Kathleen Denise Quinlan was born November 19, 1954 in Pasadena, California. She is an Academy Award-nominated American actress.

Quinlan made her film debut in George Lucas 1973 nostalgic look at the early sixties, American Graffiti.

She has appeared in over fifty films, but is best known for her roles as Deborah, a schizophrenic, in the film version of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, and for her Oscar-nominated role as Marilyn Lovell in 1995's Apollo 13.

She also made a mark as Jim Morrison's Celtic Pagan lover Patricia Kennealy in Oliver Stone's The Doors. Her most recent work was on the TV series House, and in the 2007 film, Breach.

Filmography

• Made of Honor (2008)
• The Dissection of Thanksgiving (2007)
• "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (1 episode, 2007)
• Breach (2007)
• American Fork (2007)
• Harm's Way (2007)
• "House M.D." (1 episode, 2006)
• The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
• "Mujeres asesinas" (1 episode)
• The Dead Will Tell (2004)
• The Riverman (2004)
• Perfect Romance (2004)
• Padrino, El (2004)
• Blessings (2003)
• The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)
• "Family Law" (68 episodes, 1999-2002)
• "Diagnosis Murder" (1 episode, 1999)
• Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke (1999)
• A Civil Action (1998)
• My Giant (1998)
• Lawn Dogs (1997)
• Event Horizon (1997)
• Breakdown (1997)
• Zeus and Roxanne (1997)
• In the Lake of the Woods (1996)
• Perfect Alibi (1995)
• Apollo 13 (1995)
• "Picture Windows" (1994)
• Trial by Jury (1994)
• "The Hidden Room" (1 episode, 1993)
• Last Light (1993)
• "Tribeca" (1 episode, 1993)
• Stolen Babies (1993)
• An American Story (1992)
• Strays (1991)
• The Doors (1991)
• The Operation (1990)
• Trapped (1989)
• "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (2 episodes, 1986-1988)
• Clara's Heart (1988)
• Sunset (1988)
• Dreams Lost, Dreams Found (1987)
• Wild Thing (1987)
• Man Outside (1986)
• Children of the Night (1985)
• Warning Sign (1985)
• Blackout (1985)
• The Last Winter (1984)
• When She Says No (1984)
• Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
• Independence Day (1983)
• Hanky Panky (1982)
• She's in the Army Now (1981)
• Sunday Lovers (1980)
• The Runner Stumbles (1979)
• The Promise (1979)
• Nightmare in Blood (1978)
• I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
• Airport '77 (1977)
• Little Ladies of the Night (1977)
• Lifeguard (1976)
• "The Waltons" (2 episodes, 1974-1976)
• "Joe Forrester" (1 episode, 1975)
• "Three for the Road" (1 episode, 1975)
• "Switch" (1 episode, 1975)
• The Turning Point of Jim Malloy (1975)
• The Abduction of Saint Anne (1975)
• The Missing Are Deadly (1975)
• "Ironside" (1 episode, 1974)
• "Lucas Tanner" (1 episode, 1974)
• Where Have All the People Gone (1974)
• "Kojak" (1 episode, 1974)
• "Police Woman" (1 episode, 1974)
• Lucas Tanner (1974)
• Can Ellen Be Saved? (1974)
• "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" (1 episode, 1974)
• "Emergency!" (1 episode, 1973)
• American Graffiti (1973)

Awards

• The Actor Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Motion Picture "Apollo 13" 1995
• Theatre World Award "Taken in Marriage" 1979