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.
Apollo 13
(Marilyn Lovell)
Breakdown
(Amy Taylor)
Made of Honor
(Joan)
Lifeguard
(Wendy)
Lightning
(Hooker)
Event Horizon
(Peters)
Airport '77
(Julie)
Hanky Panky
(Janet Dunn)
A Civil Action
(Anne Anderson)
Prison Break: The Final Break
(Christina Rose Scofield)
Warning Sign
(Joanie Morse)
The Hills Have Eyes
(Ethel)
The Last Winter
(Joyce)
Lawn Dogs
(Clare Stockard)
Zeus & Roxanne
(Mary Beth Dunhill)
Harm's Way
(Bea)
Sunset
(Nancy Shoemaker)
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
(Deborah Blake)
My Giant
(Serena Kamin)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
The Dead Will Tell
(Beth Hytner)
Last Light
(Kathy Rubicek)
Clara's Heart
(Leona Hart)
Elektra Luxx
(Rebecca Linbrook)
The Riverman
(Sande Keppel)
Wild Thing
(Jane)
Trapped
(Mary Ann Marshall)
An American Story
(Hope Tyler)
Where Have All the People Gone
(Deborah Anders)
Strays
(Lindsey Jarrett)
The Promise
(Nancy McAllister / Marie Adamson)
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
(Self)
The Runner Stumbles
(Sister Rita)
Humble Pie
(Agnes Orbison)
Perfect Romance
(Tess Kelley)
Perfect Alibi
(Melanie Bauers)
Independence Day
(Mary Ann Taylor)
Blackout
(Chris Graham)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
(Annie Pine)
Life's an Itch
(Audrey)
Twilight Zone: The Movie
(Helen Foley)
After
(Nora Valentino)
Cinema Verite
(Mary Every)
Little Ladies of the Night
(Karen Brodwick)
Lucas Tanner
(Joyce Howell)
Children of the Night
(Lois Lee)
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
(Edith Evans)
Breach
(Bonnie Hanssen)
Horns
(Lydia Perrish)
Sunday Lovers
(Laurie (segment "Skippy"))
The Doors
(Patricia Kennealy)
Can Ellen Be Saved?
(Melissa)
Stolen Babies
(Bekka)
The Operation
(Ginnie)
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
American Graffiti
(Peg)
Eagles in the Chicken Coop
(Mary Bernstein)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
((archive footage))
Trial by Jury
(Wanda)
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
(Sarah McAllister)
The Battle of Shaker Heights
(Eve)
When She Says No
(Rose Michaels)
The Missing Are Deadly
Elizabeth Blue
(Carol)
She's in the Army Now
(Pvt. Cass Donner)
Chimera Strain
(Masterson)
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
(Carol)
The Man Outside
(Grace Freemont)
Blessings
(Meredith Blessing)
ADDicted
(Kate Dawson)
Saving My Baby
(Virginia)
In the Lake of the Woods
(Kathy Waylan)
The Abduction of Saint Anne
(Anne Benedict)
How Not to Propose
(Susan)
The River Why
(Ma)
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
(Self)
The Devil Has a Name
(Nancy)
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
(Judge Scorsi)
The Stairs
(Grandma Bernice)
Walking with Herb
(Sheila Amable-Amo)
The Road of Excess
(Self)
Parallel
(Marissa)
House
(Arlene McNeil)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(Barbara Tallman)
Kojak
(Janet Conforti)
Emergency!
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Waltons
Ironside
Police Woman
Switch
(Robin Morgan)
Family Law
(Lynn Holt)
Lucas Tanner
Where Are They Now?
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self)
Joe Forrester
Three for the Road
Diagnosis: Murder
(Dr. Kate Delieb)
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Karen Wilson)
Mayans M.C.
(Mrs. Buksar)
Stargate Universe
(Senator Michaels)
Blue
(Jessica)
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
(Nanaline Duke)
How to Get Away with Murder
(Britt)
Prison Break
(Christina Rose Scofield)
Glee
(Dr. Shane)
Marvel's Runaways
(Susan Ellerh)
The Event
(Erika Jarvis)
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Ann Foley)