Kathleen Quinlan

Infobox Actor


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birthdate = birth date and age|1954|11|19
birthplace = Pasadena, California, USA
birthname = Kathleen Denise Quinlan
spouse = Bruce Abbott (12 April 1994 - present) 2 children
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sagawards = Best Cast - Motion Picture
1995 "Apollo 13"

Kathleen Denise Quinlan (born November 19, 1954) is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-nominated American actress, mostly seen on television and in motion pictures.

Biography

Personal life

Quinlan was born in Pasadena, California, the daughter of Josephine (née Zachry), a military supply supervisor, and Robert Quinlan, a television sports director. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/42/Kathleen-Quinlan.html Kathleen Quinlan Biography (1954-) ] ] She was raised in Mill Valley, California, where she attended Tamalpais High School and began her acting career. She has been married to actor Bruce Abbott since April 12, 1994. They have two children.

Career

Quinlan made her film debut in George Lucas' 1973 nostalgic look at the early sixties, "American Graffiti" at the age of 19 (although she did appear in an uncredited role in 1972's "One is a Lonely Number"). She has appeared in over 50 films, but is best known for her roles as Deborah, a schizophrenic, in the film version of "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden" for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress-Motion Picture-Drama, and for her Golden Globe and Oscar nominated role for Best Supporting Actress 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", and won a Blockbuster Entertainment Award as Favorite Supporting Actress-Suspense, for Breakdown (1997). Her most recent work includes the TV series "House", the 2006 remake of the horror classic "The Hills Have Eyes", and in the 2007 film, "Breach".

Filmography

* 1972 - "One Is a Lonely Number" (uncredited)
* 1973 - "American Graffiti"
* 1974 - "Can Ellen Be Saved?", "Lucas Tanner", "Where Have All The People Gone?"
* 1975 - "The Missing Are Deadly, The Abduction of Saint Anne", "The Turning Point of Jim Malloy"
* 1976 - "Lifeguard", "The Waltons"
* 1977 - "Little Ladies of the Night", "Airport '77", "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden"
* 1978 - "Nightmare in Blood"
* 1979 - "The Runner Stumbles" by Milan Stitt, "The Promise"
* 1980 - "Sunday Lovers"
* 1981 - "She's in the Army Now" (TV)
* 1982 - "Hanky Panky"
* 1983 - "Independence Day", ""
* 1984 - "The Last Winter", "When She Says No (TV)
* 1985 - "Blackout", "Warning Sign", "Children of the Night" (TV)
* 1986 - "Man Outside"
* 1987 - "Wild Thing", "Dreams Lost, Dreams Found" (TV)
* 1988 - "Sunset", "Clara's Heart
* 1989 - "Trapped" (TV)
* 1990 - "The Operation" (TV)
* 1991 - "The Doors", "Strays (TV)
* 1992 - "An American Story" (TV)
* 1993 - "Stolen Babies" (TV), "Last Light" (TV)
* 1994 - "Trial By Jury"
* 1995 - "Apollo 13", "Perfect Alibi"
* 1996 - "In the Lake of the Woods" (TV)
* 1997 - "Zeus and Roxanne", "Breakdown", "Event Horizon", "Lawn Dogs
* 1998 - "My Giant", "A Civil Action"
* 1999 - "Family Law" (TV Series), "Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke" (TV)
* 2003 - "The Battle of Shaker Heights", "Blessings"
* 2004 - "Perfect Romance", "The Riverman", "El Padrino", "The Dead Will Tell"
* 2006 - "The Hills Have Eyes"; "House": "Meaning" as "Arlene."
* 2007 - "American Fork", "Breach", "Harm's Way", "The Dissection of Thanksgiving"
* 2008 - "Made of Honor"

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0000599|name=Kathleen Quinlan
* [http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/1518/kathleendenisequinlan3ei.jpgImage closeup of Kathleen Quinlan from Apollo 13]