Kathleen Quinlan
Kathleen Denise Quinlan (born November 19, 1954) is an American film and television actress. She received a Best Actress Golden Globe nomination for the 1977 film I Never Promised You a Rose Garden and a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination for her role in the 1995 film Apollo 13. Her other film appearances include American Graffiti (1973), Airport '77 (1977), The Promise (1979), The Runner Stumbles (1979), Sunday Lovers (1980), Sunset (1988), Clara's Heart (1988), The Doors (1991), Breakdown (1997), and Breach (2007).
Kathleen Quinlan | |
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 Kathleen Quinlan in 1975 | |
| Born | Kathleen Denise Quinlan November 19, 1954 Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 1 |
Personal life
Quinlan was born in Pasadena, California, the daughter of Josephine (née Zachry), a military supply supervisor, and Robert Quinlan, a television sports director. She was raised in Mill Valley, California,[1] where she attended Tamalpais High School, studied drama, and began her acting career. She has been married to actor Bruce Abbott since April 12, 1994. Their son Tyler was born in 1990.
Career
Quinlan made her film debut in George Lucas's 1973 nostalgic look at the early '60s, American Graffiti, at age 19, although she had an uncredited role in 1972's One Is a Lonely Number. As a young actress, she guest-starred in several 1970s television series, including Police Woman, Ironside, Emergency!, Kojak, and The Waltons.
She has appeared in over 50 films but is perhaps best known for her roles as sixteen-year-old schizophrenic Deborah in the film version of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden,[1] for which she earned a Best Actress in a Motion Picture-Drama Golden Globe nomination, and as an astronaut's wife, Marilyn Lovell, in the 1995 true story Apollo 13 opposite Tom Hanks, for which she earned a Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Golden Globe nomination and a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination.
Quinlan also made a mark as Jim Morrison's Celtic pagan lover Patricia Kennealy in Oliver Stone's The Doors and won a Blockbuster Entertainment Award as Favorite Supporting Actress-Suspense for Breakdown (1997) with Kurt Russell. Her recent work includes the TV series House, the 2006 remake of the horror classic The Hills Have Eyes, the wife of a government traitor in the 2007 film Breach, the mother of the two brothers in the Fox drama Prison Break, and a senator in "Alliances," a 2011 episode of the science-fiction series Stargate Universe.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | American Graffiti | Peg | |
| 1976 | Lifeguard | Wendy | |
| 1977 | Airport '77 | Julie | |
| 1977 | I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | Deborah Blake | |
| 1979 | The Promise | Nancy McAllister / Marie Adamson | |
| 1979 | The Runner Stumbles | Sister Rita | |
| 1980 | Sunday Lovers | Laurie | Segment: "Skippy" |
| 1982 | Hanky Panky | Janet Dunn | |
| 1983 | Independence Day | Mary Ann Taylor | |
| 1983 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | Helen Foley | Segment: "It's a Good Life" |
| 1984 | Last Winter | Joyce | |
| 1985 | Warning Sign | Joanie Morse | |
| 1987 | Wild Thing | Jane | |
| 1987 | Man Outside | Grace Freemont | |
| 1988 | Sunset | Nancy Shoemaker | |
| 1988 | Clara's Heart | Leona Hart | |
| 1991 | The Doors | Patricia Kennealy | |
| 1994 | Trial by Jury | Wanda | |
| 1995 | Apollo 13 | Marilyn Lovell | |
| 1995 | Perfect Alibi | Melanie Bauers | |
| 1997 | Zeus and Roxanne | Mary Beth Dunhill | |
| 1997 | Breakdown | Amy Taylor | |
| 1997 | Event Horizon | Peters | |
| 1997 | Lawn Dogs | Clare Stockard | |
| 1998 | My Giant | Serena Kamin | |
| 1998 | A Civil Action | Anne Anderson | |
| 2003 | The Battle of Shaker Heights | Eve Ernswiler | |
| 2004 | El padrino | Judge Scorsi | |
| 2006 | The Hills Have Eyes | Ethel Carter | |
| 2007 | American Fork | Agnes Orbison | |
| 2007 | Breach | Bonnie Hanssen | |
