Kathleen Quinlan

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Kathleen Quinlan
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Quinlan in 1975
Born
Kathleen Denise Quinlan

(1954-11-19) November 19, 1954 (age 70)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1972–present
Spouses
Warren Long
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(m. 1987,divorced)​
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(m. 1994;div. 2022)​
Children1

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. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life and education

She was born in Pasadena, California, the daughter of Josephine (née Zachry), a military supply supervisor, and Robert Quinlan, a television sports director. [4] [5] [6] [7] She was raised in Mill Valley, California. [8] [9]

Career

Quinlan had an uncredited role in 1972's One Is a Lonely Number [7] [10] but her official credited film debut was in George Lucas's 1973 movie American Graffiti , at the age of 18. [9]

As a young actress in the 1970s, she also had guest-starring roles in many popular television series of the day, including Police Woman , Kojak, Ironside, Emergency!, and The Waltons . [11] [12]

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 , [8] [9] for which she earned a Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Golden Globe nomination, and portraying Marilyn Lovell, the wife of Tom Hanks's astronaut character Jim Lovell, in the 1995 movie Apollo 13, earning her both a Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Golden Globe nomination and a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination. [9]

Quinlan also appeared in feature films such as Lifeguard (1976), Airport '77 (1977), The Promise (1979), The Runner Stumbles (1979), Sunday Lovers (1980), Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), Warning Sign (1985) Sunset (1988), Clara's Heart (1988), and Trial by Jury (1994). She featured in numerous TV movies as well, including Little Ladies of the Night (1977), She's in the Army Now (1981), Blackout (1985), Trapped (1989), Strays (1991), Last Light (1993), the adaptation of the novel In the Lake of the Woods (1996), Blessings (2003), and more. She played Jim Morrison's Celtic pagan consort Patricia Kennealy-Morrison in Oliver Stone's The Doors. In 1997, she appeared in Event Horizon (1997) and won a Blockbuster Entertainment Award as Favorite Supporting Actress-Suspense for Breakdown (1997), playing Kurt Russell's character's kidnapped wife.[ citation needed ]

She had a main role for three seasons on the series Family Law , along with recurring roles as the mother of the two brothers on Prison Break , and in Chicago Fire and Blue . She was in two episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, plus episodes of many other shows, such as Diagnosis: Murder , Glee , The Event , and House. She appeared in the 2006 remake of the horror classic The Hills Have Eyes , the 2007 film Breach , and the 2008 film Made of Honor , and played a senator in "Alliances", a 2011 episode of the science-fiction series Stargate Universe . [11]

