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Kathleen Quinlan

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Only child born to Robert and Josephine Quinlan. She grew up in Mill Valley, Ca, and got her break in acting when George Lucas came to her high school to cast for his movie American Graffiti. She followed up her one-line role 4 years later with Lifeguard, and then several roles in the late 1970s and 1980s... See full bio »

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Kathleen Denise Quinlan
in Pasadena, California, USA
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2012-2013 Blue (TV series)
Jessica
– Choices Add Up (2013) … Jessica
– Where Were You? (2013) … Jessica
– See and Be Seen (2013) … Jessica
– Give an Old Man a Break (2012) … Jessica
– Long Day, Blue? (2012) … Jessica
 
2012-2013 Chicago Fire (TV series)
Nancy Casey / Casey's Mother
– Viral (2013) … Nancy Casey
– Nazdarovya! (2013) … Nancy Casey
– A Little Taste (2013) … Nancy Casey
– Warm and Dead (2013) … Nancy Casey
– Under the Knife (2013) … Casey's Mother
See all 7 episodes »
 
2012 Life's an Itch
Audrey
 
2011 Glee (TV series)
Dr. Shane
– Born This Way (2011) … Dr. Shane
 
2011 Cinema Verite (TV movie)
Mary
 
2011 SGU Stargate Universe (TV series)
Senator Michaels
– Alliances (2011) … Senator Michaels
 
2011/I After
Nora Valentino
 
2010 The Event (TV series)
Erika Jarvis
– Everything Will Change (2010) … Erika Jarvis
– Your World to Take (2010) … Erika Jarvis
 
2010 Harm's Way
Bea
 
2010 Eagles in the Chicken Coop
Mary Bernstein
 
2010 The River Why
Ma
 
2010 Elektra Luxx
Rebecca Linbrook
 
2008-2009 Prison Break (TV series)
Christina Rose Scofield
– Killing Your Number (2009) … Christina Rose Scofield
– Rates of Exchange (2009) … Christina Rose Scofield
– Cowboys and Indians (2009) … Christina Rose Scofield
– S.O.B. (2009) … Christina Rose Scofield
– VS. (2009) … Christina Rose Scofield
See all 8 episodes »
 
2009 Empire State (TV movie)
Colleen Cochrane
 
2009 Adult Film: A Hollywood Tale
Mary Bernstein
 
2008 Made of Honor
Joan
 
2008 Poundcake
Carol
 
2007 Breach
Bonnie Hanssen
 
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
Barbara Tallman
– Monster in the Box (2007) … Barbara Tallman
 
2007 Humble Pie
Agnes Orbison
 
2006 House M.D. (TV series)
Arlene McNeil
– Meaning (2006) … Arlene McNeil
 
2006 The Hills Have Eyes
Ethel Carter
 
2004 The Dead Will Tell (TV movie)
Beth Hytner
 
2004 El padrino
Judge Scorsi
 
2004 The Riverman (TV movie)
Sande Keppel
 
2004 Perfect Romance (TV movie)
Tess Kelly
 
2003 Blessings (TV movie)
Meredith Blessing
 
2003 The Battle of Shaker Heights
Eve
 
1999-2002 Family Law (TV series)
Lynn Holt
– Alienation of Affection (2002) … Lynn Holt
– Ties That Bind (2002) … Lynn Holt
– Admissions (2002) … Lynn Holt
– Once Removed (2002) … Lynn Holt
– Big Brother (2002) … Lynn Holt
See all 68 episodes »
 
1999 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
Dr. Kate Delieb
– Today Is the Last Day of the Rest of My Life (1999) … Dr. Kate Delieb
 
1999 Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke (TV movie)
Nanaline Duke
 
1998 A Civil Action
Anne Anderson
 
1998 My Giant
Serena Kamin
 
1997 Lawn Dogs
Clare Stockard
 
1997 Event Horizon
Peters, Med Tech
 
1997/I Breakdown
Amy Taylor
 
1997 Zeus and Roxanne
Mary Beth Dunhill
 
1996 In the Lake of the Woods (TV movie)
Kathy Waylan
 
1995 Picture Windows (TV series)
Hooker
– Lightning (1995) … Hooker
 
1995 Perfect Alibi
Melanie Bauers
 
1995 Apollo 13
Marilyn Lovell
 
1994 Trial by Jury
Wanda
 
1993 The Hidden Room (TV series)
Julia
– Refuge (1993) … Julia
 
1993 Last Light (TV movie)
Kathy Rubicek
 
1993 Tribeca (TV series)
Karen
– Heros Exoletus (1993) … Karen
 
1993 Stolen Babies (TV movie)
Bekka
 
1992 An American Story (TV movie)
Hope Tyler
 
1991 Strays (TV movie)
Lindsey Jarrett
 
1991 The Doors
Patricia Kennealy
 
1990 The Operation (TV movie)
Ginnie
 
1989 Trapped (TV movie)
Mary Ann Marshall
 
1986-1988 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Ann Foley / Karen Wilson
– Fogbound (1988) … Karen Wilson
– The Canary Sedan (1986) … Ann Foley
 
