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Kathleen Quinlan

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Kathleen Quinlan
" They went out for a pleasant stroll, it turned into a dead run."

What started as a week-long adventure with friends quickly turns into a terrifying fight for survival in The Stairs. in 1997, a young boy is out hunting with his grandfather (Schneider), when he stumbles upon a mysterious staircase deep in the forest. The subsequent disappearance leaves locals baffled as to the fate of the wayward pair. Twenty years later, a group of hikers set off on an ambitious trail, deep into the same stretch of wilderness. With each step away from civilization they are pulled deeper into the treacherous trap of the mountain terrain where they stumble upon the same set of ominous stairs.
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The Stairs (2021)
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Kathleen Quinlan was born in Pasadena, California, the only child of Josephine (Zachry), a military-supply supervisor, and Robert Quinlan, a television sports director. 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 (1973). She followed up her one-line role four years later with Lifeguard (1976), and then several roles in the late 1970s and 1980s. Her breakthrough performance came in 1977, as Deborah in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977). She was nominated for an Academy Award in 1995 for Apollo 13 (1995). She starred in the TV series Family Law (1999), but her contract stipulated that she could not work later than 6 pm, so she could be home with her husband Bruce Abbott, son [error] (b. October 17, 1990), and stepson Dalton Abbott (b. October 4, 1989). She currently works in television and film.
BornNovember 19, 1954
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BornNovember 19, 1954
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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Kathleen Quinlan in Breach (2007)
Steve Guttenberg, Kathleen Quinlan, Majandra Delfino, Jessica Howell, and Miko Hughes in Zeus and Roxanne (1997)
Kathleen Quinlan in Zeus and Roxanne (1997)
Kathleen Quinlan in Zeus and Roxanne (1997)
Tom Hanks and Kathleen Quinlan in Apollo 13 (1995)
Kathleen Quinlan and Tracy Reiner in Apollo 13 (1995)
Kathleen Quinlan and Xander Berkeley in Apollo 13 (1995)
Kathleen Quinlan in The Promise (1979)
Kathleen Quinlan and Dick Van Dyke in The Runner Stumbles (1979)
Kathleen Quinlan and Dick Van Dyke in The Runner Stumbles (1979)
Kathleen Quinlan and Dick Van Dyke in The Runner Stumbles (1979)
Kathleen Quinlan and Dick Van Dyke in The Runner Stumbles (1979)

Known for

Apollo 13 (1995)
Apollo 13
7.7
  • Marilyn Lovell
  • 1995
Kathleen Quinlan and Kurt Russell in Breakdown (1997)
Breakdown
7.0
  • Amy Taylor
  • 1997
Val Kilmer in The Doors (1991)
The Doors
7.2
  • Patricia Kennealy
  • 1991
Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Paul Le Mat, Mackenzie Phillips, and Cindy Williams in American Graffiti (1973)
American Graffiti
7.4
  • Peg(as Kathy Quinlan)
  • 1973

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Actress

  • The Fixer-Upper
    • Post-production
  • Walking with Herb (2021)
    Walking with Herb
  • The Stairs (2021)
    The Stairs
  • Gregg Sulkin, Ariela Barer, Lyrica Okano, Virginia Gardner, Allegra Acosta, and Rhenzy Feliz in Runaways (2017)
    Runaways
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    How to Get Away with Murder
  • David Strathairn in The Devil Has a Name (2019)
    The Devil Has a Name
  • Brianne Davis and Jon Prescott in Saving My Baby (2018)
    Saving My Baby
  • Parallel (2018)
    Parallel
  • Chimera Strain (2018)
    Chimera Strain
  • ADDicted (2017)
    ADDicted
  • Kathleen Quinlan, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Anna Schafer, and Ryan Vincent in Elizabeth Blue (2017)
    Elizabeth Blue
  • How Not to Propose (2015)
    How Not to Propose
  • After (2014)
    After
  • Julia Stiles in Blue (2012)
    Blue
  • Daniel Radcliffe in Horns (2013)
    Horns
  • David Eigenberg, Christian Stolte, Eamonn Walker, Hanako Greensmith, Taylor Kinney, Joe Minoso, Kara Killmer, and Miranda Rae Mayo in Chicago Fire (2012)
    Chicago Fire

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  • The Fixer-Upper
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  • Kathleen Quinlan, Bruce Abbott, Brent Florence, and Alex Holdridge in Eagles in the Chicken Coop (2010)
    Eagles in the Chicken Coop

Director

  • The Fixer-Upper
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  • The Diamond Girls (2019)
    The Diamond Girls
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Event Horizon
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Elektra Luxx
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Elektra Luxx
Parallel
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Parallel
Strays
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Strays
After
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After

Personal details

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    • November 19, 1954
    • Pasadena, California, USA
    • Bruce AbbottApril 12, 1994 - present (1 child)
    • Dalton Abbott(Stepchild)
  • Other works
    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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    • 1 Interview
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    • 4 Pictorials
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Was considered for the role of "Clarice Starling" in The Silence of the Lambs (1991), but Jodie Foster, who went on to receive an Academy Award for her performance, was cast instead.
  • Quotes
    I like to go to openings when I'm in it, or friends are in it.

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