Golden Globe Award Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) "Anna" 1987
Independent Spirit Award Best Actress "Anna" 1987
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Actress "Anna" 1987
2006 Co-starred with Chris Kattan in Craig Chester's directing debut "Adam & Steve"
1999 Played Matthew McConaughey's mother in "EDtv"
1999 Joined the cast of the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives" for a limited role
1994 Had regular role on the short-lived syndicated series "Valley of the Dolls"
1990 Recreated stage role in TV production of "Largo Desolato"
1988 Formed Artists Alliance Productions with Mark and David Buntzman
1987 Earned Best Actress Oscar nomination for playing title role in "Anna"
1986 Created role of Suzana in Vaclav Havel's "Largo Desolato"
1983 Founded Sally Kirkland Acting Workshop (program combines meditation, yoga and drama)
1975 TV-movie debut "Death Scream"
1973 Began making guest appearances on TV shows like "Hawaii Five-O", "Kojak" and "The Rookies"
1971 First Hollywood film, "Going Home"
1970 Had featured role in Shelley Winters' playwriting debut, "One Night Stands of a Noisy Passenger"
1969 Recreated stage role in film version of "Futz!"
1964 Appeared in Andy Warhol's underground short film "The Thirteen Most Beautiful Women"
1962 Made Broadway debut in "Step on a Crack"
Will portray Grandma Sedgwick, opposite Sienna Miller in "Factory Girl" (lensed 2006)