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Kathleen Denise Quinlan 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).
Birth Name
Kathleen Denise Quinlan
Born
Friday, 19 November 1954
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 | 2024 | |
| Horizon: An American Saga | Annie Pine | 2024 |
| The Stairs | Grandma Bernice Martin / Grandma Bernice | 2021 |
| Walking with Herb | Sheila Amable-Amo | 2021 |
| Parallel | Marissa | 2020 |
| The Devil Has a Name | Nancy | 2020 |
| Mayans M.C. | Mrs. Buksar | 2018 |
| Saving My Baby | Virginia | 2018 |
| Chimera Strain | Masterson | 2018 |
| Runaways | Susan Ellerh | 2017 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 | 2024 | |
| Horizon: An American Saga | Annie Pine | 2024 |
| The Stairs | Grandma Bernice Martin / Grandma Bernice | 2021 |
| Walking with Herb | Sheila Amable-Amo | 2021 |
| Parallel | Marissa | 2020 |
| The Devil Has a Name | Nancy | 2020 |
| Mayans M.C. | Mrs. Buksar | 2018 |
| Saving My Baby | Virginia | 2018 |
| Chimera Strain | Masterson | 2018 |
| Runaways | Susan Ellerh | 2017 |
| Elizabeth Blue | Carol | 2017 |
| ADDicted | Kate Dawson | 2017 |
| The Dissection of Thanksgiving | Carol | 2016 |
| How Not to Propose | Susan | 2015 |
| How to Get Away with Murder | Britt | 2014 |
| After | Nora Valentino | 2014 |
| Horns | Lydia Perrish | 2013 |
| Life's an Itch | Audrey | 2012 |
| Chicago Fire | Nancy Casey | 2012 |
| Blue | Jessica | 2012 |
| Eagles in the Chicken Coop | Mary Bernstein | 2011 |
| Cinema Verite | Mary Every | 2011 |
| Elektra Luxx | Rebecca Linbrook | 2011 |
| The Event | Erika Jarvis | 2010 |
| The River Why | Ma | 2010 |
| Stargate Universe | Senator Michaels | 2009 |
| Prison Break: The Final Break | Christina Rose Scofield | 2009 |
| Glee | Dr. Shane | 2009 |
| Made of Honor | Joan | 2008 |
| Harm's Way | Bea | 2008 |
| Breach | Bonnie Hanssen | 2007 |
| American Fork | Agnes Orbison | 2007 |
| Surviving the Hills: Making of 'the Hills Have Eyes' | Self | 2006 |
| Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters | Marilyn Lovell | 2006 |
| The Hills Have Eyes | Ethel | 2006 |
| Prison Break | Christina Rose Scofield | 2005 |
| House | Arlene McNeil | 2004 |
| The Dead Will Tell | Beth Hytner | 2004 |
| El padrino | Judge Scorsi | 2004 |
| The Riverman | Sande Keppel | 2004 |
| Perfect Romance | Tess Kelly | 2004 |
| Blessings | Meredith Blessing | 2003 |
| Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina | Self - Actress | 2003 |
| The Battle of Shaker Heights | Eve | 2003 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Barbara Tallman | 2000 |
| Family Law | Lynn Holt | 1999 |
| VH-1 Where Are They Now? | Self | 1999 |
| Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke | Nanaline Duke | 1999 |
| A Civil Action | Anne Anderson | 1998 |
| The Making of 'American Graffiti' | Herself / Self | 1998 |
| My Giant | Serena Kamin | 1998 |
| Lawn Dogs | Clare Stockard | 1997 |
| Event Horizon | Peters, Med Tech / Peters | 1997 |
| Breakdown | Amy Taylor | 1997 |
| Zeus and Roxanne | Mary Beth Dunhill | 1997 |
| The 68th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1996 |
| In the Lake of the Woods | Kathy Waylan | 1996 |
| Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 | Herself / Self | 1996 |
| Perfect Alibi | Melanie Bauers | 1995 |
| Apollo 13 | Marilyn Lovell | 1995 |
| Picture Windows | Hooker | 1994 |
| Trial by Jury | Wanda | 1994 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Dr. Kate Delieb | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Herself | 1993 |
| Last Light | Kathy Rubicek | 1993 |
| Tribeca | Karen | 1993 |
| An American Story | Hope Tyler | 1992 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| Strays | Lindsey Jarrett | 1991 |
| The Hidden Room | Julia | 1991 |
| The Doors | Patricia Kennealy | 1991 |
| Trapped | Mary Ann Marshall | 1989 |
| Clara's Heart | Leona Hart | 1988 |
| Sunset | Nancy Shoemaker | 1988 |
| Dreams Lost, Dreams Found | Sarah McAllister | 1987 |
| Man Outside | Grace Freemont | 1987 |
| Wild Thing | Jane | 1987 |
| Children of the Night | Lois Lee | 1985 |
| Warning Sign | Joanie Morse | 1985 |
| Blackout | Chris Graham | 1985 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Karen Wilson / Ann Foley | 1985 |
| The Last Winter | Joyce | 1984 |
| Twilight Zone: The Movie | Helen Foley (segment "It's a Good Life") | 1983 |
| Independence Day | Mary Ann Taylor | 1983 |
| Hanky Panky | Janet Dunn | 1982 |
| She's in the Army Now | Pvt. Cass Donner | 1981 |
| Sunday Lovers | Laurie (segment "Skippy") | 1980 |
| The Runner Stumbles | Sister Rita | 1979 |
| The Promise | Marie Adamson / Nancy McAllister | 1979 |
| Nightmare in Blood | Projectionist | 1978 |
| I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | Deborah Blake | 1977 |
| Airport '77 | Julie | 1977 |
| Little Ladies of the Night | Karen Brodwick | 1977 |
| Lifeguard | Wendy | 1976 |
| The Turning Point of Jim Malloy | Edith Evans | 1975 |
| Switch | Robin Morgan | 1975 |
| The Abduction of Saint Anne | Anne Benedict | 1975 |
| The Missing Are Deadly | Michelle | 1975 |
| Police Woman | Debbie Sweet | 1974 |
| Lucas Tanner | Joyce Howell | 1974 |
| Can Ellen Be Saved? | Melissa | 1974 |
| Where Have All the People Gone | Deborah Anders | 1974 |
| Kojak | Janet Conforti | 1973 |
| American Graffiti | Peg | 1973 |
| The Waltons | Selina Linville | 1972 |
| One is a Lonely Number | 1972 | |
| Emergency! | Janet | 1972 |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Jill | 1971 |
| The Doors | Patricia Kennealy | 1968 |
| Ironside | Peggy Lynch | 1967 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1996 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1996 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1978 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
