{"id":204522,"date":"2025-11-11T12:49:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/sally-kirkland-cause-of-death-beloved-actress-passes-away-days-after-entering-hospice\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T12:49:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:49:20","slug":"sally-kirkland-cause-of-death-beloved-actress-passes-away-days-after-entering-hospice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/sally-kirkland-cause-of-death-beloved-actress-passes-away-days-after-entering-hospice\/","title":{"rendered":"Sally Kirkland Cause of Death: Beloved Actress Passes Away Days After Entering Hospice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We have sad news to report out of Hollywood today:<\/p>\n<p>Sally Kirkland \u2014 the actress best known for her Oscar-nominated role in the 1987 film <em>Anna<\/em> \u2014 has passed away.<\/p>\n<p>She was 84 years old.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-72605092-1024x705.jpg\" alt=\"Actress Sally Kirkland attends the VIP Reception at the 14th Annual Diversity Awards Gala held at the Century Plaza Hotel on November 19, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-539961 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-72605092-1024x705.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-72605092-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-72605092-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-72605092-2048x1410.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-72605092-960x661.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-72605092-1080x744.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-72605092-1200x826.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-72605092-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actress Sally Kirkland attends the VIP Reception at the 14th Annual Diversity Awards Gala held at the Century Plaza Hotel on November 19, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Stephen Shugerman\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Her death comes just days after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/11\/sally-kirkland-enters-hospice-care-following-dementia-diagnosis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kirkland entered hospice <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/11\/dannielle-merrifield-cannot-handle-garrick-marrying-someone-else-on-seeking-sister-wife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">care<\/a> after being diagnosed with dementia.<\/p>\n<p>No cause of death has been revealed. Kirkland had reportedly suffered injuries in a recent fall, a development that led her loved ones to check her into hospice.<\/p>\n<p>News of Kirkland\u2019s passing comes courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/11\/11\/sally-kirkland-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>, who has reportedly been in contact with her loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>Most recent updates have come from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-sally-kirklands-urgent-medical-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GoFundMe page<\/a> that Kirkland\u2019s family set up to defray the cost of her medical care.<\/p>\n<p>That page has not yet been updated with news of her death.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"669\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1197545862-669x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Sally Kirkland attends the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominees Brunch at BOA Steakhouse on January 04, 2020 in West Hollywood, California. \" class=\"wp-image-539962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1197545862-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1197545862-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1197545862-768x1175.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1197545862-1339x2048.jpg 1339w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1197545862-628x960.jpg 628w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1197545862-706x1080.jpg 706w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1197545862-784x1200.jpg 784w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1197545862-scaled.jpg 1673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"669\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1197545862-669x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Sally Kirkland attends the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominees Brunch at BOA Steakhouse on January 04, 2020 in West Hollywood, California. \" class=\"wp-image-539962 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1197545862-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1197545862-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1197545862-768x1175.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1197545862-1339x2048.jpg 1339w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1197545862-628x960.jpg 628w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1197545862-706x1080.jpg 706w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1197545862-784x1200.jpg 784w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1197545862-scaled.jpg 1673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1197545862-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sally Kirkland attends the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominees Brunch at BOA Steakhouse on January 04, 2020 in West Hollywood, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThank you for all your love and support. Sally is grateful for your kindness and love,\u201d the most recent message reads, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSally is on hospice now and is resting comfortably. Please hold and send the light for Sally,\u201d it continues, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis past year Sally fractured four bones in her neck, right wrist, and her left hip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile recovering she developed two separate life-threatening infections,\u201d the post continues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe combination of these injuries and infections have required extensive hospitalizations and rehab beyond the 100 days insurance will cover.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-653347668-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Actress Sally Kirkland attends the &quot;The Most Hated Woman In America&quot; premiere 2017 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 14, 2017 in Austin, Texas.  \" class=\"wp-image-539963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-653347668-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-653347668-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-653347668-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-653347668-1363x2048.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-653347668-639x960.jpg 639w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-653347668-719x1080.jpg 719w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-653347668-799x1200.jpg 799w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-653347668-scaled.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-653347668-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Actress Sally Kirkland attends the &quot;The Most Hated Woman In America&quot; premiere 2017 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 14, 2017 in Austin, Texas.  \" class=\"wp-image-539963 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-653347668-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-653347668-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-653347668-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-653347668-1363x2048.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-653347668-639x960.jpg 639w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-653347668-719x1080.jpg 719w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-653347668-799x1200.jpg 799w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-653347668-scaled.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-653347668-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actress Sally Kirkland attends the \u201cThe Most Hated Woman In America\u201d premiere 2017 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 14, 2017 in Austin, Texas.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images for SXSW)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A former member of Andy Warhol\u2019s Factory circle, Kirkland has appeared in over 250 film and television projects in her 60-year career.<\/p>\n<p>She gained a new level of fame in 1987, when she earned a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination for the independent film\u00a0<em>Anna<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>She went on to appear in films like\u00a0<em>Bruce Almighty<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>JFK<\/em>. She also had roles on a wide variety of TV shows, including\u00a0<em>Charlie\u2019s Angels, Roseanne, Murder, She Wrote, The Nanny,\u00a0<\/em>and<em>\u00a0Felicity<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Sally Kirkland is survived by her godson and filmmaker Coty Galloway (Baily) and three cousins, Brookie, Katherine, and Tina Kirkland.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts go out to her loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/11\/sally-kirkland-cause-of-death-beloved-actress-passes-away-days-after-entering-hospice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes We have sad news to report out of Hollywood today: Sally Kirkland \u2014 the actress best known for her Oscar-nominated role in the 1987 film Anna \u2014 has passed away. She was 84 years old. 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