Highest rated as cast or director
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).
Acted in 188
2020s
- 2024
Aftermath
Dr. Jane
Skeletons in the Closet
Madam Futura
- 2023
Woods Witch
Charlotte
Holiday Boyfriend
Alice
Lost Explorer
Annette
When It Rings
Lesley Judd
Altered Perceptions
Theresa Morgan
Here We Are
Sherri
The New Hands
May
- 2022
- 2021
The Magic
Rose Buchanan
The Final Code
Doctor Holly
The Woman in the Room
Mother
Magic Max
Elaine Hart
- 2020
Hope For The Holidays
Georgia Petros
A Medicine for the Mind
Sandra
2010s
- 2019
Cuck
Mother
- 2018
Sarah Q
Helena
Paint It Red
Adele
Los Angeles Overnight
Mrs. Chantilly
Get Married or Die
Margaret
- 2017
Price for Freedom
Francine Wayne
Extinction
Rose
- 2016
Buddy Solitaire
Hanna
- 2015
Lights Out
Rose
The Code of Cain
Elisabeth
Buddy Hutchins
Bertha
- 2014
Slut
Grandma
Archaeology of a Woman
Margaret
Tom in America
Betty
- 2013
Jack the Reaper
Harold's Nana
Curse of the Sunset Starlet
Gigi
The Visitor from Planet Omicron
Jen
- 2012
Broken Roads
Mrs. Wallace
Stars in Shorts
Madame Ulaila
- 2011
The Wishmakers
Mary
The Wayshower
Jeena
- 2010
Not Your Time
Madame Ulaila
House Under Siege
Pat Mazur
Flexing with Monty
Lillith
Urgency
Mediator
2000s
- 2008
Spiritual Warriors
Realtor
Mollie & Friends
Elizabeth St. James
- 2007
Resurrection Mary
Lois
Richard III
Queen Margaret
Hollywood Dreams
Movie
- 2006
Coffee Date
Mrs. Muller
Courts mais Gay : Tome 11
Rachel
- 2005
Chandler Hall
Sally
Adam & Steve
Mary
Neo Ned
Shelly Nelson
- 2004
Bloodlines
Joyce
An Eye for an Eye
Rachel
Mango Kiss
Emilia
- 2003
- 2002
Boxer Shorts
Movie
Night of the Wolf
Rose Handy
The Rose Technique
Helen
- 2001
Circuit
Club Cashier
Out of the Black
Elizabeth Malby
Audit
Raissa
- 2000
Another Woman's Husband
Roxie
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
Wilbur Falls
Roberta Devereaux
Brave New World
Linda
- 1997
The Westing Game
Sydelle Pulaski
- 1996
Women: Stories of Passion
Annie · 1 episode
- 1995
Picture Windows
Blossom · 1 episode
Guns & Lipstick
Danielle Roberts
- 1994
Picture Windows: Song of Songs
Blossom
Valley of the Dolls
Helen Lawson · 1 episode
- 1993
Double Deception
Anita Cortez
Gunmen
Bennett
Stranger Than Love
Laura Frossky
- 1992
Double Threat
Monica Martel
Primary Motive
Helen Poulas
Hit the Dutchman
Emma Flegenheimer
Jack's Place
TV
In the Heat of Passion
Lee Adams
Forever
Angelica
Stringer
Joan Pezanasky
- 1991
Grave Images
Caitlin
- 1990
Bullseye!
Willie
Heat Wave
Mrs. Canfield
Paint It Black
Marion Easton
1980s
- 1989
High Stakes
Melanie Rose
Cold Feet
Maureen
- 1988
- 1987
Anna
Anna
Talking Walls
Hooker
- 1984
- 1983
A Rose for Emily
Gossip
- 1982
Human Highway
Kathryn
- 1981
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Cashier
- 1980
The Georgia Peaches
Vivian Stark
1970s
- 1979
The Illegal
Don Tony's Girlfriend
Hometown U.S.A.
Gwen
- 1977
Flush
Janet
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
Della Bianco
- 1976
Pipe Dreams
Two-Street Betty
Griffin and Phoenix
Jody
- 1975
Death Scream
Mary
The Kansas City Massacre
Wilma Floyd
The Noah
Friday-Anne
- 1974
Candy Stripe Nurses
Wife in Clinic
- 1973
Cinderella Liberty
Fleet Chick
Blume in Love
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Young Nurses
Woman at clinic
- 1972
- 1971
Going Home
Ann Graham
Jump
Lou (uncredited)
- 1970
Brand X
Patient / President's Wife
1960s
- 1969
Futz
Merry Lee
Coming Apart
Joann
- 1968
Blue
Sarah Lambert
- 1964
13 Most Beautiful Women
Movie
- 1961
Hey, Let's Twist!
Peppermint Club Dancer (uncredited)
- 1960
Crack in the Mirror
Bit Part (uncredited)
Produced 7
2010s
- 2013
The Visitor from Planet Omicron
Associate Producer
- 2010
House Under Siege
Producer
2000s
- 2008
Mollie & Friends
Producer
- 2004
An Eye for an Eye
Producer
1990s
- 1997
- 1993
Stranger Than Love
Executive Producer
Appearances12
2020s
- 2025
SEGAL
Self
- 2024
Sallywood
Self
2010s
- 2018
- 2014
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
Self
1990s
- 1998
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Self
- 1996
Film Independent Spirit Awards
Self - Audience Member · 1 episode
- 1992
Blast 'Em
Self
- 1990
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Self
1980s
- 1988
Hello Actors Studio
Self
1970s
- 1977
Making It In Hollywood
Self
- 1973
Fade In
Herself
1960s
- 1965
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Self