Kathleen Quinlan - wikipedia Kathleen Quinlan This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( March 2013 ) Kathleen Quinlan Kathleen Quinlan in 1975 Kathleen Denise Quinlan ( 1954 - 11 - 19 ) November 19, 1954 ( age 62 ) Pasadena, California, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 1972 -- present Spouse ( s ) Bruce Abbott ( m. 1994 ) Children Kathleen Denise Quinlan ( born November 19, 1954 ) is an American film and television actress. She received a Best Actress Golden Globe nomination for the 1977 film I Never Promised You a Rose Garden and a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination for her role in the 1995 film Apollo 13. Her other film appearances include Airport ' 77 ( 1977 ), The Promise ( 1979 ), The Runner Stumbles ( 1979 ), Sunday Lovers ( 1980 ), Sunset ( 1988 ), Clara 's Heart ( 1988 ), The Doors ( 1991 ), Breakdown ( 1997 ), and Breach ( 2007 ). Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Filmography and television roles 4 References 5 External links Personal life Quinlan was born in Pasadena, California, the daughter of Josephine ( née Zachry ), a military supply supervisor, and Robert Quinlan, a television sports director. She was raised in Mill Valley, California, where she attended Tamalpais High School, studied drama and began her acting career. She has been married to actor Bruce Abbott since April 12, 1994. They have a son, Tyler ( born 1990 ). Career Quinlan made her film debut in George Lucas ' 1973 nostalgic look at the early ' 60s, American Graffiti at the age of 19 ( although she did appear in an uncredited role in 1972 's One is a Lonely Number ). As a young actress, she guest - starred in several 1970s television series, including Police Woman, Ironside, Emergency !, Kojak, and The Waltons. She has appeared in over 50 films but is perhaps best known for her roles as Deborah, a schizophrenic, in the film version of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama, and for a Golden Globe and Oscar - nominated turn in the Best Supporting Actress category as an astronaut 's wife, Marilyn Lovell, in the 1995 true story Apollo 13 opposite Tom Hanks. Quinlan also made a mark as Jim Morrison 's Celtic pagan lover Patricia Kennealy in Oliver Stone 's The Doors and won a Blockbuster Entertainment Award as Favorite Supporting Actress - Suspense, for Breakdown ( 1997 ) with Kurt Russell. Her recent work includes the TV series House, the 2006 remake of the horror classic The Hills Have Eyes, the wife of a government traitor in the 2007 film Breach, the mother of the brothers in the Fox drama Prison Break, and a senator in a 2011 episode `` Alliances '' of the science - fiction series Stargate Universe. Filmography and television roles Year Film Role Notes 1972 One Is a Lonely Number ( uncredited ) 1973 American Graffiti Peg ( as Kathy Quinlan ) Can Ellen Be Saved ? Melissa ( TV ) Lucas Tanner Joyce Howell ( TV ) Where Have All The People Gone ? Deborah Anders ( TV ) 1974 / 1976 The Waltons Selina Linville ( 2 episodes ) The Missing Are Deadly Michelle ( TV ) The Abduction of Saint Anne Anne Benedict ( TV ) John O'Hara's Gibbsville ( or The Turning Point of Jim Malloy ) Edith Evans ( TV ) 1976 Lifeguard Wendy 1977 Little Ladies of the Night Karen Brodwick ( TV ) Airport ' 77 Julie I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Deborah Blake Nominated -- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Drama 1978 Nightmare in Blood 1979 The Runner Stumbles Sister Rita The Promise Nancy McAllister / Marie Adamson 1980 Sunday Lovers Laurie ( segment `` Skippy '' ) 1981 She 's in the Army Now Pvt. Cass Donner ( TV ) 1982 Hanky Panky Janet Dunn Independence Day Mary Ann Taylor Twilight Zone : The Movie Helen Foley ( Segment # 3 ) 1984 The Last Winter Joyce When She Says No Rose Michaels ( TV ) 1985 Blackout Chris Graham ( TV ) MystFest Award for Best Actress Warning Sign Joanie Morse Children of the Night Lois Lee ( TV ) 1986 Man Outside Grace Freemont Wild Thing Jane Dreams Lost, Dreams Found Sarah McAllister ( TV ) Sunset Nancy Shoemaker Clara 's Heart Leona Hart Trapped Mary Ann Marshall ( TV ) The Operation Ginnie ( TV ) 1991 The Doors Patricia Kennealy Strays Lindsey Jarrett ( TV ) An American Story Hope Tyler ( TV ) Stolen Babies Bekka ( TV ) Last Light Kathy Rubicek ( TV ) Trial by Jury Wanda 1995 Apollo 13 Marilyn Lovell Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated -- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated -- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress -- Motion Picture Nominated -- Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Perfect Alibi Melanie Bauers In the Lake of the Woods Kathy Waylan ( TV ) 1997 Zeus and Roxanne Mary Beth Dunhill Breakdown Amy Taylor Event Horizon Peters, Med Tech Lawn Dogs Clare Stockard 1998 My Giant Serena Kamin A Civil Action Anne Anderson 1999 -- 2002 Family Law Lynn Holt ( TV Series ) ( 68 episodes ) 1999 Too Rich : The Secret Life of Doris Duke Nanaline Duke ( TV ) 2003 The Battle of Shaker Heights Eve Blessings Meredith Blessing ( TV ) Perfect Romance Tess Kelley ( TV ) The Riverman Sande Keppel ( TV ) El Padrino Judge Scorsi The Dead Will Tell Beth Hytner ( TV ) 2006 The Hills Have Eyes Ethel Carter House Arlene McNeil Episode `` Meaning '' 2007 American Fork Agnes Orbison CSI : Crime Scene Investigation Barbara Tallman Episode `` Monster in the Box '' Breach Bonnie Hanssen Harm 's Way Bea 2008 Poundcake Carol Made of Honor Joan 2008 -- 2009 Prison Break Christina Rose Scofield ( 7 episodes ) 2009 Adult Film : A Hollywood Tale Mary Bernstein Empire State Colleen Cochrane ( TV ) The River Why Ma 2011 Cinema Verite Mary Glee Dr. Shane Episode `` Born This Way '' 2013 Chicago Fire Nancy Casey ( 7 episodes ) 2014 After Nora Valentino References Jump up ^ Kathleen Quinlan Biography ( 1954 - ) External links Kathleen Quinlan on IMDb Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture ( 1995 -- 2000 ) 1995 Apollo 13 Kevin Bacon, Tom Hanks, Ed Harris, Bill Paxton, Kathleen Quinlan, Gary Sinise The Birdcage Hank Azaria, Christine Baranski, Dan Futterman, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest, Robin Williams 1997 The Full Monty Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Robert Carlyle, Deirdre Costello, Steve Huison, Bruce Jones, Lesley Sharp, William Snape, Hugo Speer, Tom Wilkinson, Emily Woof 1998 Shakespeare in Love Ben Affleck, Simon Callow, Jim Carter, Martin Clunes, Judi Dench, Joseph Fiennes, Colin Firth, Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush, Antony Sher, Imelda Staunton 1999 American Beauty Annette Bening, Wes Bentley, Thora Birch, Chris Cooper, Peter Gallagher, Allison Janney, Kevin Spacey, Mena Suvari 2000 Traffic Steven Bauer, Benjamin Bratt, James Brolin, Don Cheadle, Erika Christensen, Clifton Collins Jr., Benicio del Toro, Michael Douglas, Miguel Ferrer, Albert Finney, Topher Grace, Luis Guzmán, Amy Irving, Tomas Milian, D.W. Moffett, Dennis Quaid, Peter Riegert, Jacob Vargas, Catherine Zeta - Jones Complete list ( 1995 -- 2000 ) ( 2001 -- 2010 ) ( 2011 -- 2020 ) VIAF : 85637048 LCCN : no96045102 ISNI : 0000 0001 1450 6668 GND : 140736689 SUDOC : 070678553 BNF : cb13983659t ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kathleen_Quinlan&oldid=775346466 '' Categories : 1954 births Living people 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses American film actresses American television actresses Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners Actresses from Pasadena, California People from Mill Valley, California Tamalpais High School alumni Hidden categories : BLP articles lacking sources from March 2013 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu Dansk Deutsch Español Esperanto Euskara فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano עברית Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Simple English Suomi Svenska Tagalog Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 14 April 2017, at 09 : 13. 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