1988 Clara's Heart
Leona Hart
 
1988 Sunset
Nancy Shoemaker
 
1987 Man Outside
Grace Freemont
 
1987 Dreams Lost, Dreams Found (TV movie)
Sarah McAllister
 
1987 Wild Thing
Jane
 
1985 Children of the Night (TV movie)
Lois Lee
 
1985 Warning Sign
Joanie Morse
 
1985 Blackout (TV movie)
Chris Graham
 
1984 The Last Winter
Joyce
 
1984 When She Says No (TV movie)
Rose Michaels
 
1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie
Helen Foley(School Teacher)(Segment#3)
 
1983 Independence Day
Mary Ann Taylor
 
1982 Hanky Panky
Janet Dunn
 
1981 She's in the Army Now (TV movie)
Pvt. Cass Donner
 
1980 Sunday Lovers
Laurie (segment "Skippy")
 
1979 The Runner Stumbles
Sister Rita
 
1979 The Promise
Nancy McAllister/Marie Adamson
 
1977 I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Deborah Blake
 
1977 Nightmare in Blood (as Kathy Quinlan)
 
1977 Airport '77
Julie
 
1977 Little Ladies of the Night (TV movie)
Karen Brodwick
 
1976/I Lifeguard
Wendy
 
1974-1976 The Waltons (TV series)
Selina Linville
– The Collision (1976) … Selina Linville
– The Thoroughbred (1974) … Selina Linville
 
1975 Joe Forrester (TV series)
– The Best Laid Schemes (1975)
 
1975 Three for the Road (TV series)
– The Rip-off (1975)
 
1975 Switch (TV series)
Robin Morgan
– The Deadly Missiles Caper (1975) … Robin Morgan
 
1975 The Turning Point of Jim Malloy (TV movie)
Edith Evans
 
1975 The Abduction of Saint Anne (TV movie)
Anne Benedict
 
1975 The Missing Are Deadly (TV movie)
Michelle
 
1974 Ironside (TV series)
Peggy Lynch
– Run Scared (1974) … Peggy Lynch
 
1974 Lucas Tanner (TV series)
Joyce Howell
– Three Letter Word (1974) … Joyce Howell
– Lucas Tanner (1974) … Joyce Howell
 
1974 Where Have All the People Gone (TV movie)
Deborah Anders
 
1974 Kojak (TV series)
Janet Conforti
– Hush Now, Don't You Die (1974) … Janet Conforti
 
1974 Police Woman (TV series)
Debbie Sweet
– The Beautiful Die Young (1974) … Debbie Sweet
 
1974 Can Ellen Be Saved? (TV movie)
Melissa
 
1974 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
– House of Friends (1974)
 
1973 Emergency! (TV series)
Janet
– Understanding (1973) … Janet
 
1973 American Graffiti
Peg (as Kathy Quinlan)
 
1972 Two Is a Happy Number (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2010 Eagles in the Chicken Coop (associate producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1996 Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (23 titles)
2013 Wine Dancing (post-production)
Herself
 
2009 Vikingsholm: The Legacy of Lora Knight and Helen Smith (video documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2007 Greatest Ever Disaster Movies (TV movie)
Herself
 
1998-2007 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Breach (2007) … Herself
– My Giant (1998) … Herself
 
2006 Surviving the Hills: Making of 'The Hills Have Eyes' (video documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina (documentary)
Herself - Actress
 
2003 Project Greenlight 2 (TV series)
Herself
 
2002 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks (TV special)
Herself
 
2002 VH-1 Where Are They Now? (TV series documentary)
Herself
– American Graffiti (2002) … Herself
 
2001-2002 CBS Cares (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 1 January 2002 (2002) … Herself
– Episode dated 1 January 2001 (2001) … Herself
 
2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Al Pacino: Inside Out (2001) … Herself
 
1999-2001 Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 February 2001 (2001) … Herself
– Episode dated 15 February 2001 (2001) … Herself
– Episode dated 14 February 2001 (2001) … Herself
– Episode dated 13 February 2001 (2001) … Herself
– Episode dated 12 February 2001 (2001) … Herself
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1999 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 September 1999 (1999) … Herself
 
1998 The Making of 'American Graffiti' (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1998 1998 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1997 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 May 1997 (1997) … Herself
 
1997 The Road of Excess (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1996 Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (video documentary)
Herself
 
1996 The 68th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1996 The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
1995 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 14 July 1995 (1995) … Herself
 
1995 Showbiz Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 June 1995 (1995) … Herself
 
1979 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 28 September 1979 (1979) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2009 Prison Break (TV series)
 
2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (documentary)
Marilyn Lovell (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(February 22-April 1 1979) Off-Broadway production: 'Taken in Marriage' (46 public performances) as Annie, alongside with 'Dixie Carter' and Meryl Streep. She won the 1979 Theatre World Award.

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Alternate Names:

Kathy Quinlan

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Trivia:

Was a gymnast in high school. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio