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3Kathleen Denise Quinlan (born November 19, 1954) is an American television and film actor from Pasadena, California who began her career with an uncredited role in the 1972 film ''One Is a Lonely Number''. Just a year later, she was given the role of Peg in the much more notable film ''Film/AmericanGraffiti''.
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5A few years later in her career, she received her first UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe|Award}} nomination for her role as Deborah Blake in the film adaptation of ''Literature/INeverPromisedYouARoseGarden''. Then in 1995, she received both Golden Globe and UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations for her portrayal of Marilyn Lovell in ''Film/{{Apollo 13}}''.
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7Still active in her career, she has shifted away from the big screen and has taken more television roles, starring most recently in ''Series/{{Glee}}'' and ''Series/ChicagoFire''.
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10!!Roles of Note:
11* ''Film/AmericanGraffiti'': Peg
12* ''Film/TheAbductionOfSaintAnne'': Anne Benedict
13* ''Film/INeverPromisedYouARoseGarden'': Deborah Blake
14* ''Film/Blackout1985'': Chris Graham
15* ''Film/WarningSign'': Joanie Morse
16* ''Film/WildThing'': Jane
17* ''Film/{{The Doors|1991}}'': Patricia Kennealy
18* ''Film/{{Apollo 13}}'': Marilyn Lovell
19* ''Film/EventHorizon'': Peters
20* ''Film/{{The Hills Have Eyes|2006}}'': Ethel Carter
21* ''Series/{{House}}'': Arlene [=McNeil=]
22* ''Film/{{Breach}}'': Bonnie Hanssen
23* ''Series/FamilyLaw'': Lynn Holt
24* ''Series/PrisonBreak'': Christina Rose Scofield
25* ''Series/{{Glee}}'': Dr. Shane
26* ''Series/ChicagoFire'': Nancy Casey
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