Biography
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.
Awards & recognition
- Theatre World Award · 1979
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1996 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
House
Prison Break
Mayans M.C.
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
Emergency!
How to Get Away with Murder
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Hollywood Squares
Prison Break: The Final Break
Apollo 13
Saving My Baby
Stargate Universe
Runaways
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
Kojak
The Waltons
Lawn Dogs
Diagnosis: Murder
The Doors
American Graffiti
Breakdown
Ironside
Glee
Breach
Event Horizon
ADDicted
Made of Honor
The Hills Have Eyes
A Civil Action
Twilight Zone: The Movie
The Promise
The Event
An American Story
Police Woman
Horns
Humble Pie
Lifeguard
Walking with Herb
Parallel
Warning Sign
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Cinema Verite
The Battle of Shaker Heights
Sunset
Wild Thing
Airport '77
Clara's Heart
Trial by Jury
The Devil Has a Name
The River Why