Kathleen Quinlan

Birthday: 19 November 1954, Pasadena, California, USA

Birth Name: Kathleen Denise Quinlan

Height: 165 cm

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 cannot work later than 6 pm, so she can be home with her husband, She currently works in Film and Television (2015). Bruce Abbott, son Tyler Abbott (b. October 17, 1990), and stepson Dalton Abbott (b. October 4, 1989). Show less «

I like to think of myself as kind of a sculptor, only I sculpt people.

At this point in my career, Apollo 13 is a million light years away.

I didn't think I was an actor and fought it for a long time. Nobody paid for that but me.

My dream job has already happened.

When not much is happening and there seems to be nothing you can do to change that, you do wonder. B...Show more »

When not much is happening and there seems to be nothing you can do to change that, you do wonder. But I am an actor, like it or not. I stuck with it and took what was offered. Show less «

I like to go to openings when I'm in it, or friends are in it.

Some of the newer folks in the industry, I'm not sure they are familiar with the term acting. They d...Show more »

Some of the newer folks in the industry, I'm not sure they are familiar with the term acting. They don't understand what it means to play a character rather than just be a personality. Show less «

It's just too egotistical to think that we are the only lifeform in the universe.

I am really a sea creature. Just a mammal that lost its fins.

The heavy spacesuits are spectacular to look at but very hot. Putting one on was like going from chi...Show more »

The heavy spacesuits are spectacular to look at but very hot. Putting one on was like going from chilly London winter weather to the Bahamas in just minutes. Show less «

My agent was ambitious for me. But going out and chasing it? No, I'd rather work in my vegetable gar...Show more »

My agent was ambitious for me. But going out and chasing it? No, I'd rather work in my vegetable garden or play with my kid. I guess I'm kind of boring. Show less «

Some people are born gardeners, some are politicians. I was an actor. It took a great deal of pain b...Show more »

Some people are born gardeners, some are politicians. I was an actor. It took a great deal of pain before I figured that out. I didn't relate to most of it. Show less «

I filmed underwater for two days in the open ocean with dolphins.

There are not many roles where women are really active.

In a world where there is so much sadness and so much to be afraid of, good things do happen to peop...Show more »

In a world where there is so much sadness and so much to be afraid of, good things do happen to people. Romance is still something we can find even if we're not consciously looking for it. Show less «

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