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Sally Kirkland

Sally Kirkland

Acting1941New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Sally Kirkland (October 31, 1941 — November 11, 2025) was an American film, television and stage actress and producer. A former member of Andy Warhol's The Factory and an active member in 1960s New York avant-garde theater, she has appeared in more than 250 film and television productions during her 60-year career. Kirkland is the daughter of fashion editor of Life magazine and Vogue, Sally Kirkland.

Kirkland was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Anna (1987), but lost to Cher, who won for her role in Moonstruck. She won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for her role and received awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and the Independent Spirit Awards. She earned a second Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for The Haunted (1991). Kirkland was also known for her roles in Cold Feet (1989), Best of the Best (1989), JFK (1991), and Bruce Almighty (2003).

Acting History

2025
SEGAL
as Self
2024
Sallywood
as Self
Aftermath
as Dr. Jane
2023
Here We Are
as Sherri
Woods Witch
as Charlotte
Altered Perceptions
as Theresa Morgan
Bobcat Moretti
as Helene Moretti
When It Rings
as Lesley Judd
Lost Explorer
as Annette
2022
The Walk
as Mrs. Kelley
2021
The Magic
as Rose Buchanan
Magic Max
as Elaine Hart
The Final Code
as Doctor Holly
2020
Hope For The Holidays
as Georgia Petros
Invincible
as Dr. Quade
2019
Cuck
as Mother
Acceleration
as Betty
2018
Sarah Q
as Helena
Paint It Red
as Adele
Los Angeles Overnight
as Mrs. Chantilly
2017
Extinction
as Rose
Price for Freedom
as Francine Wayne
Gnaw
as Claudette Grim
2016
Trash Fire
as Florence
Nerdland
as Older Woman (voice)
2015
The Code of Cain
as Elisabeth
Lights Out
as Rose
2014
Suburban Gothic
as Virginia
Slut
as Grandma
2013
Awakened
as Harriet Bendi
Jack the Reaper
as Harold's Nana
2012
Broken Roads
as Mrs. Wallace
Stars in Shorts
as Madame Ulaila
2011
A Bag of Hammers
as Older Jewish Lady
2010
Urgency
as Mediator
House Under Siege
as Pat Mazur
Not Your Time
as Madame Ulaila
2008
Mollie & Friends
as Elizabeth St. James
2007
Big Stan
as Madame Foreman
Richard III
as Queen Margaret
Head Case
TVas Dr. Goode's Mother
2006
Coffee Date
as Mrs. Muller
Off the Black
as Marianne Reynolds
2005
Neo Ned
as Shelly Nelson
What's Up, Scarlet?
as Ruth Zabrinski
Wanted
TVas Sheila Beckwith
2004
Mango Kiss
as Emilia
Bloodlines
as Joyce
2003
2002
Night of the Wolf
as Rose Handy
Wish You Were Dead
as Penelope Wilson
2001
Circuit
as Club Cashier
Audit
as Raissa
Out of the Black
as Elizabeth Malby
A Month of Sundays
as Katherine St. Croix
Strong Medicine
TVas Stella Riggs, Peter's Mother• 1 eps
2000
1999
EDtv
as Jeanette
Starry Night
as Detective Brook Murphy
Felicity
TVas Professor Annie Sherman• 4 eps
1998
Paranoia
as Dr. Kurtzwell
Wilbur Falls
as Roberta Devereaux
Norma Jean, Jack, and Me
as Marilyn Monroe
1997
Amnesia
as Charlene Hunt
Little Ghost
as Mother Ghost
The Westing Game
as Sydelle Pulaski
The Hunger
TVas Mrs. Garington• 1 eps
Amnesia
Associate Producer
1996
The Nanny
TVas Tattoo Lady• 1 eps
1995
Guns & Lipstick
as Danielle Roberts
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Evelyn Colby• 1 eps
Picture Windows
TVas Blossom
1994
Valley of the Dolls
TVas Helen Lawson
1993
Double Deception
as Anita Cortez
Gunmen
as Bennett
Stranger Than Love
as Laura Frossky
Cheatin' Hearts
Executive Producer
Stranger Than Love
Executive Producer
1992
Double Jeopardy
as Detective Phyllis Camden
Double Threat
as Monica Martel
The Player
as Sally Kirkland
Stringer
as Joan Pezanasky
Forever
as Angelica
Primary Motive
as Helen Poulas
Hit the Dutchman
as Emma Flegenheimer
The Bulkin Trail
as Selma Bulkin
1991
JFK
as Rose Cheramie
Grave Images
as Caitlin
The Haunted
as Janet Smurl
1990
Heat Wave
as Mrs. Canfield
Revenge
as Rock Star
Bullseye!
as Willie
Two Evil Eyes
as Eleonora
Paint It Black
as Marion Easton
1989
Best of the Best
as Catherine Wade
High Stakes
as Melanie Rose
Cold Feet
as Maureen
White Hot
as Harriet
1988
1987
Anna
as Anna
Talking Walls
as Hooker
1984
The Killing Touch
as Diane Paine
1983
Love Letters
as Hippie
Falcon Crest
TVas Ella• 2 eps
1982
Human Highway
as Kathryn
1981
Charlie's Angels
TVas Lonnie / Laurie Archer• 1 eps
1980
The Georgia Peaches
as Vivian Stark
1979
The Illegal
as Don Tony's Girlfriend
1978
Starsky & Hutch
TVas Greta Wren / Dora Pruitt• 1 eps
The Incredible Hulk
TVas Margaret Hollinger• 1 eps
1977
Flush
as Janet
Three's Company
TVas Sally• 1 eps
1976
Pipe Dreams
as Two-Street Betty
Tracks
as Train Passenger
A Star Is Born
as Photographer
Kojak
TVas Clara / Shirley / Gloria• 1 eps
1975
Breakheart Pass
as Jane-Marie
Crazy Mama
as Ella Mae
The Noah
as Friday-Anne
1974
Big Bad Mama
as Barney's Woman
Blazing Saddles
as Cashier (uncredited)
Candy Stripe Nurses
as Wife in Clinic
1973
The Way We Were
as Pony Dunbar
Cinderella Liberty
as Fleet Chick
The Sting
as Crystal
The Young Nurses
as Woman at clinic
Fade In
as Herself
Blume in Love
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Hawaii Five-O
TVas Betty Rowan• 1 eps
1971
Going Home
as Ann Graham
Jump
as Lou (uncredited)
1970
Brand X
as Patient / President's Wife
1969
Futz
as Merry Lee
Coming Apart
as Joann
1968
Blue
as Sarah Lambert
1966
Satisfaction
as The Nun
1965
1964
1961
Hey, Let's Twist!
as Peppermint Club Dancer (uncredited)
1960
Crack in the Mirror
as Bit Part (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
10/31/1941
Day of Death
11/11/2025
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA