Acting

Kathleen Quinlan

Born 1954-11-19 · Pasadena, California, USA

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.

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Okay
as Loretta
2026
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024
Walking with Herb
as Sheila Amable-Amo
2021
The Stairs
as Grandma Bernice
2021
The Devil Has a Name
as Nancy
2019
Saving My Baby
as Virginia
2019
Mayans M.C.
as Mrs. Buksar
2018
Parallel
as Marissa
2018
Chimera Strain
as Masterson
2018
Marvel's Runaways
as Susan Ellerh
2017
Elizabeth Blue
as Carol
2017
ADDicted
as Kate Dawson
2017
How Not to Propose
as Susan
2015
How to Get Away with Murder
as Britt
2014
After
as Nora Valentino
2014
Horns
as Lydia Perrish
2013
Life's an Itch
as Audrey
2012
Blue
as Jessica
2012
Eagles in the Chicken Coop
as Mary Bernstein
2011
Cinema Verite
as Mary Every
2011
Elektra Luxx
as Rebecca Linbrook
2011
The Event
as Erika Jarvis
2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
2010
The River Why
as Ma
2010
Stargate Universe
as Senator Michaels
2009
Prison Break: The Final Break
as Christina Rose Scofield
2009
Glee
as Dr. Shane
2009
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
as Carol
2008
Made of Honor
as Joan
2008
Harm's Way
as Bea
2008
Breach
as Bonnie Hanssen
2007
Humble Pie
as Agnes Orbison
2007
The Hills Have Eyes
as Ethel
2006
Prison Break
as Christina Rose Scofield
2005
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
2004
Blessings
as Meredith Blessing
2003
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
2003
The Battle of Shaker Heights
as Eve
2003
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Barbara Tallman
2000
Family Law
as Lynn Holt
1999
Where Are They Now?
as Self
1999
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
as Nanaline Duke
1999
A Civil Action
as Anne Anderson
1998
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
as Self
1998
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
1998
My Giant
as Serena Kamin
1998
Lawn Dogs
as Clare Stockard
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
1997
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
as Self
1996
In the Lake of the Woods
as Kathy Waylan
1996
Picture Windows: Lightning
as Hooker
1995
Perfect Alibi
as Melanie Bauers
1995
Apollo 13
as Marilyn Lovell
1995
Trial by Jury
as Wanda
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
as Dr. Kate Delieb
1993
Last Light
as Kathy Rubicek
1993
Stolen Babies
as Bekka
1993
An American Story
as Hope Tyler
1992
Strays
as Lindsey Jarrett
1991
The Hidden Room
as Julia
1991
The Doors
as Patricia Kennealy
1991
The Operation
as Ginnie
1990
Trapped
as Mary Ann Marshall
1989
Clara's Heart
as Leona Hart
1988
Sunset
as Nancy Shoemaker
1988
The Man Outside
as Grace Freemont
1987
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
as Sarah McAllister
1987
Wild Thing
as Jane
1987
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
1985