Sally Kirkland
Known for: 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).
Filmography
Series
The Nanny
Tattoo Lady
1993
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Evelyn Colby
1984
Series
Falcon Crest
Ella
1981
Series
Hawaii Five-O
Betty Rowan
1968
Series
Charlie's Angels
Lonnie
1976
Series
Charlie's Angels
Laurie Archer
1976
Series
Strong Medicine
Stella Riggs, Peter's Mother
2000
Series
Starsky & Hutch
Greta Wren / Dora Pruitt
1975
Series
Felicity
Professor Annie Sherman
1998
Series
Three's Company
Sally
1977
Series
The Incredible Hulk
Margaret Hollinger
1977
Series
Baretta
1975
Series
Lou Grant
1977
Series
The Rookies
1972
Film
Bruce Almighty
Anita
2003
Series
Kojak
Gloria
1973
Series
Kojak
Shirley
1973
Series
Kojak
Clara
1973
Series
The Hunger
Mrs. Garington
1997
Series
Petrocelli
1974
Film
The Sting
Crystal
1973
Film
Blazing Saddles
Cashier (uncredited)
1974
Film
Big Stan
Madame Foreman
2007
Film
JFK
Rose Cheramie
1991
Series
Head Case
Dr. Goode's Mother
2007
Film
The Way We Were
Pony Dunbar
1973
Series
Supertrain
Katherine Sully
1979
Series
Wanted
Sheila Beckwith
2005
Film
Breakheart Pass
Jane-Marie
1975
Series
Bronk
1975
Film
The Player
Sally Kirkland
1992
Series
Captains and the Kings
Aggie
1976
Film
Best of the Best
Catherine Wade
1989
Film
Revenge
Rock Star
1990
Film
80 for Brady
Ida
2023
Series
Roseanne
1988
Film
Big Bad Mama
Barney's Woman
1974
Film
Private Benjamin
Helga
1980
Series
Women: Stories of Passion
Annie
1996
Film
Excess Baggage
Louise
1997
Film
Factory Girl
Grandma Sedgwick (uncredited)
2006
Film
A Star Is Born
Photographer
1976
Film
Bite the Bullet
Honey
1975
Series
Jack's Place
1992
Film
Two Evil Eyes
Eleonora
1990
Film
EDtv
Jeanette
1999
Film
Acceleration
Betty
2019
Series
Picture Windows
Blossom
1995
Film
The Most Hated Woman in America
Lena Christina
2017
Film
Gnaw
Claudette Grim
2017
Film
Bobcat Moretti
Helene Moretti
2023
Film
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Cashier
1981
Film
Gunmen
Bennett
1993
Film
Cuck
Mother
2019
Film
The Haunted
Janet Smurl
1991
Film
Love Letters
Hippie
1983
Film
Wish You Were Dead
Penelope Wilson
2002
Film
White Hot
Harriet
1989
Film
Brave New World
Linda
1998
Film
Mango Kiss
Emilia
2004
Film
Brand X
Patient / President's Wife
1970
Film
Nerdland
Older Woman (voice)
2016
Film
A Bag of Hammers
Older Jewish Lady
2011
Film
Cinderella Liberty
Fleet Chick
1973
Film
Crazy Mama
Ella Mae
1975
Film
Suburban Gothic
Virginia
2014
Film
Adam & Steve
Mary
2005
Film
Trash Fire
Florence
2016
Film
Fatal Games
Diane Paine
1984
Series
Valley of the Dolls
Helen Lawson
1994
Film
Blue
Sarah Lambert
1968
Film
Off the Black
Marianne Reynolds
2006
Film
Amnesia
Charlene Hunt
1997
Film
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
Self
2018
Film
Boxer Shorts
2002
Film
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Self
1998
Film
Bullseye!
Willie
1990
Film
SEGAL
Self
2025
Film
Cheatin' Hearts
Jenny
1993
Film
Double Threat
Monica Martel
1992
Film
Hello Actors Studio
Self
1988
Film
Human Highway
Kathryn
1982
Film
Double Jeopardy
Detective Phyllis Camden
1992
Film
The Second Coming of Christ
Stella
2018
Film
Double Exposure
Hooker
1982
Film
Paint It Red
Adele
2018
Film
Fingerprints
Mary
2006
Film
Starry Night
Detective Brook Murphy
1999
Film
Hollywood Dreams
2007
Film
Stars in Shorts
Madame Ulaila
2012
Film
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Self
1990
Film
Awakened
Harriet Bendi
2013
Film
Magic Max
Elaine Hart
2021
Film
The Georgia Peaches
Vivian Stark
1980
Film
Slut
Grandma
2014
Film
High Stakes
Melanie Rose
1989
Film
Circuit
Club Cashier
2001
Film
The Walk
Mrs. Kelley
2022
Film
Death Scream
Mary
1975
Film
Heat Wave
Mrs. Canfield
1990
Film
Going Home
Ann Graham
1971
Film
Making a Killing
Dolores
2018
Film
Tracks
Train Passenger
1976
Film
Neo Ned
Shelly Nelson
2005
Film
Coffee Date
Mrs. Muller
2006
Film
The Young Nurses
Woman at clinic
1973
Film
Blume in Love
Party Guest (uncredited)
1973
Film
The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine
Doctor Parker
2023
Film
A Month of Sundays
Katherine St. Croix
2001
Film
The Westing Game
Sydelle Pulaski
1997
Film
Another Woman's Husband
Roxie
2000
Film
Murder, Anyone?
Nancy
2022
Film
Richard III
Queen Margaret
2007
Film
Fade In
Herself
1973
Film
Blast 'Em
Self
1992
Paranoia
Dr. Kurtzwell
1998
Film
Skeletons in the Closet
Madam Futura
2024
Film
Anna
Anna
1987
Film
Double Deception
Anita Cortez
1993
Film
Flush
Janet
1977
Film
Griffin and Phoenix
Jody
1976
Film
Holiday Boyfriend
Alice
2023
Film
Lost Explorer
Annette
2023
Film
In the Heat of Passion
Lee Adams
1992
Film
Guns & Lipstick
Danielle Roberts
1995
Film
Candy Stripe Nurses
Wife in Clinic
1974
Film
The Kansas City Massacre
Wilma Floyd
1975
Film
Los Angeles Overnight
Mrs. Chantilly
2018
Film
An Eye for an Eye
Rachel
2004
Film
Out of the Black
Elizabeth Malby
2001
Film
Invincible
Dr. Quade
2020
Film
The Code of Cain
Elisabeth
2015
Film
The Noah
Friday-Anne
1975
Film
The Final Code
Doctor Holly
2021
Film
Woods Witch
Charlotte
2023
Film
Aftermath
Dr. Jane
2024
Film
Talking Walls
Hooker
1987
Film
Hit the Dutchman
Emma Flegenheimer
1992
Film
Not Your Time
Madame Ulaila
2010
Film
Courts mais Gay : Tome 11
Rachel
2006
Film
Crack in the Mirror
Bit Part (uncredited)
1960
Film
Primary Motive
Helen Poulas
1992
Film
The Woman Who Loved Elvis
Sandee Sloop
1993
Film
Sallywood
Self
2024
Film
The Illegal
Don Tony's Girlfriend
1979
Film
Forever
Angelica
1992
Film
Cold Feet
Maureen
1989
Film
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
Self
2014
Film
Hey, Let's Twist!
Peppermint Club Dancer (uncredited)
1961
Film
The Magic
Rose Buchanan
2021
Film
Paint It Black
Marion Easton
1990
Film
A Rose for Emily
Gossip
1983
Film
Night of the Wolf
Rose Handy
2002
Film
Curse of the Sunset Starlet
Gigi
2013
Film
Coming Apart
Joann
1969
Film
Wilbur Falls
Roberta Devereaux
1998
Film
Urgency
Mediator
2010
The Boys Behind the Desk
2000
Film
What's Up, Scarlet?
Ruth Zabrinski
2005
Film
Price for Freedom
Francine Wayne
2017
Film
Sarah Q
Helena
2018
Film
Audit
Raissa
2001
Film
Altered Perceptions
Theresa Morgan
2023
Film
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
Della Bianco
1977
Film
Tom in America
Betty
2014
Film
Lights Out
Rose
2015
Film
House Under Siege
Pat Mazur
2010
Film
Hometown U.S.A.
Gwen
1979
Film
Spiritual Warriors
Realtor
2008
Film
Flexing with Monty
Lillith
2010
Film
Buddy Hutchins
Bertha
2015
Film
All I Want for Christmas
Gwen
2014
Film
Little Ghost
Mother Ghost
1997
Film
The Rose Technique
Helen
2002
Film
Stringer
Joan Pezanasky
1992
Film
Stranger Than Love
Laura Frossky
1993
Largo Desolato
Suzana
1990
Film
13 Most Beautiful Women
1964
Film
Resurrection Mary
Lois
2007
A-list
2006
The Bulkin Trail
Selma Bulkin
1992
Dirt
1965
Film
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Self
1965
Film
Jack the Reaper
Harold's Nana
2013
Film
The Wishmakers
Mary
2011
Film
Archaeology of a Woman
Margaret
2014
Film
Mollie & Friends
Elizabeth St. James
2008
Film
Get Married or Die
Margaret
2018
Thank You, Good Night
Doreen
2001
Film
Pipe Dreams
Two-Street Betty
1976
Film
Broken Roads
Mrs. Wallace
2012
Film
Eye of the Stranger
Lori
1993
Film
Here We Are
Sherri
2023
Film
The New Hands
May
2023
Film
Buddy Solitaire
Hanna
2016
Film
Futz
Merry Lee
1969
Film
Picture Windows: Song of Songs
Blossom
1994
Film
Grave Images
Caitlin
1991
Film
When It Rings
Lesley Judd
2023
Film
Hope For The Holidays
Georgia Petros
2020
Film
The Wayshower
Jeena
2011
Film
Jump
Lou (uncredited)
1971
Norma Jean, Jack, and Me
Marilyn Monroe
1998
Film
Extinction
Rose
2017
Film
Chandler Hall
Sally
2005
Film
Bloodlines
Joyce
2004
Satisfaction
The Nun
1966
Film
The Visitor from Planet Omicron
Jen
2013
Film
A Medicine for the Mind
Sandra
2020
Film
The Woman in the Room
Mother
2021
SCREEN TEST [ST181]: SALLY KIRKLAND
self
1964
The Bride From Vegas
2014