This onetime associate of Andy Warhol gained a degree of notoriety in the 1960s for her nude stage appearances and other experimental theatrics. By the 70s, Sally Kirkland had become a prolific character actor, appearing in small roles in numerous mainstream films. Examples include "The Sting", "Cinderella Liberty" and "The Way We Were" (all 1973), "A Star Is Born" (1976) and "Private Benjamin" (1980). She gained considerable acclaim and attention with her Oscar-nominated performance as an aging European actress who befriends a young aspiring fellow countrywoman (Paulina Porizkova) in "Anna" (1987). One might have expected her to move into more mainstream features, but Kirkland has continued to pursue offbeat roles in smaller films.
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October 31, 1944 in New York City, New York, USA
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Job Titles:
Actor, Acting teacher, Singer
Family
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Mother: Sally Kirkland. worked at LIFE magazine
Education
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Actors Studio, New York, New York
Milestones
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1962 Made Broadway debut in Step on a Crack
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1964 Appeared in Andy Warhol s underground short film The Thirteen Most Beautiful Women
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1969 Recreated stage role in film version of Futz!
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1970 Had featured role in Shelley Winters playwriting debut, One Night Stands of a Noisy Passenger
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1971 First Hollywood film, Going Home
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1973 Began making guest appearances on TV shows like Hawaii Five-O , Kojak and The Rookies
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1975 TV-movie debut Death Scream
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1983 Founded Sally Kirkland Acting Workshop (program combines meditation, yoga and drama)
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1986 Created role of Suzana in Vaclav Havel s Largo Desolato
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1987 Earned Best Actress Oscar nomination for playing title role in Anna
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1988 Formed Artists Alliance Productions with Mark and David Buntzman
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1990 Recreated stage role in TV production of Largo Desolato
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1994 Had regular role on the short-lived syndicated series Valley of the Dolls
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1999 Joined the cast of the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives for a limited role
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1999 Played Matthew McConaughey s mother in EDtv
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2006 Co-starred with Chris Kattan in Craig Chester s directing debut Adam & Steve
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Will portray Grandma Sedgwick, opposite Sienna Miller in Factory Girl (lensed 2006)