People
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.
Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Okay as Loretta | 2026-02-21 |
| Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 | 2024-09-07 |
| Walking with Herb as Sheila Amable-Amo | 2021-04-30 |
| The Stairs as Grandma Bernice | 2021-02-26 |
| The Devil Has a Name as Nancy | 2019-08-04 |
| Saving My Baby as Virginia | 2019-01-04 |
| Parallel as Marissa | 2018-04-10 |
| Chimera Strain as Masterson | 2018-02-24 |
| Elizabeth Blue as Carol | 2017-09-22 |
| ADDicted as Kate Dawson | 2017-01-01 |
| How Not to Propose as Susan | 2015-10-20 |
| After as Nora Valentino | 2014-08-08 |
| Horns as Lydia Perrish | 2013-09-06 |
| Life's an Itch as Audrey | 2012-12-01 |
| Eagles in the Chicken Coop as Mary Bernstein | 2011-11-02 |
| Cinema Verite as Mary Every | 2011-04-23 |
| Elektra Luxx as Rebecca Linbrook | 2011-03-11 |
| 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage) | 2010-08-03 |
| The River Why as Ma | 2010-04-09 |
| Prison Break: The Final Break as Christina Rose Scofield | 2009-09-10 |
| The Dissection of Thanksgiving as Carol | 2008-10-01 |
| Made of Honor as Joan | 2008-04-30 |
| Harm's Way as Bea | 2008-03-18 |
| Breach as Bonnie Hanssen | 2007-02-12 |
| Humble Pie as Agnes Orbison | 2007-01-01 |
| The Hills Have Eyes as Ethel | 2006-03-10 |
| The Dead Will Tell as Beth Hytner | 2004-10-24 |
| El padrino: The Latin Godfather as Judge Scorsi | 2004-09-27 |
| The Riverman as Sande Keppel | 2004-09-06 |
| Perfect Romance as Tess Kelley | 2004-06-07 |
| Blessings as Meredith Blessing | 2003-10-05 |
| Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina | 2003-09-12 |
| The Battle of Shaker Heights as Eve | 2003-08-22 |
| A Civil Action as Anne Anderson | 1998-12-25 |
| The Making of 'American Graffiti' as Self | 1998-09-15 |
| My Giant as Serena Kamin | 1998-04-10 |
| Lawn Dogs as CLare | 1997-11-21 |
| Event Horizon as Peters | 1997-08-15 |
| The Doors: The Road of Excess as Self | 1997-08-14 |
| Breakdown as Amy Taylor | 1997-05-02 |
| Zeus & Roxanne as Mary Beth Dunhill | 1997-01-24 |
| Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 as Self | 1996-07-16 |
| In the Lake of the Woods as Kathy Waylan | 1996-03-05 |
| Picture Windows: Lightning as Hooker | 1995-10-01 |
| Perfect Alibi as Melanie Bauers | 1995-09-04 |
| Apollo 13 as Marilyn Lovell | 1995-06-30 |
| Trial by Jury as Wanda | 1994-09-09 |
| Last Light as Kathy Rubicek | 1993-08-22 |
| Stolen Babies as Bekka | 1993-03-24 |
| An American Story as Hope Tyler | 1992-11-29 |
| Strays as Lindsey Jarrett | 1991-12-18 |
| The Doors as Patricia Kennealy | 1991-03-01 |
| The Operation as Ginnie | 1990-01-21 |
| Trapped as Mary Ann Marshall | 1989-06-14 |
| Clara's Heart as Leona Hart | 1988-10-07 |
| Sunset as Nancy Shoemaker | 1988-04-29 |
| The Man Outside as Grace Freemont | 1987-12-11 |
| Dreams Lost, Dreams Found as Sarah McAllister | 1987-09-13 |
| Wild Thing as Jane | 1987-04-17 |
| Children of the Night as Lois Lee | 1985-10-25 |
| Warning Sign as Joanie Morse | 1985-08-23 |
| Blackout as Chris Graham | 1985-07-28 |
| When She Says No as Rose Michaels | 1984-01-30 |
| The Last Winter as Joyce | 1984-01-01 |
| Twilight Zone: The Movie as Helen Foley | 1983-06-24 |
| Independence Day as Mary Ann Taylor | 1983-01-21 |
| Hanky Panky as Janet Dunn | 1982-06-04 |
| She's in the Army Now as Pvt. Cass Donner | 1981-05-20 |
| Sunday Lovers as Laurie (segment "Skippy") | 1980-10-31 |
| The Runner Stumbles as Sister Rita | 1979-11-16 |
| The Promise as Nancy McAllister / Marie Adamson | 1979-03-08 |
| Nightmare in Blood | 1978-07-01 |
| I Never Promised You a Rose Garden as Deborah Blake | 1977-07-14 |
| Airport '77 as Julie | 1977-03-11 |
| Little Ladies of the Night as Karen Brodwick | 1977-01-16 |
| Lifeguard as Wendy | 1976-07-23 |
| The Turning Point of Jim Malloy as Edith Evans | 1975-04-12 |
| The Abduction of Saint Anne as Anne Benedict | 1975-01-21 |
| The Missing Are Deadly | 1975-01-08 |
| Where Have All the People Gone as Deborah Anders | 1974-10-08 |
| Lucas Tanner as Joyce Howell | 1974-05-08 |
| Can Ellen Be Saved? as Melissa | 1974-02-05 |
| American Graffiti as Peg | 1973-08-11 |