| 2008 | The Dissection of Thanksgiving | Carol | |
| 2008 | Made of Honor | Joan | |
| 2009 | Adult Film: A Hollywood Tale | Mary Bernstein | |
| 2010 | Elektra Luxx | Rebecca Linbrook | |
| 2010 | The River Why | Ma | |
| 2010 | Eagles in the Chicken Coop | Mary Bernstein | |
| 2010 | Harm's Way | Bea | |
| 2012 | Life's an Itch | Audrey | |
| 2013 | Horns | Lydia Perrish | |
| 2014 | After | Nora Valentino | |
| 2017 | Elizabeth Blue | Carol | |
| 2017 | Parallel | Marissa | Post-production |
| 2017 | ADDicted | Kate Dawson | Completed |
| 2018 | Chimera | Masterson | Completed |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Emergency! | Janet | "Understanding" |
| 1974 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law | Jill | "House of Friends" |
| 1974 | Can Ellen Be Saved? | Melissa | TV film |
| 1974 | Police Woman | Debbie Sweet | "The Beautiful Die Young" |
| 1974 | Kojak | Janet Conforti | "Hush Now, Don't You Die" |
| 1974 | Where Have All the People Gone? | Deborah Anders | TV film |
| 1974 | Lucas Tanner | Joyce Howell | "Lucas Tanner", "Three Letter Word" |
| 1974 | Ironside | Peggy Lynch | "Run Scared" |
| 1974–1976 | The Waltons | Selina Linville | "The Thoroughbred", "The Collision" |
| 1975 | The Missing Are Deadly | Michelle | TV film |
| 1975 | The Abduction of Saint Anne | Anne Benedict | TV film |
| 1975 | The Turning Point of Jim Malloy | Edith Evans | TV film |
| 1975 | Switch | Robin Morgan | "The Deadly Missiles Caper" |
| 1977 | Little Ladies of the Night | Karen Brodwick | TV film |
| 1981 | She's in the Army Now | Pvt. Cass Donner | TV film |
| 1984 | When She Says No | Rose Michaels | TV film |
| 1985 | Blackout | Chris Graham | TV film |
| 1985 | Children of the Night | Lois Lee | TV film |
| 1986 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ann Foley | "The Canary Sedan" |
| 1987 | Dreams Lost, Dreams Found | Sarah McAllister | TV film |
| 1988 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Karen Wilson | "Fogbound" |
| 1989 | Trapped | Mary Ann Marshall | TV film |
| 1990 | The Operation | Ginnie | TV film |
| 1991 | Strays | Lindsey Jarrett | TV film |
| 1992 | An American Story | Hope Tyler | TV film |
| 1993 | Stolen Babies | Bekka | TV film |
| 1993 | Tribeca | Karen | "Heros Exoletus" |
| 1993 | Last Light | Kathy Rubicek | TV film |
| 1993 | The Hidden Room | Julia | "Refuge" |
| 1995 | Picture Windows | Hooker | "Lightning" |
| 1996 | In the Lake of the Woods | Kathy Waylan | TV film |
| 1999 | Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke | Nanaline Duke | TV film |
| 1999 | Diagnosis: Murder | Dr. Kate Delieb | "Today Is the Last Day of the Rest of My Life" |
| 1999–2002 | Family Law | Lynn Holt | Main role |
| 2003 | Blessings | Meredith Blessing | TV film |
| 2004 | Perfect Romance | Tess Kelly | TV film |
| 2004 | The Riverman | Sande Keppel | TV film |
| 2004 | The Dead Will Tell | Beth Hytner | TV film |
| 2006 | House | Arlene McNeil | "Meaning" |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Barbara Tallman | "Monster in the Box" |
| 2008–09 | Prison Break | Christina Rose Scofield | Recurring role (season 4) |
| 2009 | Empire State | Colleen Cochrane | TV film |
| 2010 | The Event | Erika Jarvis | "Your World to Take", "Everything Will Change" |
| 2011 | Stargate Universe | Sen. Michaels | "Alliances" |
| 2011 | Cinema Verite | Mary | TV film |
| 2011 | Glee | Dr. Shane | "Born This Way" |
| 2012–13 | Chicago Fire | Nancy Casey | Recurring role |
| 2012–2014 | Blue | Jessica | Recurring role |
| 2015 | How Not to Propose | Susan | TV film |
| 2018 | Marvel's Runaways | Susan Ellerh | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Saving My Baby | Virginia | TV film |
| 2019 | How to Get Away with Murder | Britt | "Say Goodbye" |
References
- Reed, Rex (February 13, 1978). "I Deserve the Nomination -- Kathleen Quinlan". The Shreveport Journal. Louisiana, Shreveport. p. 9. Retrieved August 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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