Kathleen Quinlan
Acting
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
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movieOkay
2026
Loretta
movieWalking with Herb
2021
Sheila Amable-Amo
movieThe Stairs
2021
Grandma Bernice
movieSaving My Baby
2019
Virginia
tvMayans M.C.
2018
Mrs. Buksar
movieParallel
2018
Marissa
movieChimera Strain
2018
Masterson
tvMarvel's Runaways
2017
Susan Ellerh
movieADDicted
2017
Kate Dawson
movieAfter
2014
Nora Valentino
movieHorns
2013
Lydia Perrish
movieLife's an Itch
2012
Audrey
tvBlue
2012
Jessica
movieCinema Verite
2011
Mary Every
movieElektra Luxx
2011
Rebecca Linbrook
tvThe Event
2010
Erika Jarvis
movie2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
(archive footage)
tvStargate Universe
2009
Senator Michaels
moviePrison Break: The Final Break
2009
Christina Rose Scofield
tvGlee
2009
Dr. Shane
movieBreach
2007
Bonnie Hanssen
movieHumble Pie
2007
Agnes Orbison
tvPrison Break
2005
Christina Rose Scofield
tvHouse
2004
Arlene McNeil
movieThe Dead Will Tell
2004
Beth Hytner
movieEl padrino: The Latin Godfather
2004
Judge Scorsi
movieThe Riverman
2004
Sande Keppel
moviePerfect Romance
2004
Tess Kelley
movieBlessings
2003
Meredith Blessing
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Barbara Tallman
tvFamily Law
1999
Lynn Holt
tvToo Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999
Nanaline Duke
movieA Civil Action
1998
Anne Anderson
tvHollywood Squares
1998
Self - Panelist
movieMy Giant
1998
Serena Kamin
movieLawn Dogs
1997
Clare Stockard
movieEvent Horizon
1997
Peters
movieBreakdown
1997
Amy Taylor
movieZeus & Roxanne
1997
Mary Beth Dunhill
movieIn the Lake of the Woods
1996
Kathy Waylan
moviePerfect Alibi
1995
Melanie Bauers
movieApollo 13
1995
Marilyn Lovell
tvDiagnosis: Murder
1993
Dr. Kate Delieb
movieLast Light
1993
Kathy Rubicek
movieAn American Story
1992
Hope Tyler
movieStrays
1991
Lindsey Jarrett
movieThe Doors
1991
Patricia Kennealy
movieThe Operation
1990
Ginnie
movieTrapped
1989
Mary Ann Marshall
movieClara's Heart
1988
Leona Hart
movieSunset
1988
Nancy Shoemaker
movieThe Man Outside
1987
Grace Freemont
movieDreams Lost, Dreams Found
1987
Sarah McAllister
movieChildren of the Night
1985
Lois Lee
tvThe New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
Karen Wilson / Ann Foley
movieWarning Sign
1985
Joanie Morse
movieBlackout
1985
Chris Graham
movieWhen She Says No
1984
Rose Michaels
movieTwilight Zone: The Movie
1983
Helen Foley
movieIndependence Day
1983
Mary Ann Taylor
movieHanky Panky
1982
Janet Dunn
movieShe's in the Army Now
1981
Pvt. Cass Donner
movieSunday Lovers
1980
Laurie (segment "Skippy")
movieThe Runner Stumbles
1979
Sister Rita
movieThe Promise
1979
Nancy McAllister / Marie Adamson
movieI Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977
Deborah Blake
movieAirport '77
1977
Julie
movieLittle Ladies of the Night
1977
Karen Brodwick
movieLifeguard
1976
Wendy
tvSwitch
1975
Robin Morgan
tvJoe Forrester
1975
Bethany
movieThe Turning Point of Jim Malloy
1975
Edith Evans
movieThe Abduction of Saint Anne
1975
Anne Benedict
movieWhere Have All the People Gone
1974
Deborah Anders
movieLucas Tanner
1974
Joyce Howell
movieCan Ellen Be Saved?
1974
Melissa
tvKojak
1973
Janet Conforti
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
Holiday Hearts
Barbara Morgenstern