Kathleen Quinlan
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 (...
Known For
Filmography
Okay
2026
as Loretta
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024
The Stairs
2021
as Grandma Bernice
Walking with Herb
2021
as Sheila Amable-Amo
Saving My Baby
2019
as Virginia
The Devil Has a Name
2019
as Nancy
Chimera Strain
2018
as Masterson
Parallel
2018
as Marissa
Mayans M.C.
2018
as Mrs. Buksar
Elizabeth Blue
2017
as Carol
ADDicted
2017
as Kate Dawson
Marvel's Runaways
2017
as Susan Ellerh
How Not to Propose
2015
as Susan
After
2014
as Nora Valentino
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Britt
Horns
2013
as Lydia Perrish
Life's an Itch
2012
as Audrey
Blue
2012
as Jessica
Elektra Luxx
2011
as Rebecca Linbrook
Cinema Verite
2011
as Mary Every
Eagles in the Chicken Coop
2011
as Mary Bernstein
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
The River Why
2010
as Ma
The Event
2010
as Erika Jarvis
Prison Break: The Final Break
2009
as Christina Rose Scofield
Stargate Universe
2009
as Senator Michaels
Glee
2009
as Dr. Shane
Made of Honor
2008
as Joan
Harm's Way
2008
as Bea
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
2008
as Carol
Humble Pie
2007
as Agnes Orbison
Breach
2007
as Bonnie Hanssen
The Hills Have Eyes
2006
as Ethel
Prison Break
2005
as Christina Rose Scofield
The Dead Will Tell
2004
as Beth Hytner
The Riverman
2004
as Sande Keppel
Perfect Romance
2004
as Tess Kelley
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
2004
as Judge Scorsi
House
2004
as Arlene McNeil
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
2003
The Battle of Shaker Heights
2003
as Eve
Blessings
2003
as Meredith Blessing
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Barbara Tallman
Family Law
1999
as Lynn Holt
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999
as Nanaline Duke
A Civil Action
1998
as Anne Anderson
My Giant
1998
as Serena Kamin
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
1998
as Self
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
Breakdown
1997
as Amy Taylor
Event Horizon
1997
as Peters
Zeus & Roxanne
1997
as Mary Beth Dunhill
The Doors: The Road of Excess
1997
as Self
Lawn Dogs
1997
as Clare Stockard
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996
as Self
In the Lake of the Woods
1996
as Kathy Waylan
Apollo 13
1995
as Marilyn Lovell
Picture Windows: Lightning
1995
as Hooker
Perfect Alibi
1995
as Melanie Bauers
Trial by Jury
1994
as Wanda
Last Light
1993
as Kathy Rubicek
Stolen Babies
1993
as Bekka
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Dr. Kate Delieb
An American Story
1992
as Hope Tyler
Strays
1991
as Lindsey Jarrett
The Doors
1991
as Patricia Kennealy
The Hidden Room
1991
as Julia
The Operation
1990
as Ginnie
Trapped
1989
as Mary Ann Marshall
Sunset
1988
as Nancy Shoemaker
Clara's Heart
1988
as Leona Hart
Wild Thing
1987
as Jane
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
1987
as Sarah McAllister
The Man Outside
1987
as Grace Freemont
Warning Sign
1985
as Joanie Morse
Blackout
1985
as Chris Graham
Children of the Night
1985
as Lois Lee
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Karen Wilson
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Ann Foley
The Last Winter
1984
as Joyce
When She Says No
1984
as Rose Michaels
Independence Day
1983
as Mary Ann Taylor
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
as Helen Foley
Hanky Panky
1982
as Janet Dunn
She's in the Army Now
1981
as Pvt. Cass Donner
Sunday Lovers
1980
as Laurie (segment "Skippy")
The Promise
1979
as Nancy McAllister / Marie Adamson
The Runner Stumbles
1979
as Sister Rita
Nightmare in Blood
1978
Airport '77
1977
as Julie
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977
as Deborah Blake
Little Ladies of the Night
1977
as Karen Brodwick
Lifeguard
1976
as Wendy
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
1975
as Edith Evans
The Missing Are Deadly
1975
The Abduction of Saint Anne
1975
as Anne Benedict
Switch
1975
as Robin Morgan
Three for the Road
1975
Joe Forrester
1975
as Bethany
Where Have All the People Gone
1974
as Deborah Anders
Lucas Tanner
1974
as Joyce Howell
Can Ellen Be Saved?
1974
as Melissa
Police Woman
1974
Lucas Tanner
1974
American Graffiti
1973
as Peg
Kojak
1973
as Janet Conforti
Emergency!
1972
as Janet
The Waltons
1972
Ironside
1967
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951