Sally Kirkland
Known for Acting · 209 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)
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Evelyn Colby
The Nanny
1993
as Tattoo Lady
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Betty Rowan
Falcon Crest
1981
as Ella
Strong Medicine
2000
as Stella Riggs, Peter's Mother
Lou Grant
1977
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Lonnie / Laurie Archer
Felicity
1998
as Professor Annie Sherman
The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Margaret Hollinger
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Greta Wren / Dora Pruitt
Baretta
1975
Three's Company
1977
as Sally
The Rookies
1972
Kojak
1973
as Gloria / Shirley / Clara
The Hunger
1997
as Mrs. Garington
Petrocelli
1974
Wanted
2005
as Sheila Beckwith
Supertrain
1979
as Katherine Sully
Bronk
1975
Head Case
2007
as Dr. Goode's Mother
Roseanne
1988
Women: Stories of Passion
1996
as Annie
Jack's Place
1992
Captains and the Kings
1976
as Aggie
Picture Windows
1995
as Blossom
Valley of the Dolls
1994
as Helen Lawson
Movies (183)
Bruce Almighty
2003
as Anita
Big Stan
2007
as Madame Foreman
The Sting
1973
as Crystal
Blazing Saddles
1974
as Cashier (uncredited)
JFK
1991
as Rose Cheramie
The Player
1992
as Sally Kirkland
Starry Night
1999
as Detective Brook Murphy
Revenge
1990
as Rock Star
Two Evil Eyes
1990
as Eleonora
Best of the Best
1989
as Catherine Wade
80 for Brady
2023
as Ida
Mango Kiss
2004
as Emilia
The Way We Were
1973
as Pony Dunbar
Amnesia
1997
as Charlene Hunt
Private Benjamin
1980
as Helga
A Star Is Born
1976
as Photographer
Factory Girl
2006
as Grandma Sedgwick (uncredited)
Bobcat Moretti
2023
as Helene Moretti
Big Bad Mama
1974
as Barney's Woman
Breakheart Pass
1975
as Jane-Marie
The Most Hated Woman in America
2017
as Lena Christina
Excess Baggage
1997
as Louise
Flush
1977
as Janet
EDtv
1999
as Jeanette
Cheatin' Hearts
1993
as Jenny
Love Letters
1983
as Hippie
Gnaw
2017
as Claudette Grim
Curse of the Sunset Starlet
2013
as Gigi
The Westing Game
1997
as Sydelle Pulaski
Nerdland
2016
as Older Woman (voice)
Adam & Steve
2005
as Mary
The Code of Cain
2015
as Elisabeth
White Hot
1989
as Harriet
13 Most Beautiful Women
1964
In the Heat of Passion
1992
as Lee Adams
Stars in Shorts
2012
as Madame Ulaila
Bite the Bullet
1975
as Honey
Paranoia
1998
as Dr. Kurtzwell
Magic Max
2021
as Elaine Hart
Blume in Love
1973
as Party Guest (uncredited)
What's Up, Scarlet?
2005
as Ruth Zabrinski
Brave New World
1998
as Linda
Double Jeopardy
1992
as Detective Phyllis Camden
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981
as Cashier
A Bag of Hammers
2011
as Older Jewish Lady
Double Exposure
1982
as Hooker
The Haunted
1991
as Janet Smurl
Tracks
1976
as Train Passenger
Wish You Were Dead
2002
as Penelope Wilson
Lost Explorer
2023
as Annette
Acceleration
2019
as Betty
Hello Actors Studio
1988
as Self
Wilbur Falls
1998
as Roberta Devereaux
Los Angeles Overnight
2018
as Mrs. Chantilly
Holiday Boyfriend
2023
as Alice
Bullseye!
1990
as Willie
An Eye for an Eye
2004
as Rachel
The Young Nurses
1973
as Woman at clinic
Brand X
1970
as Patient / President's Wife
Griffin and Phoenix
1976
as Jody
Making a Killing
2018
as Dolores
The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine
2023
as Doctor Parker
Cinderella Liberty
1973
as Fleet Chick
Crazy Mama
1975
as Ella Mae
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
2018
as Self
The Bulkin Trail
1992
as Selma Bulkin
Coffee Date
2006
as Mrs. Muller
Suburban Gothic
2014
as Virginia
Audit
2001
as Raissa
Thank You, Good Night
2001
as Doreen
Off the Black
2006
as Marianne Reynolds
Tom in America
2014
as Betty
Anna
1987
as Anna
Going Home
1971
as Ann Graham
Cuck
2019
as Mother
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
1965
as Self
Altered Perceptions
2023
as Theresa Morgan
Blast 'Em
1992
as Self
A Rose for Emily
1983
as Gossip
Slut
2014
as Grandma
Another Woman's Husband
2000
as Roxie
Flexing with Monty
2010
as Lillith
Fingerprints
2006
as Mary
Out of the Black
2001
as Elizabeth Malby
All I Want for Christmas
2014
as Gwen
The Woman in the Room
2021
as Mother
Double Deception
1993
as Anita Cortez
Candy Stripe Nurses
1974
as Wife in Clinic
A Month of Sundays
2001
as Katherine St. Croix
Night of the Wolf
2002
as Rose Handy
The Kansas City Massacre
1975
as Wilma Floyd
Talking Walls
1987
as Hooker
Death Scream
1975
as Mary
Little Ghost
1997
as Mother Ghost
Trash Fire
2016
as Florence
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990
as Self
The Second Coming of Christ
2018
as Stella
Gunmen
1993
as Bennett
Neo Ned
2005
as Shelly Nelson
Awakened
2013
as Harriet Bendi
Eye of the Stranger
1993
as Lori
Hollywood Dreams
2007
Boxer Shorts
2002
Cold Feet
1989
as Maureen
Blue
1968
as Sarah Lambert
Guns & Lipstick
1995
as Danielle Roberts
Coming Apart
1969
as Joann
Human Highway
1982
as Kathryn
The Georgia Peaches
1980
as Vivian Stark
Invincible
2020
as Dr. Quade
Stranger Than Love
1993
as Laura Frossky
Fatal Games
1984
as Diane Paine
Not Your Time
2010
as Madame Ulaila
Circuit
2001
as Club Cashier
Skeletons in the Closet
2024
as Madam Futura
Sarah Q
2018
as Helena
Hit the Dutchman
1992
as Emma Flegenheimer
High Stakes
1989
as Melanie Rose
SEGAL
2025
as Self
The Wayshower
2011
as Jeena
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 209 credits spanning from 1960 to 2025, Sally Kirkland has appeared in 183 films and 26 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sally Kirkland Movies
- Bruce Almighty (2003) — as Anita
- Big Stan (2007) — as Madame Foreman
- The Sting (1973) — as Crystal
- Blazing Saddles (1974) — as Cashier (uncredited)
- JFK (1991) — as Rose Cheramie
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