Person
Kathleen Quinlan
Acting · Born 1954-11-19 · Pasadena, California, USA
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 (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
House
Arlene McNeil
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Barbara Tallman
Prison Break
Christina Rose Scofield
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
Glee
Dr. Shane
How to Get Away with Murder
Britt
Diagnosis: Murder
Dr. Kate Delieb
Ironside
1967
The Waltons
1972
Emergency!
1972
Filmography
- 2026OkayLoretta
- 2024Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
- 2021Walking with HerbSheila Amable-Amo
- 2021The StairsGrandma Bernice
- 2019The Devil Has a NameNancy
- 2019Saving My BabyVirginia
- 2018Mayans M.C.Mrs. Buksar
- 2018ParallelMarissa
- 2018Chimera StrainMasterson
- 2017Marvel's RunawaysSusan Ellerh
- 2017Elizabeth BlueCarol
- 2017ADDictedKate Dawson
- 2015How Not to ProposeSusan
- 2014How to Get Away with MurderBritt
- 2014AfterNora Valentino
- 2013HornsLydia Perrish
- 2012Life's an ItchAudrey
- 2012BlueJessica
- 2011Eagles in the Chicken CoopMary Bernstein
- 2011Cinema VeriteMary Every
- 2011Elektra LuxxRebecca Linbrook
- 2010The EventErika Jarvis
- 20102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift(archive footage)
- 2010The River WhyMa
- 2009Stargate UniverseSenator Michaels
- 2009Prison Break: The Final BreakChristina Rose Scofield
- 2009GleeDr. Shane
- 2008The Dissection of ThanksgivingCarol
- 2008Made of HonorJoan
- 2008Harm's WayBea
- 2007BreachBonnie Hanssen
- 2007Humble PieAgnes Orbison
- 2006The Hills Have EyesEthel
- 2005Prison BreakChristina Rose Scofield
- 2004HouseArlene McNeil
- 2004The Dead Will TellBeth Hytner
- 2004El padrino: The Latin GodfatherJudge Scorsi
- 2004The RivermanSande Keppel
- 2004Perfect RomanceTess Kelley
- 2003BlessingsMeredith Blessing
- 2003Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
- 2003The Battle of Shaker HeightsEve
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationBarbara Tallman
- 1999Family LawLynn Holt
- 1999Where Are They Now?Self
- 1999Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris DukeNanaline Duke
- 1998A Civil ActionAnne Anderson
- 1998The Making of 'American Graffiti'Self
- 1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist
- 1998My GiantSerena Kamin
- 1997Lawn DogsClare Stockard
- 1997Event HorizonPeters
- 1997The Doors: The Road of ExcessSelf
- 1997BreakdownAmy Taylor
- 1997Zeus & RoxanneMary Beth Dunhill
- 1996Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13Self
- 1996In the Lake of the WoodsKathy Waylan
- 1995Picture Windows: LightningHooker
- 1995Perfect AlibiMelanie Bauers
- 1995Apollo 13Marilyn Lovell
- 1994Trial by JuryWanda
- 1993Diagnosis: MurderDr. Kate Delieb
- 1993Last LightKathy Rubicek
- 1993Stolen BabiesBekka
- 1992An American StoryHope Tyler
- 1991StraysLindsey Jarrett
- 1991The Hidden RoomJulia
- 1991The DoorsPatricia Kennealy
- 1990The OperationGinnie
- 1989TrappedMary Ann Marshall
- 1988Clara's HeartLeona Hart
- 1988SunsetNancy Shoemaker
- 1987The Man OutsideGrace Freemont
- 1987Dreams Lost, Dreams FoundSarah McAllister
- 1987Wild ThingJane
- 1985Children of the NightLois Lee
- 1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsKaren Wilson
- 1985Warning SignJoanie Morse
- 1985BlackoutChris Graham
- 1984When She Says NoRose Michaels
- 1984The Last WinterJoyce
- 1983Twilight Zone: The MovieHelen Foley
- 1983Independence DayMary Ann Taylor
- 1982Hanky PankyJanet Dunn
- 1981She's in the Army NowPvt. Cass Donner
- 1980Sunday LoversLaurie (segment "Skippy")
- 1979The Runner StumblesSister Rita
- 1979The PromiseNancy McAllister / Marie Adamson
- 1978Nightmare in Blood
- 1977I Never Promised You a Rose GardenDeborah Blake
- 1977Airport '77Julie
- 1977Little Ladies of the NightKaren Brodwick
- 1976LifeguardWendy
- 1975SwitchRobin Morgan
- 1975Joe ForresterBethany
- 1975Three for the Road
- 1975The Turning Point of Jim MalloyEdith Evans
- 1975The Abduction of Saint AnneAnne Benedict
- 1975The Missing Are Deadly
- 1974Where Have All the People GoneDeborah Anders
- 1974Police Woman
- 1974Lucas Tanner
- 1974Lucas TannerJoyce Howell
- 1974Can Ellen Be Saved?Melissa
- 1973KojakJanet Conforti
- 1973American GraffitiPeg
- 1972The Waltons
- 1972Emergency!
- 1967Ironside
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
- —Holiday HeartsBarbara Morgenstern
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