Acting
Sally Kirkland
Born 1941-10-31
New York City, New York, USA
Department: Acting
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).
Known For
Prominent works featuring Sally Kirkland
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Bruce Almighty
2003
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The Sting
1973
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JFK
1991
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Blazing Saddles
1974
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The Nanny
1993
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Big Stan
2007
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Murder, She Wrote
1984
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The Player
1992
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The Incredible Hulk
1977
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1999
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (220 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | SEGAL | Self | Movie | 2025 |
 | Sallywood | Self | Movie | 2024 |
 | Aftermath | Dr. Jane | Movie | 2024 |
 | Skeletons in the Closet | Madam Futura | Movie | 2024 |
 | Woods Witch | Charlotte | Movie | 2023 |
 | Holiday Boyfriend | Alice | Movie | 2023 |
 | Lost Explorer | Annette | Movie | 2023 |
 | When It Rings | Lesley Judd | Movie | 2023 |
 | Altered Perceptions | Theresa Morgan | Movie | 2023 |
 | Here We Are | Sherri | Movie | 2023 |
 | Bobcat Moretti | Helene Moretti | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine | Doctor Parker | Movie | 2023 |
 | The New Hands | May | Movie | 2023 |
 | 80 for Brady | Ida | Movie | 2023 |
 | Murder, Anyone? | Nancy | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Walk | Mrs. Kelley | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Magic | Rose Buchanan | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Final Code | Doctor Holly | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Woman in the Room | Mother | Movie | 2021 |
 | Magic Max | Elaine Hart | Movie | 2021 |
 | Hope For The Holidays | Georgia Petros | Movie | 2020 |
 | A Medicine for the Mind | Sandra | Movie | 2020 |
 | Invincible | Dr. Quade | Movie | 2020 |
 | Acceleration | Betty | Movie | 2019 |
 | Cuck | Mother | Movie | 2019 |
 | Sarah Q | Helena | Movie | 2018 |
 | Making a Killing | Dolores | Movie | 2018 |
 | Paint It Red | Adele | Movie | 2018 |
 | Los Angeles Overnight | Mrs. Chantilly | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Second Coming of Christ | Stella | Movie | 2018 |
 | Feminists: What Were They Thinking? | Self | Movie | 2018 |
 | Get Married or Die | Margaret | Movie | 2018 |
 | Gnaw | Claudette Grim | Movie | 2017 |
 | Price for Freedom | Francine Wayne | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Most Hated Woman in America | Lena Christina | Movie | 2017 |
 | Extinction | Rose | Movie | 2017 |
 | Nerdland | Older Woman (voice) | Movie | 2016 |
 | Trash Fire | Florence | Movie | 2016 |
 | Buddy Solitaire | Hanna | Movie | 2016 |
 | Lights Out | Rose | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Code of Cain | Elisabeth | Movie | 2015 |
 | Buddy Hutchins | Bertha | Movie | 2015 |
 | All I Want for Christmas | Gwen | Movie | 2014 |
 | Slut | Grandma | Movie | 2014 |
 | Archaeology of a Woman | Margaret | Movie | 2014 |
 | Suburban Gothic | Virginia | Movie | 2014 |
 | Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger | Self | Movie | 2014 |
 | Tom in America | Betty | Movie | 2014 |
| The Bride From Vegas | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2014 | |
 | Jack the Reaper | Harold's Nana | Movie | 2013 |
 | Awakened | Harriet Bendi | Movie | 2013 |
 | Curse of the Sunset Starlet | Gigi | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Visitor from Planet Omicron | Jen | Movie | 2013 |
| The Visitor from Planet Omicron | Associate Producer | Movie | 2013 |
 | Broken Roads | Mrs. Wallace | Movie | 2012 |
 | Stars in Shorts | Madame Ulaila | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Wishmakers | Mary | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Wayshower | Jeena | Movie | 2011 |
 | A Bag of Hammers | Older Jewish Lady | Movie | 2011 |
 | Not Your Time | Madame Ulaila | Movie | 2010 |
 | House Under Siege | Pat Mazur | Movie | 2010 |
| House Under Siege | Producer | Movie | 2010 |
 | Flexing with Monty | Lillith | Movie | 2010 |
 | Urgency | Mediator | Movie | 2010 |
