Kathleen Quinlan
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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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 (2025)
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Annie Pine
Walking with Herb (2021)
Sheila Amable-Amo
The Stairs (2021)
Grandma Bernice
The Devil Has a Name (2019)
Nancy
Saving My Baby (2019)
Virginia
Parallel (2018)
Marissa
Chimera Strain (2018)
Masterson
Elizabeth Blue (2017)
Carol
ADDicted (2017)
Kate Dawson
How Not to Propose (2015)
Susan
After (2014)
Nora Valentino
Horns (2013)
Lydia Perrish
Life's an Itch (2012)
Audrey
Eagles in the Chicken Coop (2011)
Mary Bernstein
Cinema Verite (2011)
Mary Every
Elektra Luxx (2011)
Rebecca Linbrook
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)
(archive footage)
The River Why (2010)
Ma
Prison Break: The Final Break (2009)
Christina Rose Scofield
The Dissection of Thanksgiving (2008)
Carol
Made of Honor (2008)
Joan
Harm's Way (2008)
Bea
Breach (2007)
Bonnie Hanssen
Humble Pie (2007)
Agnes Orbison
The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
Ethel
The Dead Will Tell (2004)
Beth Hytner
El padrino: The Latin Godfather (2004)
Judge Scorsi
The Riverman (2004)
Sande Keppel
Perfect Romance (2004)
Tess Kelley
Blessings (2003)
Meredith Blessing
The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)
Eve
A Civil Action (1998)
Anne Anderson
My Giant (1998)
Serena Kamin
Lawn Dogs (1997)
CLare
Event Horizon (1997)
Peters
Breakdown (1997)
Amy Taylor
Zeus & Roxanne (1997)
Mary Beth Dunhill
In the Lake of the Woods (1996)
Kathy Waylan
Lightning (1995)
Hooker
Perfect Alibi (1995)
Melanie Bauers
Apollo 13 (1995)
Marilyn Lovell
Trial by Jury (1994)
Wanda
Last Light (1993)
Kathy Rubicek
Stolen Babies (1993)
Bekka
An American Story (1992)
Hope Tyler
Strays (1991)
Lindsey Jarrett
The Doors (1991)
Patricia Kennealy
The Operation (1990)
Ginnie
Trapped (1989)
Mary Ann Marshall
Clara's Heart (1988)
Leona Hart
Sunset (1988)
Nancy Shoemaker
The Man Outside (1987)
Grace Freemont
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found (1987)
Sarah McAllister
Wild Thing (1987)
Jane
Children of the Night (1985)
Lois Lee
Warning Sign (1985)
Joanie Morse
Blackout (1985)
Chris Graham
When She Says No (1984)
Rose Michaels
The Last Winter (1984)
Joyce
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Helen Foley
Independence Day (1983)
Mary Ann Taylor
Hanky Panky (1982)
Janet Dunn
She's in the Army Now (1981)
Pvt. Cass Donner
Sunday Lovers (1980)
Laurie (segment "Skippy")
The Runner Stumbles (1979)
Sister Rita
The Promise (1979)
Nancy McAllister / Marie Adamson
Nightmare in Blood (1978)
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
Deborah Blake
Airport '77 (1977)
Julie
Little Ladies of the Night (1977)
Karen Brodwick
Lifeguard (1976)
Wendy
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy (1975)
Edith Evans
The Abduction of Saint Anne (1975)
Anne Benedict
The Missing Are Deadly (1975)
Where Have All the People Gone (1974)
Deborah Anders
Lucas Tanner (1974)
Joyce Howell
Can Ellen Be Saved? (1974)
Melissa
American Graffiti (1973)
Peg

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