Sally Kellerman

From Long Beach, California, USA • 1937 - 2022

Sally Clare Kellerman (June 2, 1937 – February 24, 2022) was an American actress whose acting career spanned 60 years. Her role as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in Robert Altman's film M*A*S*H (1970) earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. After M*A*S*H, she appeared in a number of the director's projects, namely the films Brewster McCloud (1970), Welcome to L.A. (1976) (produced by Altman, directed by his protégé, Alan Rudolph), The Player (1992), and Prêt-à-Porter (1994), and the short-lived anthology series Gun (1997). In addition to her work with Altman, Kellerman appeared in films such as The Boston Strangler (1968), Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972), Slither (1973), Lost Horizon (1973), Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975), A Little Romance (1979), Foxes (1980), Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985), and Back to School (1986). Throughout her career she guest starred in many television series, notably the Star Trek (1966) episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before" and her Daytime Emmy Award-nominated role in The Young and the Restless (2014–2015). At age 18, Kellerman signed a recording contract with Verve Records, but her first album (Roll with the Feelin' on the Decca label) was not recorded until 1972. A second album Sally was released in 2009. Kellerman did commercial voiceover work for Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing, Mercedes-Benz, and Revlon. In 2013, she released her memoir Read My Lips: Stories of a Hollywood Life, describing her trials and tribulations in the entertainment business. (Via Wikipedia)