
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