About
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.
Known for
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000
HouseSeries • 2004
Prison BreakSeries • 2005
Diagnosis: MurderSeries • 1993
GleeSeries • 2009
How to Get Away with MurderSeries • 2014
IronsideSeries • 1967
The WaltonsSeries • 1972
Emergency!Series • 1972
Police WomanSeries • 1974
The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1985
Mayans M.C.Series • 2018
Stargate UniverseSeries • 2009
KojakSeries • 1973
Family LawSeries • 1999
SwitchSeries • 1975
Marvel's RunawaysSeries • 2017
Apollo 13Movie • 1995
Event HorizonMovie • 1997
Made of HonorMovie • 2008
The Hills Have EyesMovie • 2006
The EventSeries • 2010
Joe ForresterSeries • 1975
The Hidden RoomSeries • 1991