As of 2022, Quinlan's recent work includes a 2019 episode of How to Get Away with Murder , a lead role in the film Walking with Herb , filmed in 2018 and released in 2021, [13] 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. [14] 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. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1973 American Graffiti Peg
1975The Abduction of Saint AnneAnne Benedict
1976 Lifeguard Wendy
1977 Airport '77 Julie
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Deborah Blake
1979 The Promise Nancy McAllister / Marie Adamson
The Runner Stumbles Sister Rita
1980 Sunday Lovers LaurieSegment: "Skippy"
1982 Hanky Panky Janet Dunn
1983 Independence Day Mary Ann Taylor
Twilight Zone: The Movie Helen FoleySegment: "It's a Good Life"
1984Last WinterJoyce
1985 Warning Sign Joanie Morse
1987 Wild Thing Jane
Man OutsideGrace Freemont
1988 Sunset Nancy Shoemaker
Clara's Heart Leona Hart
1991 The Doors Patricia Kennealy
1994 Trial by Jury Wanda
1995 Apollo 13 Marilyn Lovell
Perfect AlibiMelanie Bauers
1997 Zeus and Roxanne Mary Beth Dunhill
Breakdown Amy Taylor
Event Horizon Peters
Lawn Dogs Clare Stockard
1998 My Giant Serena Kamin
A Civil Action Anne Anderson
2003 The Battle of Shaker Heights Eve Ernswiler
2004 El Padrino Judge Scorsi
2006Harm's WayBea
The Hills Have Eyes Ethel Carter
2007American ForkAgnes Orbison
Breach Bonnie Hanssen
2008The Dissection of ThanksgivingCarol
Made of Honor Joan
2009Adult Film: A Hollywood TaleMary Bernstein
2010 Elektra Luxx Rebecca Linbrook
The River Why Ma
Eagles in the Chicken CoopMary Bernstein
2012Life's an ItchAudrey
2013 Horns Lydia Perrish
2014AfterNora Valentino
2017Elizabeth BlueCarol
ADDictedKate Dawson
2018 Chimera Strain Masterson
Parallel Marissa
2019 The Devil Has a Name Nancy
2021The StairsGrandma Bernice Martin
Walking with Herb Sheila Amable-Amo
2024 Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 Annie Pine
TBA Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 3 Filming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1973 Emergency! Janet"Understanding"
1974 Harry O Sharon"Guardian at the Gates"
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law Jill"House of Friends"
Can Ellen Be Saved Melissa ABC Movie of the Week
Police Woman Debbie Sweet"The Beautiful Die Young"
Kojak Janet Conforti"Hush Now, Don't You Die"
Where Have All the People Gone? Deborah AndersTV film
Lucas Tanner Joyce Howell"Lucas Tanner", "Three Letter Word"
Ironside Peggy Lynch"Run Scared"
1974–1976 The Waltons Selina Linville"The Thoroughbred", "The Collision"
1975The Missing Are DeadlyMichelleTV film
The Abduction of Saint AnneAnne BenedictTV film
The Turning Point of Jim MalloyEdith EvansTV film
Switch Robin Morgan"The Deadly Missiles Caper"
1977 Little Ladies of the Night Karen BrodwickTV film
1981 She's in the Army Now Pvt. Cass DonnerTV film
1984When She Says NoRose MichaelsTV film
1985 Blackout Chris GrahamTV film
Children of the Night Lois LeeTV film
1986 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Ann Foley"The Canary Sedan"
1987Dreams Lost, Dreams FoundSarah McAllisterTV film
1988 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Karen Wilson"Fogbound"
1989 Trapped Mary Ann MarshallTV film
1990The OperationGinnieTV film
1991 Strays Lindsey JarrettTV film
1992An American StoryHope TylerTV film
1993Stolen BabiesBekkaTV film
Tribeca Karen"Heros Exoletus"
Last Light Kathy RubicekTV film
The Hidden Room Julia"Refuge"
1995 Picture Windows Hooker"Lightning"
1996 In the Lake of the Woods Kathy WaylanTV film
1999 Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke Nanaline DukeTV film
Diagnosis: Murder Dr. Kate Delieb"Today Is the Last Day of the Rest of My Life"
1999–2002 Family Law Lynn HoltMain role
2003 Blessings Meredith BlessingTV film
2004Perfect RomanceTess KellyTV film
The Riverman Sande KeppelTV film
The Dead Will TellBeth HytnerTV film
2006 House Arlene McNeil"Meaning"
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Barbara Tallman"Monster in the Box"
2008–2009 Prison Break Christina Rose Scofield Recurring role (season 4)
2009Empire StateColleen CochraneTV film
2010 The Event Erika Jarvis"Your World to Take", "Everything Will Change"
2011 Stargate Universe Sen. Michaels"Alliances"
Cinema Verite MaryTV film
Glee Dr. Shane"Born This Way"
2012–2013 Chicago Fire Nancy CaseyRecurring role
2012–2014 Blue JessicaRecurring role
2015How Not to ProposeSusanTV film
2018–2019 Marvel's Runaways Susan Ellerh3 episodes
2018Saving My BabyVirginiaTV film
2019 How to Get Away with Murder Britt"Say Goodbye"
2023 Mayans M.C. Mrs. Buksar3 episodes

Awards and nominations

References

  1. 1 2 "The 68th Academy Awards | 1996". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  2. ↑ "ACADEMY COLLECTIONS | details". collections.new.oscars.org. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kathleen Quinlan". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  4. 1 2 "Kathleen Quinlan Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  5. ↑ "Family tree of Kathleen Denise Quinlan". Geneanet. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  6. ↑ "Family tree of Robert Quinlan". Geneanet. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  7. 1 2 Brantley, Robin (22 July 1977). "New Face: Kathleen Quinlan (Published 1977)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  8. 1 2 Reed, Rex (February 13, 1978). "I Deserve the Nomination -- Kathleen Quinlan". The Shreveport Journal. Louisiana, Shreveport. p. 9. Retrieved August 8, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Kathleen Quinlan is waiting for the right role". EW.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  10. ↑ "Kathleen Quinlan". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  11. 1 2 "Kathleen Quinlan". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  12. ↑ "Kathleen Quinlan". BFI. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  13. ↑ Lang, Brent (2020-12-28). "George Lopez Joins Dito Montiel's 'Afterward' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  14. ↑ Goodman, Jeff (2016-01-15). "Beach memorial to honor late artist Warren Long". Santa Monica Daily Press.
  15. ↑ "The 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Screen Actors Guild Awards". www.sagawards.org. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
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