Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

110

Gender

Female

Birthday

1954-11-19 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Pasadena, California, USA

Also Known As

Kathy Quinlan

Кэтлин Куинлэн

Кэтлин Куинлен

کَتلین کوینلن

Kathleen Quinlan

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

Apollo 13

Apollo 13

Prison Break: The Final Break

Prison Break: The Final Break

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

The Doors

The Doors

American Graffiti

American Graffiti

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

Lawn Dogs

Lawn Dogs

Acting

Apollo 13

1995

Apollo 13

as

Marilyn Lovell

Breakdown

1997

Breakdown

as

Amy Taylor

Made of Honor

2008

Made of Honor

as

Joan

Lifeguard

1976

Lifeguard

as

Wendy

Lightning

1995

Lightning

as

Hooker

Event Horizon

1997

Event Horizon

as

Peters

Airport '77

1977

Airport '77

as

Julie

Hanky Panky

1982

Hanky Panky

as

Janet Dunn

A Civil Action

1998

A Civil Action

as

Anne Anderson

Prison Break: The Final Break

2009

Prison Break: The Final Break

as

Christina Rose Scofield

Warning Sign

1985

Warning Sign

as

Joanie Morse

The Hills Have Eyes

2006

The Hills Have Eyes

as

Ethel

The Last Winter

1984

The Last Winter

as

Joyce

Zeus & Roxanne

1997

Zeus & Roxanne

as

Mary Beth Dunhill

Harm's Way

2008

Harm's Way

as

Bea

Sunset

1988

Sunset

as

Nancy Shoemaker

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

1977

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

as

Deborah Blake

My Giant

1998

My Giant

as

Serena Kamin

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

2024

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

as

The Dead Will Tell

2004

The Dead Will Tell

as

Beth Hytner

Last Light

1993

Last Light

as

Kathy Rubicek

Clara's Heart

1988

Clara's Heart

as

Leona Hart

Elektra Luxx

2011

Elektra Luxx

as

Rebecca Linbrook

The Riverman

2004

The Riverman

as

Sande Keppel

Wild Thing

1987

Wild Thing

as

Jane

Trapped

1989

Trapped

as

Mary Ann Marshall

An American Story

1992

An American Story

as

Hope Tyler

Where Have All the People Gone

1974

Where Have All the People Gone

as

Deborah Anders

Strays

1991

Strays

as

Lindsey Jarrett

The Promise

1979

The Promise

as

Nancy McAllister / Marie Adamson

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

1996

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

as

Self

The Runner Stumbles

1979

The Runner Stumbles

as

Sister Rita

Humble Pie

2007

Humble Pie

as

Agnes Orbison

Perfect Romance

2004

Perfect Romance

as

Tess Kelley

Independence Day

1983

Independence Day

as

Mary Ann Taylor

Perfect Alibi

1995

Perfect Alibi

as

Melanie Bauers

Blackout

1985

Blackout

as

Chris Graham

Life's an Itch

2012

Life's an Itch

as

Audrey

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983

Twilight Zone: The Movie

as

Helen Foley

After

2014

After

as

Nora Valentino

Cinema Verite

2011

Cinema Verite

as

Mary Every

Little Ladies of the Night

1977

Little Ladies of the Night

as

Karen Brodwick

Lucas Tanner

1974

Lucas Tanner

as

Joyce Howell

Children of the Night

1985

Children of the Night

as

Lois Lee

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

1975

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

as

Edith Evans

Breach

2007

Breach

as

Bonnie Hanssen

Horns

2013

Horns

as

Lydia Perrish

Sunday Lovers

1980

Sunday Lovers

as

Laurie (segment "Skippy")

The Doors

1991

The Doors

as

Patricia Kennealy

Can Ellen Be Saved?

1974

Can Ellen Be Saved?

as

Melissa

Stolen Babies

1993

Stolen Babies

as

Bekka

The Operation

1990

The Operation

as

Ginnie

Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina

2003

Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina

as

American Graffiti

1973

American Graffiti

as

Peg

Eagles in the Chicken Coop

2011

Eagles in the Chicken Coop

as

Mary Bernstein

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

as

(archive footage)

Trial by Jury

1994

Trial by Jury

as

Wanda

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found

1987

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found

as

Sarah McAllister

The Battle of Shaker Heights

2003

The Battle of Shaker Heights

as

Eve

When She Says No

1984

When She Says No

as

Rose Michaels

The Missing Are Deadly

1975

The Missing Are Deadly

as

Elizabeth Blue

2017

Elizabeth Blue

as

Carol

She's in the Army Now

1981

She's in the Army Now

as

Pvt. Cass Donner

Chimera Strain

2018

Chimera Strain

as

Masterson

The Dissection of Thanksgiving

2008

The Dissection of Thanksgiving

as

Carol

The Man Outside

1987

The Man Outside

as

Grace Freemont

Blessings

2003

Blessings

as

Meredith Blessing

ADDicted

2017

ADDicted

as

Kate Dawson

Saving My Baby

2019

Saving My Baby

as

Virginia

In the Lake of the Woods

1996

In the Lake of the Woods

as

Kathy Waylan

The Abduction of Saint Anne

1975

The Abduction of Saint Anne

as

Anne Benedict

How Not to Propose

2015

How Not to Propose

as

Susan

The River Why

2010

The River Why

as

Ma

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

1998

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

as

Self

The Devil Has a Name

2019

The Devil Has a Name

as

Nancy

El padrino: The Latin Godfather

2004

El padrino: The Latin Godfather

as

Judge Scorsi

The Stairs

2021

The Stairs

as

Grandma Bernice

Walking with Herb

2021

Walking with Herb

as

Sheila Amable-Amo

The Doors: The Road of Excess

1997

The Doors: The Road of Excess

as

Self

Parallel

2018

Parallel

as

Marissa

Nightmare in Blood

1978

Nightmare in Blood

as

Lawn Dogs

1997

Lawn Dogs

as

CLare

House

House

as

Arlene McNeil

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as

Barbara Tallman

Kojak

Kojak

as

Janet Conforti

Emergency!

Emergency!

as

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

The Waltons

The Waltons

as

Ironside

Ironside

as

Police Woman

Police Woman

as

Switch

Switch

as

Robin Morgan

Family Law

Family Law

as

Lynn Holt

Lucas Tanner

Lucas Tanner

as

Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now?

as

Self

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

Joe Forrester

Joe Forrester

as

Three for the Road

Three for the Road

as

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

as

Dr. Kate Delieb

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Karen Wilson

Mayans M.C.

Mayans M.C.

as

Mrs. Buksar

Stargate Universe

Stargate Universe

as

Senator Michaels

Blue

Blue

as

Jessica

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

as

Nanaline Duke

How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder

as

Britt

Prison Break

Prison Break

as

Christina Rose Scofield

Glee

Glee

as

Dr. Shane

Marvel's Runaways

Marvel's Runaways

as

Susan Ellerh

The Event

The Event

as

Erika Jarvis

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Ann Foley

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

as

Production

Crew

Directing