Kathleen Quinlan

13 titles·Since 1982

November 19, 1954 · 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.

Frequently works with

Christopher McDonald

2 titles together

Filmography (13)

The Battle of Shaker Heights

2003 · Eve

Family Law

1999 · Lynn Holt

My Giant

1998 · Serena Kamin

Lawn Dogs

1997 · Clare Stockard

Event Horizon

1997 · Peters

Breakdown

1997 · Amy Taylor

Zeus & Roxanne

1997 · Mary Beth Dunhill

Trial by Jury

1994 · Wanda

Strays

1991 · Lindsey Jarrett

Clara's Heart

1988 · Leona Hart

Sunset

1988 · Nancy Shoemaker

Warning Sign

1985 · Joanie Morse

Hanky Panky

1982 · Janet Dunn

November 19, 1954 · 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.