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