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