Sally Kellerman Biography

Fast Facts

• Active member of the Actors' Equity Association as well as the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
• Dropped out of Los Angeles City College to enroll in Jeff Corey's acting class along with classmates, Shirley Knight, Jack Nicholson, Robert Blake and others
• Quote: "(On her Academy Award nomination) "It may sound like a cliché when someone who's up for an Academy Award says, 'It's an honor just to be nominated,' but it really is an incredible honor․․․Being nominated is amazing because it's your peers' acknowledgment of your work․ That's humbling!""
• Quote: "(On her role in the film "Last of the Red Hot Lovers") "I was loving the work․ I had a fantastic part playing one of the women that a frustrated--and married--Alan Arkin gets involved with․ Great parts are all about the writing, whether it's a film or a voice-over gig, and this was a work by Neil Simon․ You don't get better writing that that․ 'Last of the Red Hot Lovers' remains one of my proudest accomplishments․""
• Best known for her role of Major Margaret 'Hot Lips' O'Houlihan in the film-version of "MASH"
• Started her career in entertainment after landing a recording contract at the age of 18
• While supporting himself as a carpenter before his big break, Harrison Ford built her a deck