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Kathleen Quinlan

Kathleen Quinlan

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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

Apollo 13

Apollo 13

1995

Breakdown

Breakdown

1997

Made of Honor

Made of Honor

2008

Lifeguard

Lifeguard

1976

Picture Windows: Lightning

Picture Windows: Lightning

1995

Event Horizon

Event Horizon

1997

Airport '77

Airport '77

1977

Hanky Panky

Hanky Panky

1982

A Civil Action

A Civil Action

1998

Prison Break: The Final Break

Prison Break: The Final Break

2009

Warning Sign

Warning Sign

1985

The Hills Have Eyes

The Hills Have Eyes

2006

The Last Winter

The Last Winter

1984

Zeus & Roxanne

Zeus & Roxanne

1997

Harm's Way

Harm's Way

2008

Sunset

Sunset

1988

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

1977

My Giant

My Giant

1998

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

2024

The Dead Will Tell

The Dead Will Tell

2004

Last Light

Last Light

1993

Clara's Heart

Clara's Heart

1988

Elektra Luxx

Elektra Luxx

2011

The Riverman

The Riverman

2004

Wild Thing

Wild Thing

1987

Trapped

Trapped

1989

An American Story

An American Story

1992

Where Have All the People Gone

Where Have All the People Gone

1974

Strays

Strays

1991

The Promise

The Promise

1979

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

1996

The Runner Stumbles

The Runner Stumbles

1979

Humble Pie

Humble Pie

2007

Perfect Romance

Perfect Romance

2004

Perfect Alibi

Perfect Alibi

1995

Independence Day

Independence Day

1983

Blackout

Blackout

1985

Life's an Itch

Life's an Itch

2012

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983

After

After

2014

Cinema Verite

Cinema Verite

2011

Little Ladies of the Night

Little Ladies of the Night

1977

Lucas Tanner

Lucas Tanner

1974

Children of the Night

Children of the Night

1985

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

1975

Breach

Breach

2007

Horns

Horns

2013

Sunday Lovers

Sunday Lovers

1980

The Doors

The Doors

1991

Can Ellen Be Saved?

Can Ellen Be Saved?

1974

Stolen Babies

Stolen Babies

1993

The Operation

The Operation

1990

Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina

Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina

2003

American Graffiti

American Graffiti

1973

Eagles in the Chicken Coop

Eagles in the Chicken Coop

2011

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010

Trial by Jury

Trial by Jury

1994

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found

1987

The Battle of Shaker Heights

The Battle of Shaker Heights

2003

When She Says No

When She Says No

1984

The Missing Are Deadly

The Missing Are Deadly

1975

Elizabeth Blue

Elizabeth Blue

2017

She's in the Army Now

She's in the Army Now

1981

Chimera Strain

Chimera Strain

2018

The Dissection of Thanksgiving

The Dissection of Thanksgiving

2008

The Man Outside

The Man Outside

1987

Blessings

Blessings

2003

ADDicted

ADDicted

2017

Saving My Baby

Saving My Baby

2019

In the Lake of the Woods

In the Lake of the Woods

1996

The Abduction of Saint Anne

The Abduction of Saint Anne

1975

How Not to Propose

How Not to Propose

2015

The River Why

The River Why

2010

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

1998

The Devil Has a Name

The Devil Has a Name

2019

El padrino: The Latin Godfather

El padrino: The Latin Godfather

2004

The Stairs

The Stairs

2021

Walking with Herb

Walking with Herb

2021

The Doors: The Road of Excess

The Doors: The Road of Excess

1997

Parallel

Parallel

2018

Nightmare in Blood

Nightmare in Blood

1978

Lawn Dogs

Lawn Dogs

1997

Holiday Hearts

Holiday Hearts

Okay

Okay

2026

House

House

2004

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

Kojak

Kojak

1973

Emergency!

Emergency!

1972

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

The Waltons

The Waltons

1972

Ironside

Ironside

1967

Police Woman

Police Woman

1974

Switch

Switch

1975

Family Law

Family Law

1999

Lucas Tanner

Lucas Tanner

1974

Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now?

1999

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

Three for the Road

Three for the Road

1975

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

1993

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985

Mayans M.C.

Mayans M.C.

2018

Stargate Universe

Stargate Universe

2009

Blue

Blue

2012

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

1999

How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder

2014

Prison Break

Prison Break

2005

Glee

Glee

2009

Marvel's Runaways

Marvel's Runaways

2017

The Event

The Event

2010

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

1998

Joe Forrester

Joe Forrester

1975