Sally Kirkland, Golden Globe-winning actress, dead at 84

Sally Kirkland, Golden Globe-winning actress, has passed away at the age of 84.

TMZ were the first to break the news, confirming that she had passed away days after she had moved into hospice in Palm Springs, South California.

Reports this weekend revealed that the decision was taken to move the actress after she was diagnosed with dementia last year.

A recent GoFundMe page set up by her friends, meanwhile, detailed how Kirkland had been struggling with “life-threatening infections” having suffered a fall in the shower. The page in question was intended to raise funds for her “urgent medical care”.


“She had a fall in the shower, when she was left unattended; injuring her ribs, foot, along with cuts and bruises,” the page read.

After studying at the Actors Studio and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Kirkland became a fixture of New York’s Off-Broadway and avant-garde scene in the 1960s—including a stint with Andy Warhol’s Factory.

Sally Kirkland had a fall recently. Credit/ GoFundMe
Her breakthrough film role came in Anna (1987), in which she earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress and won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama.

Over her career spanning six decades, Kirkland appeared in over 200 films and TV shows, including JFK, Bruce Almighty and the series Roseanne.

Rest in peace, Sally Kirkland. And thanks for the memories!

Related Posts

Blueberry Cheesecake

The first time I made this Blueberry Cheesecake, I was looking for a simple, high-protein dessert that didn’t require a complicated crust or water bath. I had…

I will never forget the moment my fifteen-year-old daughter whispered, “I stopped telling Dad because he never believes me.”

The doctor’s hand froze against Madison’s abdomen. Until that moment, Dr. Elena Ruiz had spoken in the calm, measured voice of someone accustomed to frightened parents. She…

Chapter 2 – THE QUESTION THAT MADE CELESTE STOP SMILING

My first thought was the literacy center. Not divorce. Not the woman sitting on my bed in Adrien’s robe. Not even the child moving beneath my ribs….

Chapter 1 – The Weight of an Apple

Grace held out the small plate of freshly sliced fruit. The morning fog clung to the cold iron bars of the main gate like a damp, white…

My husband had been sleeping with his secretary in the back seat of his car. I discovered her underwear on the floor of the car and instantly realized their affair was far more than I had imagined

PART 1“What are you doing here?” Brenda shouted in the middle of the hospital corridor, her face pale, her hair disheveled, and her blouse hastily buttoned wrong….

The Call That Made Everything Else Meaningless

Then I found six missed calls that never reached my phone, three deleted voicemails, and one final message: “You were the one who left me. I never…

Leave a Reply