 | Spiritual Warriors | Realtor | Movie | 2008 |
 | Mollie & Friends | Elizabeth St. James | Movie | 2008 |
| Mollie & Friends | Producer | Movie | 2008 |
 | Big Stan | Madame Foreman | Movie | 2007 |
 | Resurrection Mary | Lois | Movie | 2007 |
 | Richard III | Queen Margaret | Movie | 2007 |
 | Hollywood Dreams | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 |
 | Head Case | Dr. Goode's Mother | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Factory Girl | Grandma Sedgwick (uncredited) | Movie | 2006 |
 | Off the Black | Marianne Reynolds | Movie | 2006 |
 | Coffee Date | Mrs. Muller | Movie | 2006 |
 | Fingerprints | Mary | Movie | 2006 |
| A-list | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2006 | |
 | Courts mais Gay : Tome 11 | Rachel | Movie | 2006 |
 | Chandler Hall | Sally | Movie | 2005 |
 | Wanted | Sheila Beckwith | TV Series | 2005 |
 | What's Up, Scarlet? | Ruth Zabrinski | Movie | 2005 |
 | Adam & Steve | Mary | Movie | 2005 |
 | Neo Ned | Shelly Nelson | Movie | 2005 |
 | Bloodlines | Joyce | Movie | 2004 |
 | An Eye for an Eye | Rachel | Movie | 2004 |
| An Eye for an Eye | Producer | Movie | 2004 |
 | Mango Kiss | Emilia | Movie | 2004 |
 | Bruce Almighty | Anita | Movie | 2003 |
 | Boxer Shorts | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2002 |
 | Wish You Were Dead | Penelope Wilson | Movie | 2002 |
 | Night of the Wolf | Rose Handy | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Rose Technique | Helen | Movie | 2002 |
 | Circuit | Club Cashier | Movie | 2001 |
 | A Month of Sundays | Katherine St. Croix | Movie | 2001 |
 | Out of the Black | Elizabeth Malby | Movie | 2001 |
 | Audit | Raissa | Movie | 2001 |
| Thank You, Good Night | Doreen | Movie | 2001 | |
 | Strong Medicine | Stella Riggs, Peter's Mother | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Another Woman's Husband | Roxie | Movie | 2000 |
| The Boys Behind the Desk | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2000 | |
| The Boys Behind the Desk | Director | Movie | 2000 | |
 | EDtv | Jeanette | Movie | 1999 |
 | Starry Night | Detective Brook Murphy | Movie | 1999 |
 | Felicity | Professor Annie Sherman | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Wilbur Falls | Roberta Devereaux | Movie | 1998 |
| Paranoia | Dr. Kurtzwell | Movie | 1998 | |
 | Brave New World | Linda | Movie | 1998 |
 | Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs | Self | Movie | 1998 |
| Norma Jean, Jack, and Me | Marilyn Monroe | Movie | 1998 | |
 | Little Ghost | Mother Ghost | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Westing Game | Sydelle Pulaski | Movie | 1997 |
 | Excess Baggage | Louise | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Hunger | Mrs. Garington | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Amnesia | Charlene Hunt | Movie | 1997 |
| Amnesia | Associate Producer | Movie | 1997 |
 | Women: Stories of Passion | Annie | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Picture Windows | Blossom | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Guns & Lipstick | Danielle Roberts | Movie | 1995 |
 | Picture Windows: Song of Songs | Blossom | Movie | 1994 |
 | Valley of the Dolls | Helen Lawson | TV Series | 1994 |
 | The Nanny | Tattoo Lady | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Cheatin' Hearts | Jenny | Movie | 1993 |
| Cheatin' Hearts | Executive Producer | Movie | 1993 |
 | Double Deception | Anita Cortez | Movie | 1993 |
 | Gunmen | Bennett | Movie | 1993 |
 | Eye of the Stranger | Lori | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Woman Who Loved Elvis | Sandee Sloop | Movie | 1993 |
 | Stranger Than Love | Laura Frossky | Movie | 1993 |
| Stranger Than Love | Executive Producer | Movie | 1993 |
 | Double Threat | Monica Martel | Movie | 1992 |
 | Double Jeopardy | Detective Phyllis Camden | Movie | 1992 |
 | Primary Motive | Helen Poulas | Movie | 1992 |
 | Blast 'Em | Self | Movie | 1992 |
 | Hit the Dutchman | Emma Flegenheimer | Movie | 1992 |
 | Jack's Place | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1992 |
 | The Player | Sally Kirkland | Movie | 1992 |
 | In the Heat of Passion | Lee Adams | Movie | 1992 |
| The Bulkin Trail | Selma Bulkin | Movie | 1992 | |
 | Forever | Angelica | Movie | 1992 |
 | Stringer | Joan Pezanasky | Movie | 1992 |
 | JFK | Rose Cheramie | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Haunted | Janet Smurl | Movie | 1991 |
