Sally Kirkland

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Sally Kirkland (2007)

Sally Kirkland (born October 31, 1941 or 1944 in New York City , New York ) is an American actress and film producer .

Life

Sally Kirkland learned acting from Lee Strasberg . She made her debut in the early 1960s, both in small supporting roles in films such as Twist ... The Skirts Fly (1961) as well as in the off-Broadway plays . Around the mid-1960s she was a frequent guest in the Factory , Andy Warhol's studio , who also filmed her for his screen tests and in whose film 13 Most Beautiful Women (1964) she appeared. She is considered the first actress to appear nude in public in a demanding play in the USA, which happened in the play Sweet Eros (1968) by Terrence McNally .

In the film, Breakheart Pass (1975) Kirkland starred with Charles Bronson and Richard Crenna in the film comedy Private Benjamin (1980) next to Goldie Hawn . For her title role in the drama Anna… Exile New York (1987), Kirkland was nominated for an Oscar and won the Golden Globe , the Independent Spirit Award and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award . However, she was unable to build on this success in the period that followed. In 1990 she once again demonstrated her comedic talent with the comedy Bullseye - The Crazy Diamond Coup at the side of Roger Moore and Michael Caine . She also worked as a film producer for the first time in the film Forever (1992), in which she played alongside Sean Young . For her leading role in the television film House of the Living Dead (1991) she was again nominated for a Golden Globe. She later took on some lead roles in relatively lesser-known films such as Double Threat (1993), Murderous Affair (1993), Guns and Lipstick (1995) and Mothers and Daughters (2002). For her role in the film I wish you were dead (2002), in which it alongside Christopher Lloyd occurred, it was for the DVD Exclusive Award nominated.

Kirkland was married to Michael Jarrett from 1975 and Mark Hebert from 1985. Both marriages ended in divorce.

Filmography (selection)

actress

Web links

Commons : Sally Kirkland  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry at filmreference.com
personal data
SURNAME Kirkland, Sally
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH October 31, 1941 or October 31, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York , United States