Cast & creator
Sally Kirkland
Best known for Murder, She Wrote, The Nanny, Hawaii Five-O
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).
Also known as: سالی کرکلند
192
film credits
29
television credits
213
1960–2025 · acting roles
5.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (221)
Showing 221 of 221 credits
Murder, She Wrote
Evelyn Colby
1984
The Nanny
Tattoo Lady
1993
Hawaii Five-O
Betty Rowan
1969
Falcon Crest
Ella
1981
Strong Medicine
Stella Riggs, Peter's Mother
2000
Charlie's Angels
Lonnie
1976Charlie's Angels
Laurie Archer
1976
Starsky & Hutch
Greta Wren / Dora Pruitt
1975
The Incredible Hulk
Margaret Hollinger
1977
Three's Company
Sally
1977
Lou Grant
1977
The Rookies
1972
Felicity
Professor Annie Sherman
1998
Kojak
Gloria
1973Kojak
Shirley
1973Kojak
Clara
1973
Baretta
1975
The Hunger
Mrs. Garington
1997
Bruce Almighty
Anita
2003
Petrocelli
1974
The Sting
Crystal
1973
Bronk
1975
Wanted
Sheila Beckwith
2005
Head Case
Dr. Goode's Mother
2007
Roseanne
1988
JFK
Rose Cheramie
1991
Supertrain
Katherine Sully
1979
Captains and the Kings
Aggie
1976
80 for Brady
Ida
2023
Jack's Place
1992
The Player
Sally Kirkland
1992
Big Stan
Madame Foreman
2007
Blazing Saddles
Cashier (uncredited)
1974
Women: Stories of Passion
Annie
1996
Best of the Best
Catherine Wade
1989
The Way We Were
Pony Dunbar
1973
Big Bad Mama
Barney's Woman
1974
Revenge
Rock Star
1990
Private Benjamin
Helga
1980
Excess Baggage
Louise
1997
A Star Is Born
Photographer
1976
Two Evil Eyes
Eleonora
1990
EDtv
Jeanette
1999
Factory Girl
Grandma Sedgwick (uncredited)
2006
Picture Windows
Blossom
1995
Breakheart Pass
Jane-Marie
1975
Valley of the Dolls
Helen Lawson
1994
The Haunted
Janet Smurl
1991
Acceleration
Betty
2019
The Most Hated Woman in America
Lena Christina
2017
Bobcat Moretti
Helene Moretti
2023
Suburban Gothic
Virginia
2014
Bite the Bullet
Honey
1975
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Cashier
1981
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Self
1990
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
Self
2018
Wish You Were Dead
Penelope Wilson
2002
Brave New World
Linda
1998
Crazy Mama
Ella Mae
1975
The Second Coming of Christ
Stella
2018
Mango Kiss
Emilia
2004
Off the Black
Marianne Reynolds
2006
Adam & Steve
Mary
2005
Get Married or Die
Margaret
2018
Hello Actors Studio
Self
1988
Trash Fire
Florence
2016
A Month of Sundays
Katherine St. Croix
2001
All I Want for Christmas
Gwen
2014
Nerdland
Older Woman (voice)
2016
Fatal Games
Diane Paine
1984
Another Woman's Husband
Roxie
2000
Holiday Boyfriend
Alice
2023
Love Letters
Hippie
1983
White Hot
Harriet
1989
Amnesia
Charlene Hunt
1997Amnesia
Associate Producer
1997
Aftermath
Dr. Jane
2024
Double Exposure
Hooker
1982
Gnaw
Claudette Grim
2017
Flush
Janet
1977
Gunmen
Bennett
1993
Skeletons in the Closet
Madam Futura
2024
Double Jeopardy
Detective Phyllis Camden
1992
Night of the Wolf
Rose Handy
2002
Eye of the Stranger
Lori
1993
The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine
Doctor Parker
2023
An Eye for an Eye
Rachel
2004An Eye for an Eye
Producer
2004
A Bag of Hammers
Older Jewish Lady
2011
Cuck
Mother
2019
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
Self
2014
In the Heat of Passion
Lee Adams
1992
Hometown U.S.A.
Gwen
1979
Coffee Date
Mrs. Muller
2006
What's Up, Scarlet?
Ruth Zabrinski
2005
Hey, Let's Twist!
Peppermint Club Dancer (uncredited)
1961
Magic Max
Elaine Hart
2021
Cheatin' Hearts
Jenny
1993Cheatin' Hearts
Executive Producer
1993
The Walk
Mrs. Kelley
2022
The Westing Game
Sydelle Pulaski
1997
Circuit
Club Cashier
2001
Making It In Hollywood
Self
1977
Hope For The Holidays
Georgia Petros
2020
Tracks
Train Passenger
1976
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
Della Bianco
1977
The Code of Cain
Elisabeth
2015
Bullseye!
