Kellerman, Sally 1937(?)–

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Kellerman, Sally 1937(?)-

PERSONAL

Full name, Sally Claire Kellerman; born June 2, 1937, in Long Beach, CA; daughter of John Helm and Edith Baine (maiden name, Vaughn) Kellerman; married first husband (divorced); married Richard Edelstein, December 19, 1970 (divorced, 1975); married Jonathan D. Krane (a producer and writer), May 11, 1980; children: (second marriage) four stepdaughters; (third marriage) Hannah, Jack. Education: Attended Los Angeles City College; trained for the stage at the Actors Studio with Jeff Corey.

Addresses:

Manager—N2N Entertainment, 1230 Montana Ave., Suite 203, Santa Monica, CA 90403.

Career:

Actress and producer. Appeared in television commercials for Hidden Valley salad dressings, 1980s-99, Archer, Daniels & Midland, 2001, Gordon's Jeweler's, 2004, and Lay's Potato Chip, 2006.

Member:

Actors' Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

Awards, Honors:

Academy Award nomination, best supporting actress, Golden Laurel Award, best comedy performance—female, Producers Guild of America, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award, best supporting actress, Golden Globe Award nomination, best supporting actress, 1971, all for M*A*S*H; Genie Award nomination, best performance by a foreign actress, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1980, for It Rained All Night the Day I Left; National Board of Review Award (with others), best acting by an ensemble, 1994, for Pret-a-Porter; Susan B. Anthony "Failure Is Impossible" Award, High Falls Film Festival, 2004.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Girl, Reform School Girl, 1957.

Sue, Hands of a Stranger (also known as The Answer), 1962.

Holly Mitchell, The Third Day, 1965.

Singer, The Lollipop Cover, 1965.

Diane Cluny, The Boston Strangler, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968.

Phyllis Brubaker, The April Fools, National General, 1969.

Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan, M*A*S*H, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970.

Louise, Brewster McCloud, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970.

Elaine, The Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Paramount, 1972.

Kitty Kopetzky, Slither, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1973.

Anne, A Reflection of Fear (also known as Autumn Child and Labyrinth), 1973.

Sally Hughes, Lost Horizon, Columbia, 1973.

Mackinley Beachwood, Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (also known as Rafferty and the Highway Hustlers), Warner Bros., 1975.

Sybil Crane, The Big Bus, Paramount, 1976.

Ann Goode, Welcome to L.A., Lions Gate, 1977.

Voice of the seal, The Mouse and His Child (also known as Oyaro nezumi no fushingina tabi and The Extraordinary Adventures of the Mouse and His Child), 1977.

Kay King, A Little Romance (also known as I love you, je t'aime), Orion, 1979.

Mary, Foxes, United Artists, 1980.

Mrs. Liggett, Loving Couples, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980.

Martha, Serial, Paramount, 1980.

Michelle Keys, Head On (also known as Fatal Attraction and Deadly Passion), Greentree Productions, 1980.

The colonel, It Rained All Night the Day I Left (also known as Deux affreux sur le sable), 1980.

Emmy Pugh, For Lovers Only, 1982.

Judge Nedra Henderson, Moving Violations, 1985.

Voice of Miss Finch, Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird (also known as Follow That Bird), 1985.

Dr. Diane Turner, Back to School, Orion, 1986.

Holly Parrish, That's Life! (also known as Blake Edwards' "That's Life!"), Columbia, 1986.

Fran Simpson, KGB: The Secret War (also known as Lethal), 1986.

Voice of dispatcher, Paramedics, 1987.

Roxy Du Jour, Meatballs III: Summer Job (also known as Meatballs III—Academie de vacances), TMS Pictures, 1987.

Edith Helm, Someone to Love, International Rainbow Pictures, 1987.

Blanche, Three for the Road, New Century Vista, 1987.

Kelly Bones, You Can't Hurry Love (also known as Greetings from L.A. and Lovestruck), 1988.

Valerie Ostrow, The Secret of the Ice Cave, 1989.

Nightclub singer, Limit Up, 1989.

Florence, All's Fair (also known as Skirmish), 1989.

Voice of Sunburn, Happily Ever After, 1990.

Herself, The Player, 1992.

Herself, Oscar's Greatest Moments, 1992.

Natasha Fatale, Boris and Natasha, 1992.

Zig Zag Lilian, Younger and Younger, 1993.

Sissy Wanamaker, Pret-a-Porter (also known as Ready to Wear and Pret-a-Porter: Ready to Wear), 1994.

Roslyn, Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance (also known as Raven Dance), 1994.

Teacher, The Waiter, 1994.

Voice on television, Point of Betrayal, 1995.

Sara Hart, It's My Party, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996.

Herself, Who Is Henry Jaglom?, First Run Features, 1996.

Mary Jane Dankworth, The Lay of the Land (also known as The Student Affair), Northern Arts Entertainment, 1997.