 | Grave Images | Caitlin | Movie | 1991 |
 | Bullseye! | Willie | Movie | 1990 |
 | Heat Wave | Mrs. Canfield | Movie | 1990 |
 | Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol | Self | Movie | 1990 |
| Largo Desolato | Suzana | Movie | 1990 | |
 | Paint It Black | Marion Easton | Movie | 1990 |
 | Revenge | Rock Star | Movie | 1990 |
 | Two Evil Eyes | Eleonora | Movie | 1990 |
 | Best of the Best | Catherine Wade | Movie | 1989 |
 | High Stakes | Melanie Rose | Movie | 1989 |
 | Cold Feet | Maureen | Movie | 1989 |
 | White Hot | Harriet | Movie | 1989 |
 | Hello Actors Studio | Self | Movie | 1988 |
 | Roseanne | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Anna | Anna | Movie | 1987 |
 | Talking Walls | Hooker | Movie | 1987 |
 | Murder, She Wrote | Evelyn Colby | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Fatal Games | Diane Paine | Movie | 1984 |
 | A Rose for Emily | Gossip | Movie | 1983 |
 | Love Letters | Hippie | Movie | 1983 |
 | Human Highway | Kathryn | Movie | 1982 |
 | Double Exposure | Hooker | Movie | 1982 |
 | Falcon Crest | Ella | TV Series | 1981 |
 | The Incredible Shrinking Woman | Cashier | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Georgia Peaches | Vivian Stark | Movie | 1980 |
 | Private Benjamin | Helga | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Illegal | Don Tony's Girlfriend | Movie | 1979 |
 | Supertrain | Katherine Sully | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Hometown U.S.A. | Gwen | Movie | 1979 |
 | Flush | Janet | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Incredible Hulk | Margaret Hollinger | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Lou Grant | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Three's Company | Sally | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? | Della Bianco | Movie | 1977 |
 | A Star Is Born | Photographer | Movie | 1976 |
 | Tracks | Train Passenger | Movie | 1976 |
 | Pipe Dreams | Two-Street Betty | Movie | 1976 |
 | Captains and the Kings | Aggie | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Charlie's Angels | Lonnie | TV Series | 1976 |
| Charlie's Angels | Laurie Archer | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Griffin and Phoenix | Jody | Movie | 1976 |
 | Breakheart Pass | Jane-Marie | Movie | 1975 |
 | Bite the Bullet | Honey | Movie | 1975 |
 | Death Scream | Mary | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Kansas City Massacre | Wilma Floyd | Movie | 1975 |
 | Starsky & Hutch | Greta Wren / Dora Pruitt | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Crazy Mama | Ella Mae | Movie | 1975 |
 | Bronk | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1975 |
 | The Noah | Friday-Anne | Movie | 1975 |
 | Baretta | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Big Bad Mama | Barney's Woman | Movie | 1974 |
 | Petrocelli | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Candy Stripe Nurses | Wife in Clinic | Movie | 1974 |
 | Blazing Saddles | Cashier (uncredited) | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Sting | Crystal | Movie | 1973 |
 | Cinderella Liberty | Fleet Chick | Movie | 1973 |
 | Fade In | Herself | Movie | 1973 |
 | Kojak | Gloria | TV Series | 1973 |
| Kojak | Shirley | TV Series | 1973 |
| Kojak | Clara | TV Series | 1973 |
 | The Way We Were | Pony Dunbar | Movie | 1973 |
 | Blume in Love | Party Guest (uncredited) | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Young Nurses | Woman at clinic | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Rookies | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Going Home | Ann Graham | Movie | 1971 |
 | Jump | Lou (uncredited) | Movie | 1971 |
 | Brand X | Patient / President's Wife | Movie | 1970 |
 | Futz | Merry Lee | Movie | 1969 |
 | Coming Apart | Joann | Movie | 1969 |
 | Hawaii Five-O | Betty Rowan | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Blue | Sarah Lambert | Movie | 1968 |
| Satisfaction | The Nun | Movie | 1966 | |
 | Andy Warhol Screen Tests | Self | Movie | 1965 |
| Dirt | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 | |
 | 13 Most Beautiful Women | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
| SCREEN TEST [ST181]: SALLY KIRKLAND | self | Movie | 1964 | |
 | Hey, Let's Twist! | Peppermint Club Dancer (uncredited) | Movie | 1961 |
 | Crack in the Mirror | Bit Part (uncredited) | Movie | 1960 |