Sally Kirkland movies in order

In 1960, actress Sally Kirkland kick-started her film career by appearing in the crime-drama, Crack in the Mirror. Kirkland took an uncredited role, followed by another uncredited role in the musical, Hey, Let’s Twist!

From here, many, many, many more movies followed, as Sally Kirkland popped up in a string of films running through the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and beyond. In fact, the actress was extremely busy, and before her death in 2025 she appeared in over 270 projects, including a number of short and television shows.

Want to know what all of Sally Kirkland’s films are? Then take a look below for all the details.

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1960s and 1970s

As noted above, Sally Kirkland kicked off her career with uncredited roles in Crack in the Mirror followed by Hey, Let’s Twist!. More movies soon followed including The 13 Most Beautiful Women, Blume in Love, Candy Stripe Nurses, Big Bad Mama, The Sting, and A Star Is Born.

Kirkland’s movies during the 1960s and 1970s included:

• Crack in the Mirror (1960)*
• Hey, Let’s Twist! (1961)*
• The 13 Most Beautiful Women (1964)
• Prison (1965)
• Blue (1968)
• Coming Apart (1969)
• Futz (1969)
• Brand X (1970)
• Jump (1971)*
• Going Home (1971)
• Blume in Love (1973)*
• The Young Nurses (1973)
• The Way We Were (1973)
• Cinderella Liberty (1973)
• The Sting (1973)
• Blazing Saddles (1974)*
• Big Bad Mama (1974)
• Candy Stripe Nurses (1974)
• The Noah (1975)**
• Bite the Bullet (1975)
• Crazy Mama (1975)
• The Kansas City Massacre (1975)
• Death Scream (1975)
• Breakheart Pass (1975)
• Griffin and Phoenix (1976)
• Tracks (1976)
• Pipe Dreams (1976)
• A Star Is Born (1976)
• Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? (1977)
• Hometown U.S.A. (1979)
• La ilegal (1979)

*Uncredited
**Voice role

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1980s and 1990s

Into the 1980s now, and movies included Willow B: Women in Prison, Private Benjamin, The Incredible Shrinking Woman, and Anna. Meanwhile, during the 1990s, Kirkland appeared in Two Evil Eyes, Revenge, JFK, and Grave Images amongst others.

Sally Kirkland’s movies during the 1980s and 1990s included:

• Willow B: Women in Prison (1980)
• Private Benjamin (1980)
• The Georgia Peaches (1980)
• The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
• Human Highway (1982)
• Double Exposure (1982)
• Flush (1982)
• Love Letters (1983)
• Fatal Games (1983)
• Summer (1984)
• Anna (1987)
• Talking Walls (1987)
• White Hot (1988)
• High Stakes (1989)
• Cold Feet (1989)
• Paint It Black (1989)
• Best of the Best (1989)
• Two Evil Eyes (1990)
• Revenge (1990)
• Largo Desolato (1990)
• Heat Wave (1990)
• Steel Magnolias (1990)
• Bullseye! (1990)
• The Haunted (1991)
• JFK (1991)
• Grave Images (1991)
• In the Heat of Passion (1992)
• The Player (1992)
• Forever (1992)
• Hit the Dutchman (1992)
• Primary Motive (1992)
• Double Jeopardy (1992)
• Double Threat (1992)
• Stringer (1992)
• The Woman Who Loved Elvis (1993)
• Eye of the Stranger (1993)
• Gunmen (1993)
• The Bulkin Trail (1993)
• Double Deception (1993)
• Paper Hearts (1993)
• Guns and Lipstick (1995)
• Amnesia (1996)
• Excess Baggage (1997)
• The Westing Game (1997)
• Little Ghost (1997)
• Paranoia (1997)
• Wilbur Falls (1998)
• Brave New World (1998)
• The Island (1998)
• Edtv (1999)
• Starry Night (1999)

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2000s and 2010s

Moving into the 2000s and 2010s and films included Another Woman’s Husband, Out of the Black, The Rose Technique, Adam & Steve, Hollywood Dreams, and Paint It Red.

