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Kathleen Quinlan

Actor·b. 1954·Pasadena, California, USA

14 horror credits

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.

Actor14 films

The Stairs

The Stairs

Grandma Bernice

2021
Parallel

Parallel

Marissa

2018
Horns

Horns

Lydia Perrish

2013 3.2
The Hills Have Eyes

The Hills Have Eyes

Ethel

2006
Lawn Dogs

Lawn Dogs

Clare Stockard

1997
Event Horizon

Event Horizon

Peters

1997 3.4
Strays

Strays

Lindsey Jarrett

1991
Trapped

Trapped

Mary Ann Marshall

1989
Warning Sign

Warning Sign

Joanie Morse

1985
Blackout

Blackout

Chris Graham

1985
Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Helen Foley

1983 3.1
Nightmare in Blood

Nightmare in Blood

1978
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

Deborah Blake

1977
Where Have All the People Gone

Where Have All the People Gone

Deborah Anders

1974