Actress Sally Kirkland
In Hospice Care
… Amid Dementia Battle
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Legendary actress and Golden Globe winner Sally Kirkland has been hospitalized in Southern California … TMZ has learned.
Kirkland’s rep, Michael Greene tells us … she is in hospice at a hospital in Palm Springs after having dementia the last year. Her dear friend and former student Cody Galloway is by her side.
Greene is on a plane from JFK to be with her.
Kirkland had been struggling with “life-threatening infections” according to a GoFundMe started by friends. The page was meant to raise funds for her “urgent medical care” needs.
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The GoFundMe page shared, “She had a fall in the shower, when she was left unattended; injuring her ribs, foot, along with cuts and bruises.”
Kirkland, 84, was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe for her eponymous role in the 1987 comedy-drama “Anna.” On screen, she was also known for her roles in “JFK,” “Bruce Almighty” and as a former member of Andy Warhol’s The Factory. She appeared in the late artist’s drama film “The 13 Most Beautiful Women.”
Off-screen, she was an active member of New York’s avant-garde theater through the 1960s.
Greene tells TMZ a new film about her life, “Sallywood,” will be out tomorrow on Amazon Prime.
