
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

The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
as Ethel

Apollo 13 (1995)
as Marilyn Lovell

Event Horizon (1997)
as Peters

Prison Break: The Final Break (2009)
as Christina Rose Scofield

Made of Honor (2008)
as Joan

Breakdown (1997)
as Amy Taylor

American Graffiti (1973)
as Peg

The Doors (1991)
as Patricia Kennealy

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
as Helen Foley

Lawn Dogs (1997)
as Clare Stockard

El padrino: The Latin Godfather (2004)
as Judge Scorsi

Horns (2013)
as Lydia Perrish

A Civil Action (1998)
as Anne Anderson

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 (2024)
Actor

Airport '77 (1977)
as Julie

Breach (2007)
as Bonnie Hanssen

Parallel (2018)
as Marissa

Hanky Panky (1982)
as Janet Dunn

Elektra Luxx (2011)
as Rebecca Linbrook

My Giant (1998)
as Serena Kamin

Zeus & Roxanne (1997)
as Mary Beth Dunhill

The River Why (2010)
as Ma

The Devil Has a Name (2019)
as Nancy

The Riverman (2004)
as Sande Keppel

Wild Thing (1987)
as Jane

Cinema Verite (2011)
as Mary Every

Trial by Jury (1994)
as Wanda

Warning Sign (1985)
as Joanie Morse

Lifeguard (1976)
as Wendy

The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)
as Eve

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
as Deborah Blake

Okay (2026)
as Loretta

Clara's Heart (1988)
as Leona Hart

Sunset (1988)
as Nancy Shoemaker

Last Light (1993)
as Kathy Rubicek

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)
as (archive footage)

Chimera Strain (2018)
as Masterson

Strays (1991)
as Lindsey Jarrett

Sunday Lovers (1980)
as Laurie (segment "Skippy")

The Promise (1979)
as Nancy McAllister / Marie Adamson

The Stairs (2021)
as Grandma Bernice

Where Have All the People Gone (1974)
as Deborah Anders

The Dead Will Tell (2004)
as Beth Hytner

Humble Pie (2007)
as Agnes Orbison

Saving My Baby (2019)
as Virginia

She's in the Army Now (1981)
as Pvt. Cass Donner

How Not to Propose (2015)
as Susan

The Making of 'American Graffiti' (1998)
as Self

Independence Day (1983)
as Mary Ann Taylor

Perfect Alibi (1995)
as Melanie Bauers

Walking with Herb (2021)
as Sheila Amable-Amo

Perfect Romance (2004)
as Tess Kelley

Children of the Night (1985)
as Lois Lee

Life's an Itch (2012)
as Audrey

When She Says No (1984)
as Rose Michaels

Harm's Way (2008)
as Bea

Blackout (1985)
as Chris Graham

The Runner Stumbles (1979)
as Sister Rita

The Operation (1990)
as Ginnie

Nightmare in Blood (1978)
Actor

Stolen Babies (1993)
as Bekka

An American Story (1992)
as Hope Tyler

Trapped (1989)
as Mary Ann Marshall

After (2014)
as Nora Valentino

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996)
as Self

Lucas Tanner (1974)
as Joyce Howell

Can Ellen Be Saved? (1974)
as Melissa

The Abduction of Saint Anne (1975)
as Anne Benedict

ADDicted (2017)
as Kate Dawson

Little Ladies of the Night (1977)
as Karen Brodwick

Picture Windows: Lightning (1995)
as Hooker

In the Lake of the Woods (1996)
as Kathy Waylan

Blessings (2003)
as Meredith Blessing

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found (1987)
as Sarah McAllister

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy (1975)
as Edith Evans
The Doors: The Road of Excess (1997)
as Self

The Man Outside (1987)
as Grace Freemont
Holiday Hearts (—)
as Barbara Morgenstern

The Missing Are Deadly (1975)
Actor

The Last Winter (1984)
as Joyce

Elizabeth Blue (2017)
as Carol

Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina (2003)
Actor
Eagles in the Chicken Coop (2011)
as Mary Bernstein

The Dissection of Thanksgiving (2008)
as Carol





