
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).
Awards & recognition
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama · 1988
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1988 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles

Jump

The Nanny

Sallywood

The Westing Game

The Sting

JFK

Three's Company

Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

Murder, She Wrote

Paint It Red

Wanted

Strong Medicine

Starsky & Hutch

The Player

The Incredible Hulk

Blazing Saddles

Kojak

Hawaii Five-O

The Way We Were

The Rookies

Heat Wave

Roseanne

Bruce Almighty

Charlie's Angels

Cinderella Liberty

Big Stan

Felicity

Breakheart Pass

Revenge

Best of the Best

Bite the Bullet

Head Case

80 for Brady

The Most Hated Woman in America

Coming Apart

The Hunger

Excess Baggage

Two Evil Eyes

Holiday Boyfriend

The Walk

Sarah Q

Factory Girl

Private Benjamin

A Star Is Born

A Bag of Hammers

Edtv

Little Ghost

The Georgia Peaches

Trash Fire

Off the Black