Kathleen Quinlan
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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Films (84)

Okay
2026 · Loretta

Horizon : Une saga américaine - Chapitre 2
2024

Walking with Herb
2021 · Sheila Amable-Amo

The Stairs
2021 · Grandma Bernice

Contaminations
2019 · Nancy

Saving My Baby
2019 · Virginia

Parallel
2018 · Marissa

Chimera Strain
2018 · Masterson

Elizabeth Blue
2017 · Carol

ADDicted
2017 · Kate Dawson

La demande en mariage
2015 · Susan

After
2014 · Nora Valentino

Horns
2013 · Lydia Perrish

Life's an Itch
2012 · Audrey
Eagles in the Chicken Coop
2011 · Mary Bernstein

Cinéma Vérité
2011 · Mary Every

Elektra Luxx
2011 · Rebecca Linbrook

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010 · (archive footage)

La Vie selon Gus Orviston
2010 · Ma

Prison Break: The Final Break
2009 · Christina Rose Scofield

The Dissection of Thanksgiving
2008 · Carol

Le Témoin amoureux
2008 · Joan

Le Refuge
2008 · Bea

Agent double
2007 · Bonnie Hanssen

Humble Pie
2007 · Agnes Orbison

La colline a des yeux
2006 · Ethel

Les Fantômes de l'amour
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

Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
2003

The Battle of Shaker Heights
2003 · Eve

Préjudice
1998 · Anne Anderson

The Making of 'American Graffiti'
1998 · Self

Le Géant et moi
1998 · Serena Kamin

Lawn Dogs
1997 · Clare Stockard

Event Horizon : Le vaisseau de l'au-delà
1997 · Peters
The Doors: The Road of Excess
1997 · Self

Breakdown : Point de rupture
1997 · Amy Taylor

Zeus & Roxanne
1997 · Mary Beth Dunhill

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996 · Self

Le Secret du lac
1996 · Kathy Waylan

Picture Windows: Lightning
1995 · Hooker

Perfect Alibi
1995 · Melanie Bauers

Apolo 13
1995 · Marilyn Lovell

Traición al Jurado
1994 · Wanda

Last Light - Le couloir de la mort
1993 · Kathy Rubicek

Stolen Babies
1993 · Bekka

An American Story
1992 · Hope Tyler

Cat's : Les tueurs d'hommes
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
Holiday Hearts
· Barbara Morgenstern
Séries (28)

Mayans MC
2018 · Mrs. Buksar

Runaways
2017 · Susan Ellerh

Murder
2014 · Britt

Blue
2012 · Jessica

The Event
2010 · Erika Jarvis

La Porte de l'Univers
2009 · Senator Michaels

Glee
2009 · Dr. Shane

La Grande Évasion
2005 · Christina Rose Scofield

Dr. House
2004 · Arlene McNeil

Les Experts
2000 · Barbara Tallman

Associées pour la loi
1999 · Lynn Holt
Where Are They Now?
1999 · Self

La vie secrète d'une milliardaire
1999 · Nanaline Duke

Hollywood Squares
1998 · Self - Panelist

Diagnostic : Meurtre
1993 · Dr. Kate Delieb

The Hidden Room
1991 · Julia

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 · Karen Wilson, Ann Foley

Switch
1975 · Robin Morgan

Joe Forrester
1975 · Bethany

Three for the Road
1975

Police Woman
1974

Lucas Tanner
1974

Kojak
1973 · Janet Conforti

The Waltons
1972

Emergency!
1972 · Janet

Ironside
1967

The Oscars
1953 · Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951




