Kathleen Quinlan Biography

Kathleen Denise Quinlan (born November 19, 1954) is an American actress, mostly seen on television and in motion pictures.

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, where she attended Tamalpais High School and began her acting career. She has been married to actor Bruce Abbott since April 12, 1994. They have a son, Tyler (born 1990).

Career

Quinlan made her film debut in George Lucas' 1973 nostalgic look at the early sixties, American Graffiti, at the age of 19 (although she did appear in 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 Deborah, a schizophrenic, in the film version of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture-Drama, and for a Golden Globe and Oscar nominated turn in the Best Supporting Actress category as an astronaut's wife, Marilyn Lovell, in the 1995 true story Apollo 13 opposite Tom Hanks.

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 and as the wife of a government traitor in the 2007 film Breach.

On November 10, 2008, TV Guide reported that Quinlan would join Fox drama Prison Break in a recurring role as a high-ranking player within the Company. Quinlan played Michael and Lincoln's mother, Christina Rose Scofield, who never died but, in fact, has been working for the Company.

Kathleen stars in Pieter Gaspersz' AFTER (2011) as Nora Valentino and joins a powerful cast of John Doman, Pablo Schreiber and Sabrina Gennarino in the drama about secrets and how far we will go to protect the ones we love.

Kathleen made an appearance as Senator Michaels (2011) in the episode 'Alliances' from the sci-fi series Stargate Universe.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1972	One Is a Lonely Number		(uncredited)
1973	American Graffiti	Peg	(as Kathy Quinlan)
1974	Can Ellen Be Saved?	Melissa	(TV)
	Lucas Tanner	Joyce Howell	(TV)
	Where Have All The People Gone?	Deborah Anders	(TV)
1974/1976	The Waltons	Selina Linville	(2 episodes)
1975	The Missing Are Deadly	Michelle	(TV)
	The Abduction of Saint Anne	Anne Benedict	(TV)
	The Turning Point of Jim Malloy	Edith Evans	(TV)
1976	Lifeguard	Wendy
1977	Little Ladies of the Night	Karen Brodwick	(TV)
	Airport '77	Julie
	I Never Promised You a Rose Garden	Deborah Blake	Nominated "? Golden Globe Award for Best Actress " Motion Picture Drama
1978	Nightmare in Blood
1979	The Runner Stumbles	Sister Rita
	The Promise	Nancy McAllister/Marie Adamson
1980	Sunday Lovers	Laurie	(segment "Skippy")
1981	She's in the Army Now	Pvt. Cass Donner	(TV)
1982	Hanky Panky	Janet Dunn
1983	Independence Day	Mary Ann Taylor
	Twilight Zone: The Movie	Helen Foley	(Segment #3)
1984	The Last Winter	Joyce
	When She Says No	Rose Michaels	(TV)
1985	Blackout	Chris Graham	(TV) MystFest Award for Best Actress
	Warning Sign	Joanie Morse
	Children of the Night	Lois Lee	(TV)
1986	Man Outside	Grace Freemont
1987	Wild Thing	Jane
	Dreams Lost, Dreams Found	Sarah McAllister	(TV)
1988	Sunset	Nancy Shoemaker
	Clara's Heart	Leona Hart
1989	Trapped	Mary Ann Marshall	(TV)
1990	The Operation	Ginnie	(TV)
1991	The Doors	Patricia Kennealy
	Strays	Lindsey Jarrett	(TV)
1992	An American Story	Hope Tyler	(TV)
1993	Stolen Babies	Bekka	(TV)
	Last Light	Kathy Rubicek	(TV)
1994	Trial by Jury	Wanda
1995	Apollo 13	Marilyn Lovell	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated "? Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated "? Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress " Motion Picture Nominated "? Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
	Perfect Alibi	Melanie Bauers
1996	In the Lake of the Woods	Kathy Waylan	(TV)
1997	Zeus and Roxanne	Mary Beth Dunhill
	Breakdown	Amy Taylor
	Event Horizon	Peters, Med Tech
	Lawn Dogs	Clare Stockard
1998	My Giant	Serena Kamin
	A Civil Action	Anne Anderson
1999"2002	Family Law	Lynn Holt	(TV Series) (68 episodes)
1999	Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke	Nanaline Duke	(TV)
2003	The Battle of Shaker Heights	Eve
	Blessings	Meredith Blessing	(TV)
2004	Perfect Romance	Tess Kelley	(TV)
	The Riverman	Sande Keppel	(TV)
	El Padrino	Judge Scorsi
	The Dead Will Tell	Beth Hytner	(TV)
2006	The Hills Have Eyes	Ethel Carter
	House	Arlene McNeil	Episode "Meaning"
2007	American Fork	Agnes Orbison
	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Barbara Tallman	Episode "Monster in the Box"
	Breach	Bonnie Hanssen
	Harm's Way	Bea
2008	Poundcake	Carol
	Made of Honor	Joan
2008"2009	Prison Break	Christina Rose Scofield	(7 episodes)
2009	Adult Film: A Hollywood Tale	Mary Bernstein
	Empire State	Colleen Cochrane	(TV)
	The River Why	Ma
2011	Cinema Verite	Mary
	Glee	Dr. Shane	Episode "Born This Way"

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