004
The Dead Will Tell as Beth Hytner
2004
El padrino: The Latin Godfather as Judge Scorsi
2004
The Riverman as Sande Keppel
2004
Perfect Romance as Tess Kelley
2003
Blessings as Meredith Blessing
2003
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
2003
The Battle of Shaker Heights as Eve
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Barbara Tallman
1999
Family Law as Lynn Holt
1999
Where Are They Now? as Self
1999
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke as Nanaline Duke
1998
A Civil Action as Anne Anderson
1998
The Making of 'American Graffiti' as Self
1998
Hollywood Squares
1998
My Giant as Serena Kamin
1997
Lawn Dogs as CLare
1997
Event Horizon as Peters
1997
The Doors: The Road of Excess as Self
1997
Breakdown as Amy Taylor
1997
Zeus & Roxanne as Mary Beth Dunhill
1996
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 as Self
1996
In the Lake of the Woods as Kathy Waylan
1995
Lightning as Hooker
1995
Perfect Alibi as Melanie Bauers
1995
Apollo 13 as Marilyn Lovell
1994
Trial by Jury as Wanda
1993
Diagnosis: Murder as Dr. Kate Delieb
1993
Last Light as Kathy Rubicek
1993
Stolen Babies as Bekka
1992
An American Story as Hope Tyler
1991
Strays as Lindsey Jarrett
1991
The Doors as Patricia Kennealy
1990
The Operation as Ginnie
1989
Trapped as Mary Ann Marshall
1988
Clara's Heart as Leona Hart
1988
Sunset as Nancy Shoemaker
1987
The Man Outside as Grace Freemont
1987
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found as Sarah McAllister
1987
Wild Thing as Jane
1985
Children of the Night as Lois Lee
1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Karen Wilson
1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Ann Foley
1985
Warning Sign as Joanie Morse
1985
Blackout as Chris Graham
1984
When She Says No as Rose Michaels
1984
The Last Winter as Joyce
1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie as Helen Foley
1983
Independence Day as Mary Ann Taylor
1982
Hanky Panky as Janet Dunn
1981
She's in the Army Now as Pvt. Cass Donner
1980
Sunday Lovers as Laurie (segment "Skippy")
1979
The Runner Stumbles as Sister Rita
1979
The Promise as Nancy McAllister / Marie Adamson
1978
Nightmare in Blood
1977
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden as Deborah Blake
1977
Airport '77 as Julie
1977
Little Ladies of the Night as Karen Brodwick
1976
Lifeguard as Wendy
1975
Switch as Robin Morgan
1975
Joe Forrester
1975
Three for the Road
1975
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy as Edith Evans
1975
The Abduction of Saint Anne as Anne Benedict
1975
The Missing Are Deadly
1974
Where Have All the People Gone as Deborah Anders
1974
Police Woman
1974
Lucas Tanner
1974
Lucas Tanner as Joyce Howell
1974
Can Ellen Be Saved? as Melissa
1973
Kojak as Janet Conforti
1973
American Graffiti as Peg
1972
The Waltons
1972
Emergency!
1967
Ironside
1953
The Oscars as Self
1951
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