Sally Kirkland

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).

Filmography

Rose Cheramie
Pony Dunbar
Sally Kirkland
Jeanette
Diane Paine
Penelope Wilson
Bennett
Jane-Marie
Crystal
Madame Foreman
Mrs. Muller
Rock Star
Willie
Barney's Woman
Mother Ghost
Janet Smurl
Charlene Hunt
Shelly Nelson
Herself
Woman at clinic
Wife in Clinic
Queen Margaret
Harold's Nana
Maureen
Ann Graham
Dr. Jane
Marion Easton
Ella Mae
Anna
Selma Bulkin
Mrs. Wallace
Laura Frossky
Danielle Roberts
Peppermint Club Dancer (uncredited)
Charlotte
Harriet
Merry Lee
Catherine Wade
Melanie Rose
Rose Buchanan
Mrs. Kelley
Roberta Devereaux
Harriet Bendi
Older Woman (voice)
Sarah Lambert
Two-Street Betty
Sydelle Pulaski
Elizabeth St. James
Lesley Judd
Theresa Morgan
Photographer
Raissa
Don Tony's Girlfriend
Emma Flegenheimer
Lou (uncredited)
Helene Moretti
Dr. Kurtzwell
Older Jewish Lady
Cashier (uncredited)
Mrs. Chantilly
Monica Martel
Madame Ulaila
Helen Poulas
Grandma
Janet
Florence
Mrs. Canfield
Friday-Anne
Angelica
Madame Ulaila
Mediator
Detective Brook Murphy
Patient / President's Wife
Elizabeth Malby
Anita Cortez
Claudette Grim
Joan Pezanasky
Train Passenger
Mother
Katherine St. Croix
Party Guest (uncredited)
Detective Phyllis Camden
Marianne Reynolds
Helena
Francine Wayne
Self
Club Cashier
Doctor Holly
Georgia Petros
Elaine Hart
Bit Part (uncredited)
Dr. Quade
Ruth Zabrinski