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Sally Kirkland (born October 31, 1944) is an
United States|American actress.  Born in New York
City, she is the goddaughter of actress Shelley
Winters.  She was named for fashion editor Sally
Kirkland; her mother was also a fashion editor, at
Vogue (magazine)|Vogue and Life magazine|LIFE
magazines.

Kirkland was a student of Lee Strasberg and a
member of the Andy Warhol coterie.  She began
acting Off-Broadway in 1962, and has been said to
have been the first actress to appear nude in
legitimate theater, in a 1968 production of Sweet
Eros.

After several small roles in such films as The
Sting, The Way We Were, A Star Is Born and Private
Benjamin, she was nominated for the Academy Award
for Best Actress in 1987 for Anna (movie)|Anna.

Kirkland was unable to follow up the nomination
with much success, however, although she did
appear on television frequently, including the
series Valley of the Dolls and the soap opera Days
of Our Lives.  She also had a small role in Edtv.

She is a minister in the Church of The Movement of
Spiritual Inner Awareness, and teaches drama, yoga
and meditation.

==External links==
*imdb name|id=0000476|name=Sally Kirkland
*http://www.sallykirkland.com/ Sally Kirkland
Official Homepage, Actress, Director, Producer,
Writer, Singer, Poetess, Artist