- Born
- Birth nameKathleen Denise Quinlan
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- 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.
- IMDb mini biography by: anon-14
- SpousesBruce Abbott(April 12, 1994 - December 24, 2022) (divorced, 1 child)Warren Long(December 19, 1987 - December 19, 1987) (divorced)
- Children
- ParentsJosephine Quinlan
- 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.
- Her leading role in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) was previously intended for Natalie Wood, who had unrealized plans to both produce and star in that film.
- Was a gymnast in high school.
- Graduate of Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California where she was an accomplished diver.
- Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1977" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 29.
- I like to go to openings when I'm in it, or friends are in it.
- There are not many roles where women are really active.
- I didn't think I was an actor and fought it for a long time. Nobody paid for that but me.
- At this point in my career, Apollo 13 is a million light years away.
- My dream job has already happened.
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