Acting · Pasadena, California, USA · Born November 19, 1954
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.
MovieOkay
2026
as Loretta
MovieHorizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024
MovieWalking with Herb
2021
as Sheila Amable-Amo
MovieThe Stairs
2021
as Grandma Bernice
MovieThe Devil Has a Name
2019
as Nancy
MovieSaving My Baby
2019
as Virginia
TVMayans M.C.
2018
as Mrs. Buksar
MovieParallel
2018
as Marissa
MovieChimera Strain
2018
as Masterson
TVMarvel's Runaways
2017
as Susan Ellerh
MovieElizabeth Blue
2017
as Carol
MovieADDicted
2017
as Kate Dawson
MovieHow Not to Propose
2015
as Susan
TVHow to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Britt
MovieAfter
2014
as Nora Valentino
MovieHorns
2013
as Lydia Perrish
MovieLife's an Itch
2012
as Audrey
TVBlue
2012
as Jessica
Eagles in the Chicken Coop
2011
as Mary Bernstein
MovieCinema Verite
2011
as Mary Every
MovieElektra Luxx
2011
as Rebecca Linbrook
TVThe Event
2010
as Erika Jarvis
Movie2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
MovieThe River Why
2010
as Ma
TVStargate Universe
2009
as Senator Michaels
MoviePrison Break: The Final Break
2009
as Christina Rose Scofield
TVGlee
2009
as Dr. Shane
MovieThe Dissection of Thanksgiving
2008
as Carol
MovieMade of Honor
2008
as Joan
MovieHarm's Way
2008
as Bea
MovieBreach
2007
as Bonnie Hanssen
MovieHumble Pie
2007
as Agnes Orbison
MovieThe Hills Have Eyes
2006
as Ethel
TVPrison Break
2005
as Christina Rose Scofield
TVHouse
2004
as Arlene McNeil
MovieThe Dead Will Tell
2004
as Beth Hytner
MovieEl padrino: The Latin Godfather
2004
as Judge Scorsi
MovieThe Riverman
2004
as Sande Keppel
MoviePerfect Romance
2004
as Tess Kelley
MovieBlessings
2003
as Meredith Blessing
MovieHollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
2003
MovieThe Battle of Shaker Heights
2003
as Eve
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Barbara Tallman
TVFamily Law
1999
as Lynn Holt
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
TVToo Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999
as Nanaline Duke
MovieA Civil Action
1998
as Anne Anderson
MovieThe Making of 'American Graffiti'
1998
as Self
TVHollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
MovieMy Giant
1998
as Serena Kamin
MovieLawn Dogs
1997
as Clare Stockard
MovieEvent Horizon
1997
as Peters
The Doors: The Road of Excess
1997
as Self
MovieBreakdown
1997
as Amy Taylor
MovieZeus & Roxanne
1997
as Mary Beth Dunhill
MovieLost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996
as Self
MovieIn the Lake of the Woods
1996
as Kathy Waylan
MoviePicture Windows: Lightning
1995
as Hooker
MoviePerfect Alibi
1995
as Melanie Bauers
MovieApollo 13
1995
as Marilyn Lovell
MovieTrial by Jury
1994
as Wanda
TVDiagnosis: Murder
1993
as Dr. Kate Delieb
MovieLast Light
1993
as Kathy Rubicek
MovieStolen Babies
1993
as Bekka
MovieAn American Story
1992
as Hope Tyler
MovieStrays
1991
as Lindsey Jarrett
TVThe Hidden Room
1991
as Julia
MovieThe Doors
1991
as Patricia Kennealy
MovieThe Operation
1990
as Ginnie
MovieTrapped
1989
as Mary Ann Marshall
MovieClara's Heart
1988
as Leona Hart
MovieSunset
1988
as Nancy Shoemaker
MovieThe Man Outside
1987
as Grace Freemont
MovieDreams Lost, Dreams Found
1987
as Sarah McAllister
MovieWild Thing
1987
as Jane
MovieChildren of the Night
1985
as Lois Lee
TVThe New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Karen Wilson
MovieWarning Sign
1985
as Joanie Morse
MovieBlackout
1985
as Chris Graham
MovieWhen She Says No
1984
as Rose Michaels
MovieThe Last Winter
1984
as Joyce
MovieTwilight Zone: The Movie
1983
as Helen Foley
MovieIndependence Day
1983
as Mary Ann Taylor
MovieHanky Panky
1982
as Janet Dunn
MovieShe's in the Army Now
1981
as Pvt. Cass Donner
MovieSunday Lovers
1980
as Laurie (segment "Skippy")
MovieThe Runner Stumbles
1979
as Sister Rita
MovieThe Promise
1979
as Nancy McAllister / Marie Adamson
MovieNightmare in Blood
1978
MovieI Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977
as Deborah Blake
MovieAirport '77
1977
as Julie
MovieLittle Ladies of the Night
1977
as Karen Brodwick
MovieLifeguard
1976
as Wendy
TVSwitch
1975
as Robin Morgan
TVJoe Forrester
1975
as Bethany
TVThree for the Road
1975
MovieThe Turning Point of Jim Malloy
1975
as Edith Evans
MovieThe Abduction of Saint Anne
1975
as Anne Benedict
MovieThe Missing Are Deadly
1975
MovieWhere Have All the People Gone
1974
as Deborah Anders
TVPolice Woman
1974
TVLucas Tanner
1974
MovieLucas Tanner
1974
as Joyce Howell
MovieCan Ellen Be Saved?
1974
as Melissa
TVKojak
1973
as Janet Conforti
MovieAmerican Graffiti
1973
as Peg
TVThe Waltons
1972
TVEmergency!
1972
TVIronside
1967
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Holiday Hearts
as Barbara Morgenstern
