Sally Kirkland
Known for Acting · 208 credits
- Born
- 1941-10-31
- Died
- 2025-11-11
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- سالی کرکلند
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).
Known For
TV Shows (26)
Falcon Crest
1981
as Ella
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Evelyn Colby
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Betty Rowan
The Nanny
1993
as Tattoo Lady
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Lonnie / Laurie Archer
Strong Medicine
2000
as Stella Riggs, Peter's Mother
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Greta Wren / Dora Pruitt
Felicity
1998
as Professor Annie Sherman
Lou Grant
1977
The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Margaret Hollinger
Three's Company
1977
as Sally
The Rookies
1972
Kojak
1973
as Gloria / Shirley / Clara
Baretta
1975
The Hunger
1997
as Mrs. Garington
Petrocelli
1974
Bronk
1975
Head Case
2007
as Dr. Goode's Mother
Roseanne
1988
Wanted 2005
2005
as Sheila Beckwith
Supertrain
1979
as Katherine Sully
Jack's Place
1992
Captains and the Kings
1976
as Aggie
Women: Stories of Passion
1996
as Annie
Picture Windows
1995
as Blossom
Valley of the Dolls
1994
as Helen Lawson
Movies (182)
Bruce Almighty
2003
as Anita
The Sting
1973
as Crystal
Big Stan
2007
as Madame Foreman
Blazing Saddles
1974
as Cashier (uncredited)
JFK
1991
as Rose Cheramie
The Player
1992
as Sally Kirkland
Revenge
1990
as Rock Star
The Way We Were
1973
as Pony Dunbar
80 for Brady
2023
as Ida
Best of the Best
1989
as Catherine Wade
Factory Girl
2006
as Grandma Sedgwick (uncredited)
EDtv
1999
as Jeanette
Breakheart Pass
1975
as Jane-Marie
Private Benjamin
1980
as Helga
Two Evil Eyes
1990
as Eleonora
Excess Baggage
1997
as Louise
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981
as Cashier
Big Bad Mama
1974
as Barney's Woman
Bite the Bullet
1975
as Honey
Nerdland
2016
as Older Woman (voice)
Going Home
1971
as Ann Graham
Bullseye!
1990
as Willie
Neo Ned
2005
as Shelly Nelson
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
as Self
Suburban Gothic
2014
as Virginia
The Most Hated Woman in America
2017
as Lena Christina
Circuit
2001
as Club Cashier
Richard III
2007
as Queen Margaret
Double Jeopardy
1992
as Detective Phyllis Camden
The Wayshower
2011
as Jeena
Blue
1968
as Sarah Lambert
Brave New World
1998
as Linda
Gunmen
1993
as Bennett
Urgency
2010
as Mediator
Crazy Mama
1975
as Ella Mae
A Star Is Born
1976
as Photographer
Heat Wave
1990
as Mrs. Canfield
The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine
2023
as Doctor Parker
Death Scream
1975
as Mary
Hello Actors Studio
1988
as Self
Forever
1992
as Angelica
Fingerprints
2006
as Mary
Acceleration
2019
as Betty
Anna
1987
as Anna
Tracks
1976
as Train Passenger
Love Letters
1983
as Hippie
Stars in Shorts
2012
as Madame Ulaila
Cold Feet
1989
as Maureen
Resurrection Mary
2007
as Lois
Double Deception
1993
as Anita Cortez
Primary Motive
1992
as Helen Poulas
The Haunted
1991
as Janet Smurl
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990
as Self
Cuck
2019
as Mother
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
2018
as Self
Wish You Were Dead
2002
as Penelope Wilson
Human Highway
1982
as Kathryn
Double Threat
1992
as Monica Martel
High Stakes
1989
as Melanie Rose
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
1977
as Della Bianco
Bobcat Moretti
2023
as Helene Moretti
Double Exposure
1982
as Hooker
Amnesia
1997
as Charlene Hunt
Coffee Date
2006
as Mrs. Muller
Talking Walls
1987
as Hooker
Fatal Games
1984
as Diane Paine
Sarah Q
2018
as Helena
A Bag of Hammers
2011
as Older Jewish Lady
The Second Coming of Christ
2018
as Stella
Adam & Steve
2005
as Mary
SEGAL
2025
as Self
Woods Witch
2023
as Charlotte
Aftermath
2024
as Dr. Jane
Cheatin' Hearts
1993
as Jenny
In the Heat of Passion
1992
as Lee Adams
Another Woman's Husband
2000
as Roxie
The Walk
2022
as Mrs. Kelley
Out of the Black
2001
as Elizabeth Malby
Off the Black
2006
as Marianne Reynolds
The Code of Cain
2015
as Elisabeth
Hollywood Dreams
2007
The Westing Game
1997
as Sydelle Pulaski
A Month of Sundays
2001
as Katherine St. Croix
Skeletons in the Closet
2024
as Madam Futura
White Hot
1989
as Harriet
Candy Stripe Nurses
1974
as Wife in Clinic
Paint It Red
2018
as Adele
Stringer
1992
as Joan Pezanasky
Guns & Lipstick
1995
as Danielle Roberts
Jump
1971
as Lou (uncredited)
The Final Code
2021
as Doctor Holly
Invincible
2020
as Dr. Quade
Blume in Love
1973
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Slut
2014
as Grandma
Gnaw
2017
as Claudette Grim
Largo Desolato
1990
as Suzana
The Kansas City Massacre
1975
as Wilma Floyd
The Woman Who Loved Elvis
1993
as Sandee Sloop
Magic Max
2021
as Elaine Hart
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
2014
as Self
Hope For The Holidays
2020
as Georgia Petros
Fade In
1973
as Herself
Sallywood
2024
as Self
Buddy Hutchins
2015
as Bertha
Mango Kiss
2004
as Emilia
Wilbur Falls
1998
as Roberta Devereaux
Boxer Shorts
2002
Cinderella Liberty
1973
as Fleet Chick
The Georgia Peaches
1980
as Vivian Stark
The Magic
2021
as Rose Buchanan
Hit the Dutchman
1992
as Emma Flegenheimer
Awakened
2013
as Harriet Bendi
Griffin and Phoenix
1976
as Jody
Curse of the Sunset Starlet
2013
as Gigi
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
1965
as Self
Paint It Black
1990
as Marion Easton
Starry Night
1999
as Detective Brook Murphy
Coming Apart
1969
as Joann
Night of the Wolf
2002
as Rose Handy
Holiday Boyfriend
2023
as Alice
About Sally Kirkland
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 Moons… With 208 credits spanning from 1960 to 2025, Sally Kirkland has appeared in 182 films and 26 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sally Kirkland Movies
- Bruce Almighty (2003) — as Anita
- The Sting (1973) — as Crystal
- Big Stan (2007) — as Madame Foreman
- Blazing Saddles (1974) — as Cashier (uncredited)
- JFK (1991) — as Rose Cheramie
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