Cast & creator
Kathleen Quinlan
Best known for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, House, Hollywood Squares
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.
Also known as: Kathy Quinlan, Кэтлин Куинлэн, Кэтлин Куинлен, کَتلین کوینلن
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film credits
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television credits
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1951–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (113)
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Barbara Tallman
2000
House
Arlene McNeil
2004
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
Prison Break
Christina Rose Scofield
2005
Diagnosis: Murder
Dr. Kate Delieb
1993
Glee
Dr. Shane
2009
How to Get Away with Murder
Britt
2014
Ironside
1967
The Waltons
1972
Emergency!
Janet
1972
Police Woman
1974
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Karen Wilson
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ann Foley
1985
Family Law
Lynn Holt
1999
Mayans M.C.
Mrs. Buksar
2018
Kojak
Janet Conforti
1973
The Oscars
Self
1953
Stargate Universe
Senator Michaels
2009
Switch
Robin Morgan
1975
Marvel's Runaways
Susan Ellerh
2017Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
Blue
Jessica
2012
The Hidden Room
Julia
1991
The Hills Have Eyes
Ethel
2006
The Event
Erika Jarvis
2010
Joe Forrester
Bethany
1975
Event Horizon
Peters
1997
Apollo 13
Marilyn Lovell
1995
Made of Honor
Joan
2008
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Helen Foley
1983
The Doors
Patricia Kennealy
1991
American Graffiti
Peg
1973
Breakdown
Amy Taylor
1997
Prison Break: The Final Break
Christina Rose Scofield
2009
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Three for the Road
1975
Lucas Tanner
1974
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
Nanaline Duke
1999
Breach
Bonnie Hanssen
2007
A Civil Action
Anne Anderson
1998
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024
Horns
Lydia Perrish
2013
Warning Sign
Joanie Morse
1985
Hanky Panky
Janet Dunn
1982
Airport '77
Julie
1977
Parallel
Marissa
2018
Zeus & Roxanne
Mary Beth Dunhill
1997
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
Judge Scorsi
2004
Elektra Luxx
Rebecca Linbrook
2011
Trial by Jury
Wanda
1994
Lifeguard
Wendy
1976
Strays
Lindsey Jarrett
1991
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Deborah Blake
1977
Lawn Dogs
Clare Stockard
1997
The River Why
Ma
2010
My Giant
Serena Kamin
1998
Sunday Lovers
Laurie (segment "Skippy")
1980
The Devil Has a Name
Nancy
2019
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
2010
The Battle of Shaker Heights
Eve
2003
When She Says No
Rose Michaels
1984
Life's an Itch
Audrey
2012
Sunset
Nancy Shoemaker
1988
How Not to Propose
Susan
2015
The Dead Will Tell
Beth Hytner
2004
Wild Thing
Jane
1987
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Self
1996
Chimera Strain
Masterson
2018
Cinema Verite
Mary Every
2011
The Riverman
Sande Keppel
2004
Where Have All the People Gone
Deborah Anders
1974
Clara's Heart
Leona Hart
1988
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
Sarah McAllister
1987
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Self
1998
Little Ladies of the Night
Karen Brodwick
1977
Picture Windows: Lightning
Hooker
1995
She's in the Army Now
Pvt. Cass Donner
1981
In the Lake of the Woods
Kathy Waylan
1996
Independence Day
Mary Ann Taylor
1983
The Runner Stumbles
Sister Rita
1979
The Missing Are Deadly
1975
ADDicted
Kate Dawson
2017
Children of the Night
Lois Lee
1985
Perfect Romance
Tess Kelley
2004
Nightmare in Blood
1978
The Abduction of Saint Anne
Anne Benedict
1975
Can Ellen Be Saved?
Melissa
1974
Walking with Herb
Sheila Amable-Amo
2021
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
Edith Evans
1975
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
2003Holiday Hearts
Barbara Morgenstern
Okay
Loretta
2026
Last Light
Kathy Rubicek
1993Eagles in the Chicken Coop
Mary Bernstein
2011The Doors: The Road of Excess
Self
1997
Stolen Babies
Bekka
1993
Humble Pie
Agnes Orbison
2007
The Stairs
Grandma Bernice
2021
Perfect Alibi
Melanie Bauers
1995
An American Story
Hope Tyler
1992
Blackout
Chris Graham
1985
Trapped
Mary Ann Marshall
1989
The Promise
Nancy McAllister / Marie Adamson
1979
The Operation
Ginnie
1990
Saving My Baby
Virginia
2019
Elizabeth Blue
Carol
2017
Blessings
Meredith Blessing
2003
Harm's Way
Bea
2008
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
Carol
2008
Lucas Tanner
Joyce Howell
1974
After
Nora Valentino
2014
The Last Winter
Joyce
1984
The Man Outside
Grace Freemont
1987