Willie
1990
A Rose for Emily
Gossip
1983
Starry Night
Detective Brook Murphy
1999
The Kansas City Massacre
Wilma Floyd
1975
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Self
1965
Talking Walls
Hooker
1987
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Self
1998
Curse of the Sunset Starlet
Gigi
2013
Hollywood Dreams
2007
Archaeology of a Woman
Margaret
2014
Murder, Anyone?
Nancy
2022
Blue
Sarah Lambert
1968
Wilbur Falls
Roberta Devereaux
1998
Courts mais Gay : Tome 11
Rachel
2006Thank You, Good Night
Doreen
2001
Blume in Love
Party Guest (uncredited)
1973Paranoia
Dr. Kurtzwell
1998
Double Threat
Monica Martel
1992
Los Angeles Overnight
Mrs. Chantilly
2018
Fingerprints
Mary
2006
The Noah
Friday-Anne
1975
Heat Wave
Mrs. Canfield
1990
Woods Witch
Charlotte
2023
The Woman Who Loved Elvis
Sandee Sloop
1993
Out of the Black
Elizabeth Malby
2001
Making a Killing
Dolores
2018
Candy Stripe Nurses
Wife in Clinic
1974
Death Scream
Mary
1975
Guns & Lipstick
Danielle Roberts
1995
Blast 'Em
Self
1992
Invincible
Dr. Quade
2020
The Young Nurses
Woman at clinic
1973
The Visitor from Planet Omicron
Jen
2013The Visitor from Planet Omicron
Associate Producer
2013
Cold Feet
Maureen
1989
Not Your Time
Madame Ulaila
2010
Richard III
Queen Margaret
2007
Brand X
Patient / President's Wife
1970
Stars in Shorts
Madame Ulaila
2012
Going Home
Ann Graham
1971
Crack in the Mirror
Bit Part (uncredited)
1960
Cinderella Liberty
Fleet Chick
1973
Fade In
Herself
1973
Picture Windows: Song of Songs
Blossom
1994
Resurrection Mary
Lois
2007
13 Most Beautiful Women
1964
Price for Freedom
Francine Wayne
2017
Neo Ned
Shelly Nelson
2005
Audit
Raissa
2001
Coming Apart
Joann
1969
Slut
Grandma
2014
Flexing with Monty
Lillith
2010The Boys Behind the Desk
2000The Boys Behind the Desk
Director
2000
Paint It Red
Adele
2018
Sallywood
Self
2024
Stranger Than Love
Laura Frossky
1993Stranger Than Love
Executive Producer
1993
Hit the Dutchman
Emma Flegenheimer
1992
The Woman in the Room
Mother
2021
Griffin and Phoenix
Jody
1976
Buddy Hutchins
Bertha
2015
Human Highway
Kathryn
1982
Paint It Black
Marion Easton
1990
A Medicine for the Mind
Sandra
2020
Here We Are
Sherri
2023
The Wayshower
Jeena
2011
When It Rings
Lesley Judd
2023
High Stakes
Melanie Rose
1989
Lost Explorer
Annette
2023
Urgency
Mediator
2010
Double Deception
Anita Cortez
1993
Boxer Shorts
2002
House Under Siege
Pat Mazur
2010House Under Siege
Producer
2010
Anna
Anna
1987
Pipe Dreams
Two-Street Betty
1976
Altered Perceptions
Theresa Morgan
2023
Sarah Q
Helena
2018
The Georgia Peaches
Vivian Stark
1980
SEGAL
Self
2025
Jump
Lou (uncredited)
1971
The Illegal
Don Tony's Girlfriend
1979The Bulkin Trail
Selma Bulkin
1992
Little Ghost
Mother Ghost
1997Norma Jean, Jack, and Me
Marilyn Monroe
1998
Awakened
Harriet Bendi
2013Largo Desolato
Suzana
1990
The Magic
Rose Buchanan
2021
The Rose Technique
Helen
2002
Chandler Hall
Sally
2005
Jack the Reaper
Harold's Nana
2013SCREEN TEST [ST181]: SALLY KIRKLAND
self
1964
Primary Motive
Helen Poulas
1992
Tom in America
Betty
2014
The Final Code
Doctor Holly
2021
Forever
Angelica
1992
Mollie & Friends
Elizabeth St. James
2008Mollie & Friends
Producer
2008
Stringer
Joan Pezanasky
1992Dirt
1965
Grave Images
Caitlin
1991A-list
2006
Buddy Solitaire
Hanna
2016
Spiritual Warriors
Realtor
2008Satisfaction
The Nun
1966
Broken Roads
Mrs. Wallace
2012
The New Hands
May
2023
Lights Out
Rose
2015
The Wishmakers
Mary
2011
Futz
Merry Lee
1969
Extinction
Rose
2017
Bloodlines
Joyce
2004