Kirkland’s movies during the 2000s and 2010s included:

• Another Woman’s Husband (2000)
• The Boys Behind the Desk (2000)
• Circuit (2001)*
• Out of the Black (2001)
• A Month of Sundays (2001)
• Wish You Were Dead (2001)
• The Rose Technique (2002)
• Thank You, Good Night (2002)
• Night of the Wolf (2002)
• Another Pretty Face (2002)
• Boxer Shorts (2002)
• Bruce Almighty (2003)
• Mango Kiss (2004)
• Bloodlines (2004)
• Neo Ned (2005)
• Adam & Steve (2005)
• What’s Up, Scarlet? (2005)
• Chandler Hall (2005)
• Off the Black (2006)
• Hollywood Dreams (2006)
• Courts mais GAY: Tome 11 (2006)
• A-List (2006)
• Fingerprints (2006)
• Coffee Date (2006)
• Mothers and Daughters (2006)
• Factory Girl (2006)*
• Richard III (2007)
• Resurrection Mary (2007)
• Big Stan (2007)
• Spiritual Warriors (2007)
• Oak Hill (2008)
• Bald (2009)
• Remembering Nigel (2009)
• Flexing with Monty (2010)
• House Under Siege (2010)
• Lights Out (2010)
• Urgency (2011)
• The Last Gamble (2011)
• A Bag of Hammers (2011)
• The Wayshower (2011)
• The Wish Makers of West Hollywood (2011)
• Division III: Football’s Finest (2011)
• Jack the Reaper (2011)
• Actors Anonymous (2011)
• Archaeology of a Woman (2012)
• Broken Roads (2012)
• Livin’ the Dream (2012)
• Awakened (2013)
• The Visitor from Planet Omicron (2013)
• Ron and Laura Take Back America (2014)
• The Bride from Vegas (2014)
• Suburban Gothic (2014)
• All I Want for Christmas (2014)
• Buddy Hutchins (2015)
• The Code of Cain (2016)
• Courting Des Moines (2016)
• Trash Fire (2016)
• Buddy Solitaire (2016)
• Nerdland (2016)**
• X Sex (2016)
• The Most Hated Woman in America (2017)
• Price for Freedom (2017)
• Apartment 212 (2017)
• Get Married or Die (2018)
• Making a Killing (2018)
• The Second Coming of Christ (2018)
• Los Angeles Overnight (2018)
• Wally Got Wasted (2018)
• Sarah Q (2018)
• Cuck (2019)
• Paint It Red (2019)
• Acceleration (2019)

*Uncredited
**Voice role

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2020s

And finally, into the 2020s and Kirkland began the decade appearing in films such as Invincible, Magic Max, and Hope for the Holidays. Further films followed, including 80 for Brady, Aftermath, and Sallywood.

Sally Kirkland’s movies during this period included:

• Invincible (2020)
• Magic Max (2020)
• Canaan Land (2020)
• Hope for the Holidays (2020)
• The Final Code (2021)
• The Magic (2021)
• The Legend of Resurrection Mary (2021)
• The Walk (2022)
• Bobcat Moretti (2022)
• Murder, Anyone? (2022)
• 80 for Brady (2023)
• All of It Happened on a Thursday (2023)
• The New Hands (2023)
• Altered Perceptions (2023)
• The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine (2023)
• When It Rings (2023)
• Woods Witch (2023)
• Holiday Boyfriend (2023)
• Skeletons in the Closet (2024)
• Aftermath (2024)
• Sallywood (2024)
• Here We Are (2026)

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As noted above, as well as appearing on film, Sally Kirkland also popped up in various high-profile television shows including Hawaii Five-O, Police Story, Bronk, Baretta, The Rookies, Three’s Company, Kojak, Starsky and Hutch, The Incredible Hulk, Charlie’s Angels, General Hospital, Falcon Crest, Roseanne, The Nanny, Felicity, The Agency, Criminal Minds, and Murder, She Wrote. In addition, she featured in 31 episodes of Days of Our Lives, and played the role of Helen Lawson in 65 episodes of Valley of the Dolls.

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Editor/Writer/Movie Guy

Alex Wiggan

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