Sally Kirkland
Biography
Sally Kirkland was an American actress and producer who began as a model and trained with Lee Strasberg and Uta Hagen at the Actors Studio before joining New York's avant-garde theater scene and Andy Warhol's Factory in the 1960s. Born in New York City, she returned to film in Blue (1968) and took secondary parts in The Way We Were (1973), The Sting (1973), Crazy Mama (1975), Breakheart Pass (1975) and A Star Is Born (1976), plus a leading role in the horror film Fatal Games. Her title performance in the independent comedy-drama Anna (1987), as a former popular actress, won her a Golden Globe, an Independent Spirit Award and a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, and brought an Academy Award nomination. Her work in the 1991 television film The Haunted earned her a Golden Globe nomination. Other credits included Best of the Best (1989), JFK (1991), Edtv (1999), Bruce Almighty (2003) and Big Stan (2007).
84years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died Palm Springs
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 49
- Career span
- 56 years1968 to 2024
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A change of course
Kirkland started out as a model, and she also danced go-go at the Peppermint Lounge in Los Angeles before she studied acting at the Actors Studio.
Sally Kirkland movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Richard Bates Jr. directed two of these films. Dennis Hopper appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Dennis Hopper's page
Eric Roberts's page
James Earl Jones's page
Charles Durning's page
Robert Redford's page
Richard Bates Jr.Director, 2 films, 2014 to 2016
All films by Richard Bates Jr.
Also two films together17 more actors
- Dean StockwellHuman Highway (1982) and Tracks (1976)
- Kevin CostnerJFK (1991) and Revenge (1990)
- Dabney ColemanBite the Bullet (1975) and Cinderella Liberty (1973)
- Burt YoungThe Final Code (2021) and Cinderella Liberty (1973)
- Ben JohnsonBite the Bullet (1975) and Breakheart Pass (1975)
- Lily TomlinFeminists: What Were They Thinking? (2018) and The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
- Roy JensonBreakheart Pass (1975) and The Way We Were (1973)
- Miguel FerrerBrave New World (1998) and Revenge (1990)
- Henry GibsonBig Stan (2007) and The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
- Ronnie Gene BlevinsTrash Fire (2016) and Suburban Gothic (2014)
- Barbra StreisandA Star Is Born (1976) and The Way We Were (1973)
- Matthew Gray GublerTrash Fire (2016) and Suburban Gothic (2014)
- Ray SantiagoTrash Fire (2016) and Suburban Gothic (2014)
- Robert TessierDouble Exposure (1982) and Breakheart Pass (1975)
- Lisa Ann WalterCoffee Date (2006) and Bruce Almighty (2003)
- Allyn Ann McLerieCinderella Liberty (1973) and The Way We Were (1973)
- Joanna PettetDouble Exposure (1982) and Blue (1968)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Sally Kirkland's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.1 billion
12 of the 49 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 49 films: 12 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 10 never in cinemas; 22 figure not found.
- 12Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 10Never in cinemas
- 22Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$485M45.5% of the total
- 2$205M19.3% of the total
- 3$160M15.0% of the total
- 4$80M7.5% of the total
- 5$50M4.7% of the total
- 6$35M3.3% of the total
- 7$16M1.5% of the total
- 8$14M1.3% of the total
$19.6 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 1988 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Anna | Won |
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