Acting
Sally Kirkland
EN, RU, FR, DE cinema · 184 credits
Born
31 October 1941
Died
11 November 2025 (aged 84)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as سالی کرکلند
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
Filmography
SEGAL
as Self
Aftermath
as Dr. Jane
Skeletons in the Closet
as Madam Futura
Sallywood
as Self
80 for Brady
as Ida
Here We Are
as Sherri
Woods Witch
as Charlotte
When It Rings
as Lesley Judd
Altered Perceptions
as Theresa Morgan
Holiday Boyfriend
as Alice
Bobcat Moretti
as Helene Moretti
Lost Explorer
as Annette
The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine
as Doctor Parker
The Walk
as Mrs. Kelley
Murder, Anyone?
as Nancy
The Magic
as Rose Buchanan
The Final Code
as Doctor Holly
The Woman in the Room
as Mother
Magic Max
as Elaine Hart
Hope For The Holidays
as Georgia Petros
Invincible
as Dr. Quade
A Medicine for the Mind
as Sandra
Cuck
as Mother
Acceleration
as Betty
Los Angeles Overnight
as Mrs. Chantilly
Making a Killing
as Dolores
Paint It Red
as Adele
Get Married or Die
as Margaret
Sarah Q
as Helena
Extinction
as Rose
The Most Hated Woman in America
as Lena Christina
Gnaw
as Claudette Grim
Price for Freedom
as Francine Wayne
Nerdland
as Older Woman (voice)
Trash Fire
as Florence
Buddy Solitaire
as Hanna
Lights Out
as Rose
Buddy Hutchins
as Bertha
The Code of Cain
as Elisabeth
Tom in America
as Betty
Suburban Gothic
as Virginia
Archaeology of a Woman
as Margaret
Slut
as Grandma
Jack the Reaper
as Harold's Nana
Awakened
as Harriet Bendi
The Visitor from Planet Omicron
as Jen, Associate Producer
Broken Roads
as Mrs. Wallace
Stars in Shorts
as Madame Ulaila
The Wayshower
as Jeena
A Bag of Hammers
as Older Jewish Lady
The Wishmakers
as Mary
House Under Siege
as Pat Mazur, Producer
Not Your Time
as Madame Ulaila
Flexing with Monty
as Lillith
Urgency
as Mediator
Spiritual Warriors
as Realtor
Mollie & Friends
as Elizabeth St. James, Producer
Big Stan
as Madame Foreman
Richard III
as Queen Margaret
Fingerprints
as Mary
Coffee Date
as Mrs. Muller
Off the Black
as Marianne Reynolds
Factory Girl
as Grandma Sedgwick (uncredited)
Adam & Steve
as Mary
Neo Ned
as Shelly Nelson
Chandler Hall
as Sally
What's Up, Scarlet?
as Ruth Zabrinski
An Eye for an Eye
as Rachel, Producer
Mango Kiss
as Emilia
Bloodlines
as Joyce
Bruce Almighty
as Anita
Wish You Were Dead
as Penelope Wilson
The Rose Technique
as Helen
Night of the Wolf
as Rose Handy
Audit
as Raissa
Out of the Black
as Elizabeth Malby
A Month of Sundays
as Katherine St. Croix
Circuit
as Club Cashier
EDtv
as Jeanette
Starry Night
as Detective Brook Murphy
Wilbur Falls
as Roberta Devereaux
Paranoia
1998
Paranoia
as Dr. Kurtzwell
Brave New World
as Linda
Norma Jean, Jack, and Me
1998
Norma Jean, Jack, and Me
as Marilyn Monroe
Little Ghost
as Mother Ghost
Amnesia
as Charlene Hunt, Associate Producer
The Westing Game
as Sydelle Pulaski
Excess Baggage
as Louise
Guns & Lipstick
as Danielle Roberts
Gunmen
as Bennett
Stranger Than Love
as Laura Frossky, Executive Producer
Cheatin' Hearts
as Jenny, Executive Producer
The Woman Who Loved Elvis
as Sandee Sloop
Double Deception
as Anita Cortez
The Player
as Sally Kirkland
The Bulkin Trail
1992
The Bulkin Trail
as Selma Bulkin
In the Heat of Passion
as Lee Adams
Hit the Dutchman
as Emma Flegenheimer
Double Threat
as Monica Martel
Primary Motive
as Helen Poulas
Forever
as Angelica
Stringer
as Joan Pezanasky
Double Jeopardy
as Detective Phyllis Camden
Blast 'Em
as Self
JFK
as Rose Cheramie
The Haunted
as Janet Smurl
Grave Images
as Caitlin
Revenge
as Rock Star
Two Evil Eyes
as Eleonora
Bullseye!
as Willie
Paint It Black
as Marion Easton
Heat Wave
as Mrs. Canfield
Cold Feet
as Maureen
White Hot
as Harriet
Best of the Best
as Catherine Wade
High Stakes
as Melanie Rose
Anna
as Anna
Talking Walls
as Hooker
Fatal Games
as Diane Paine
A Rose for Emily
as Gossip
Love Letters
as Hippie
Human Highway
as Kathryn
Double Exposure
as Hooker
The Georgia Peaches
as Vivian Stark
Private Benjamin
as Helga
The Illegal
as Don Tony's Girlfriend
Hometown U.S.A.
as Gwen
Flush
as Janet
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
as Della Bianco
Pipe Dreams
as Two-Street Betty
A Star Is Born
as Photographer
Tracks
as Train Passenger
Breakheart Pass
as Jane-Marie
Bite the Bullet
as Honey
Crazy Mama
as Ella Mae
The Noah
as Friday-Anne
The Kansas City Massacre
as Wilma Floyd
Death Scream
as Mary
Big Bad Mama
as Barney's Woman
Candy Stripe Nurses
as Wife in Clinic
Blazing Saddles
as Cashier (uncredited)
The Way We Were
as Pony Dunbar
The Sting
as Crystal
Fade In
as Herself
The Young Nurses
as Woman at clinic
Cinderella Liberty
as Fleet Chick
Blume in Love
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Going Home
as Ann Graham
Jump
as Lou (uncredited)
Brand X
as Patient / President's Wife
Coming Apart
as Joann
Futz
as Merry Lee
Blue
as Sarah Lambert
Hey, Let's Twist!
as Peppermint Club Dancer (uncredited)
Crack in the Mirror
as Bit Part (uncredited)