Sally Kirkland

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

October 31, 1941

died

November 11, 2025

place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

also known as

سالی کرکلند

total credits

50 movies

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).

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Known For

Filmography

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Bruce Almighty
6.7

Bruce Almighty

2003as Anita
Big Stan
6.6

Big Stan

2007as Madame Foreman
The Sting
8.0

The Sting

1973as Crystal
JFK
7.6

JFK

1991as Rose Cheramie
Revenge
6.5

Revenge

1990as Rock Star
Blazing Saddles
7.2

Blazing Saddles

1974as Cashier (uncredited)
The Player
7.2

The Player

1992as Sally Kirkland
The Way We Were
7.0

The Way We Were

1973as Pony Dunbar
EDtv
5.9

EDtv

1999as Jeanette
80 for Brady
6.2

80 for Brady

2023as Ida
Best of the Best
6.5

Best of the Best

1989as Catherine Wade
Private Benjamin
6.0

Private Benjamin

1980as Helga
Factory Girl
6.0

Factory Girl

2006as Grandma Sedgwick (uncredited)
Big Bad Mama
5.7

Big Bad Mama

1974as Barney's Woman
Excess Baggage
6.1

Excess Baggage

1997as Louise
Brave New World
5.5

Brave New World

1998as Linda
Breakheart Pass
6.6

Breakheart Pass

1975as Jane-Marie
The Walk
6.0

The Walk

2022as Mrs. Kelley
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
5.4

The Incredible Shrinking Woman

1981as Cashier
Crazy Mama
5.6

Crazy Mama

1975as Ella Mae
A Star Is Born
6.0

A Star Is Born

1976as Photographer
Bite the Bullet
6.5

Bite the Bullet

1975as Honey
Adam & Steve
5.5

Adam & Steve

2005as Mary
Neo Ned
6.0

Neo Ned

2005as Shelly Nelson
The Most Hated Woman in America
6.2

The Most Hated Woman in America

2017as Lena Christina
Gunmen
4.9

Gunmen

1993as Bennett
Love Letters
5.6

Love Letters

1983as Hippie
Two Evil Eyes
6.1

Two Evil Eyes

1990as Eleonora
Heat Wave
6.8

Heat Wave

1990as Mrs. Canfield
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
3.0

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

1998as Self
Blue
5.8

Blue

1968as Sarah Lambert
Fade In
4.2

Fade In

1973as Herself
Cold Feet
4.1

Cold Feet

1989as Maureen
Suburban Gothic
5.5

Suburban Gothic

2014as Virginia
The Haunted
5.9

The Haunted

1991as Janet Smurl
Trash Fire
5.8

Trash Fire

2016as Florence
Death Scream
6.6

Death Scream

1975as Mary
Bullseye!
5.3

Bullseye!

1990as Willie
Cuck
4.4

Cuck

2019as Mother
Going Home
6.4

Going Home

1971as Ann Graham
Stars in Shorts
6.0

Stars in Shorts

2012as Madame Ulaila
Acceleration
5.4

Acceleration

2019as Betty
Cinderella Liberty
6.7

Cinderella Liberty

1973as Fleet Chick
Nerdland
5.6

Nerdland

2016as Older Woman (voice)
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
7.3

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

1990as Self
Circuit
5.7

Circuit

2001as Club Cashier
Coming Apart
6.2

Coming Apart

1969as Joann
Double Jeopardy
5.2

Double Jeopardy

1992as Detective Phyllis Camden
Wish You Were Dead
5.3

Wish You Were Dead

2002as Penelope Wilson
Sallywood
8.0

Sallywood

2024as Self