Sally Kirkland
Acting
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
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movieSEGAL
2025
Self
movieAftermath
2024
Dr. Jane
movieSkeletons in the Closet
2024
Madam Futura
movieWoods Witch
2023
Charlotte
movieLost Explorer
2023
Annette
movieWhen It Rings
2023
Lesley Judd
movieAltered Perceptions
2023
Theresa Morgan
movieHere We Are
2023
Sherri
movieBobcat Moretti
2023
Helene Moretti
movieThe Haunting of Hell Hole Mine
2023
Doctor Parker
movieThe Walk
2022
Mrs. Kelley
movieThe Magic
2021
Rose Buchanan
movieThe Final Code
2021
Doctor Holly
movieMagic Max
2021
Elaine Hart
movieHope For The Holidays
2020
Georgia Petros
movieInvincible
2020
Dr. Quade
movieCuck
2019
Mother
movieSarah Q
2018
Helena
movieMaking a Killing
2018
Dolores
movieLos Angeles Overnight
2018
Mrs. Chantilly
movieGet Married or Die
2018
Margaret
movieGnaw
2017
Claudette Grim
moviePrice for Freedom
2017
Francine Wayne
movieThe Most Hated Woman in America
2017
Lena Christina
movieNerdland
2016
Older Woman (voice)
movieTrash Fire
2016
Florence
movieThe Code of Cain
2015
Elisabeth
movieBuddy Hutchins
2015
Bertha
movieSlut
2014
Grandma
movieArchaeology of a Woman
2014
Margaret
movieSuburban Gothic
2014
Virginia
movieJack the Reaper
2013
Harold's Nana
movieAwakened
2013
Harriet Bendi
movieBroken Roads
2012
Mrs. Wallace
movieStars in Shorts
2012
Madame Ulaila
movieA Bag of Hammers
2011
Older Jewish Lady
movieNot Your Time
2010
Madame Ulaila
movieHouse Under Siege
2010
Pat Mazur
movieFlexing with Monty
2010
Lillith
movieUrgency
2010
Mediator
movieSpiritual Warriors
2008
Realtor
movieMollie & Friends
2008
Elizabeth St. James
movieBig Stan
2007
Madame Foreman
movieRichard III
2007
Queen Margaret
tvHead Case
2007
Dr. Goode's Mother
movieFactory Girl
2006
Grandma Sedgwick (uncredited)
movieOff the Black
2006
Marianne Reynolds
movieCoffee Date
2006
Mrs. Muller
tvWanted
2005
Sheila Beckwith
movieWhat's Up, Scarlet?
2005
Ruth Zabrinski
movieNeo Ned
2005
Shelly Nelson
movieBloodlines
2004
Joyce
movieMango Kiss
2004
Emilia
movieWish You Were Dead
2002
Penelope Wilson
movieNight of the Wolf
2002
Rose Handy
movieCircuit
2001
Club Cashier
movieA Month of Sundays
2001
Katherine St. Croix
movieOut of the Black
2001
Elizabeth Malby
movieAudit
2001
Raissa
tvStrong Medicine
2000
Stella Riggs, Peter's Mother
movieEDtv
1999
Jeanette
movieStarry Night
1999
Detective Brook Murphy
tvFelicity
1998
Professor Annie Sherman
movieWilbur Falls
1998
Roberta Devereaux
Paranoia
1998
Dr. Kurtzwell
movieLittle Ghost
1997
Mother Ghost
movieThe Westing Game
1997
Sydelle Pulaski
movieExcess Baggage
1997
Louise
tvThe Hunger
1997
Mrs. Garington
movieAmnesia
1997
Charlene Hunt
tvPicture Windows
1995
Blossom
movieGuns & Lipstick
1995
Danielle Roberts
tvValley of the Dolls
1994
Helen Lawson
tvThe Nanny
1993
Tattoo Lady
movieDouble Deception
1993
Anita Cortez
movieGunmen
1993
Bennett
movieThe Woman Who Loved Elvis
1993
Sandee Sloop
movieStranger Than Love
1993
Laura Frossky
movieDouble Threat
1992
Monica Martel
movieDouble Jeopardy
1992
Detective Phyllis Camden
moviePrimary Motive
1992
Helen Poulas
movieHit the Dutchman
1992
Emma Flegenheimer
movieThe Player
1992
Sally Kirkland
movieIn the Heat of Passion
1992
Lee Adams
The Bulkin Trail
1992
Selma Bulkin
movieForever
1992
Angelica
movieStringer
1992
Joan Pezanasky
movieJFK
1991
Rose Cheramie
movieThe Haunted
1991
Janet Smurl
movieGrave Images
1991
Caitlin
movieBullseye!
1990
Willie
movieHeat Wave
1990
Mrs. Canfield
moviePaint It Black
1990
Marion Easton
movieRevenge
1990
Rock Star
movieTwo Evil Eyes
1990
Eleonora
movieBest of the Best
1989
Catherine Wade
movieHigh Stakes
1989
Melanie Rose
movieCold Feet
1989
Maureen
movieWhite Hot
1989
Harriet
movieAnna
1987
Anna
movieTalking Walls
1987
Hooker
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Evelyn Colby
movieFatal Games
1984
Diane Paine
movieLove Letters
1983
Hippie
movieHuman Highway
1982
Kathryn
movieDouble Exposure
1982
Hooker
movieThe Georgia Peaches
1980
Vivian Stark
movieThe Illegal
1979
Don Tony's Girlfriend
tvSupertrain
1979
Katherine Sully
movieFlush
1977
Janet
tvThe Incredible Hulk
1977
Margaret Hollinger
movieA Star Is Born
1976
Photographer
movieTracks
1976
Train Passenger
moviePipe Dreams
1976
Two-Street Betty
tvCharlie's Angels
1976
Lonnie / Laurie Archer
movieBreakheart Pass
1975
Jane-Marie
movieThe Kansas City Massacre
1975
Wilma Floyd
tvStarsky & Hutch
1975
Greta Wren / Dora Pruitt
movieCrazy Mama
1975
Ella Mae
movieThe Noah
1975
Friday-Anne
movieBig Bad Mama
1974
Barney's Woman
movieCandy Stripe Nurses
1974
Wife in Clinic
movieBlazing Saddles
1974
Cashier (uncredited)
movieThe Sting
1973
Crystal
movieCinderella Liberty
1973
Fleet Chick
movieFade In
1973
Herself
tvKojak
1973
Gloria / Shirley / Clara
movieThe Way We Were
1973
Pony Dunbar
movieBlume in Love
1973
Party Guest (uncredited)
movieThe Young Nurses
1973
Woman at clinic
movieGoing Home
1971
Ann Graham
movieJump
1971
Lou (uncredited)
movieBrand X
1970
Patient / President's Wife
movieFutz
1969
Merry Lee
tvHawaii Five-O
1968
Betty Rowan
movieBlue
1968
Sarah Lambert
movieHey, Let's Twist!
1961
Peppermint Club Dancer (uncredited)
movieCrack in the Mirror
1960
Bit Part (uncredited)
Production7
movieThe Visitor from Planet Omicron
2013
Associate Producer
movieHouse Under Siege
2010
Producer
movieMollie & Friends
2008
Producer
movieAn Eye for an Eye
2004
Producer
movieAmnesia
1997
Associate Producer
movieCheatin' Hearts
1993
Executive Producer
movieStranger Than Love
1993
Executive Producer