Kathleen Quinlan

Kathleen Denise Quinlan (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.

Early life and education Quinlan was born on November 19, 1954, in Pasadena, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. Her mother Josephine (née Zachry) was a military supply supervisor, and her father Robert Quinlan, was a television sports director. She was raised in Mill Valley, in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Career Quinlan had an uncredited role in 1972's One Is a Lonely Number but her official credited film debut was in George Lucas's 1973 movie American Graffiti, at the age of 18.

Her most celebrated roles include playing Deborah, a 16-year-old schizophrenic, in the film version of the novel I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, and a part in the horror flick The Stairs.

Personal life In his 2024 memoir Sonny Boy, Al Pacino describes his relationship with Quinlan around 1983 when he was making the film Scarface.

She was married to artist Warren Long in 1987. She met actor Bruce Abbott, who was married to actress Linda Hamilton at the time, on the TV movie Trapped (1989) and they married on April 12, 1994. They divorced December 24, 2022. They remain good friends, and have one son, Tyler, who was born in 1990. Best Cast Ensemble Apollo 13 Chicago Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actress

Academy Award Best Supporting Actress Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Apollo 13 1998 Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Supporting Actress – Suspense

2000 OFTA Television Award Best Actress in a New Drama Series 2016 20/20 Awards Best Supporting Actress from 1995

FilmQuest Cthulhu Awards Best Supporting Actress – Feature Screamfest NOLA Awards Best Supporting Role 2020 European Cinematography Awards Best Actress