Vivian, The Maze, Alpine Releasing, 1997.

Naked Ambition, 1997.

Herself, Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (documentary), 1997.

Punch Drunk, 1998.

Quaint McPherson, American Virgin (also known as Live Virgin), Granite Releasing, 2000.

Mary, Women of the Night (also known as Zalman King's "Women of the Night"), Moonstone Entertainment, 2000.

Cassandra, Bar Hopping, 2000.

Herself, Enlisted: The Story of "M*A*S*H (documentary short), Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2000.

Marjorie Milford, Open House, Weinstein Company, 2004.

Gwen's mother, Ugly (short), 2004.

Sandy, The Boynton Beach Bereavement Club (also known as Boynton Beach Club), Roadside Attractions, 2005.

Jerry, A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper, 2007.

I Could Never Be Your Woman, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2007.

Narrator, Delgo (animated), Key Creatives, 2007.

Film Work:

Executive producer, Boris and Natasha, 1992.

Producer, The Lay of the Land (also known as The Student Affair), Northern Arts Entertainment, 1997.

Television Appearances; Series:

Narrator, Code Blue, The Learning Channel, 2002.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Lisa Bockweiss, Centennial, NBC, 1978.

Television Appearances; Movies:

The Movie Maker (also known as A Slow Fade to Black), 1964.

Maureen, Verna: USO Girl, 1978.

Hazel, Big Blond (also known as Dorothy Parker's "Big Blond"), 1980.

Maxine Cates, Dempsey, 1983.

Mama Queen, September Gun, 1983.

Elena, NBC, 1985.

Vera Malevich, Secret Weapons (also known as Secrets of the Red Bedroom and Sexpionage), 1985.

Murder Among Friends, 1985.

Veronica, Magee and the Lady (also known as Hell Flight and She'll Be Sweet), 1987.

Evelyn Ash, Drop Dead Gorgeous, USA Network, 1991.

Sister Jan, Doppelganger (also known as Doppelganger: The Evil Within), Sci-Fi Channel, 1993.

Counsellor, P.C.H. (also known as Kill Shot), 1995.

Liz Houston, Columbo: Ashes to Ashes, ABC, 1998.

Cassandra, Bar Hopping, 2000.

Marcia Blackwell, Verdict in Blood (also known as Les liens du sang), CTV, 2002.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The 43rd Annual Academy Awards, NBC, 1971.

The 44th Annual Academy Awards, NBC, 1972.

A Couple of Dons, 1973.

Dorothy Hamill's Corner of the Sky, 1979.

Circus of the Stars VI, 1981.

Great Performances' 10th Anniversary Celebration, PBS, 1982.

Zoe, "Dirkham Detective Agency," CBS Children's Mystery Theatre, CBS, 1983.

Happy Birthday, Hollywood! ABC, 1987.

Lucy, Ponce de Leon and the Search for the Fountain of Youth, Showtime, 1987.

Dr. Amy Hunter, "Dr. Paradise," CBS Summer Playhouse, CBS, 1988.

Song performer, "Don't You Feel My Leg" and "Love Will Follow," Reno's Cabaret Reunion, HBO, 1989.

The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards, 1990.

Help Save Planet Earth, 1990.

Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special, 1991.

Presenter, The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, 1995.

Narrator, Intimate Portrait: John F. Kennedy, Jr., Lifetime, 1996.

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond, UPN, 1996.

The Outer Limits Phenomenon, 1996.

Narrator, Patagonia: Life at the End of the Earth, PBS, 1997.

Narrator, Elizabeth Glaser: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1998.

Narrator, Ancient Graves: Voices of the Dead (also known as National Geographic's "Ancient Graves: Voices of the Dead"), 1998.

Narrator, Canyonlands: America's Wild West, PBS, 1999.

Narrator, Horses, PBS, 1999.

Narrator, Intimate Portrait: Kelly Preston, Lifetime, 1999.

Narrator, Legendary Hollywood Homes, American Movie Classics, 1999.

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special, NBC, 1999.

Narrator, Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, 1999.

Narrator, The Diamond Deception, PBS, 2000.

Outer Limits Farewell Tribute, Showtime, 2000.

Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years, 2000.

Narrator, We All Dream of Oz, 2000.

Narrator, Mummies: Voices of the Dead, 2000.

Narrator, Legendary Hollywood Homes 2, 2000.

Remembering M*A*S*H: The 30th Anniversary Cast and Crew Reunion, AMC, 2001.

A Salute to Robert Altman, An American Maverick, Independent Film Channel and Bravo, 2002.

Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration, Arts and Entertainment, 2003.

The 100 Greatest War Films, Channel 4, 2005.

Jack Nicholson: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2005.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Partners in Crime (also known as 50/50), 1984.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Kelly and the College Man," Bachelor Father, 1960.

Cubbie Borden, "His Brother's Keeper," Lock UP, 1961.

Roxy, "Invitation to a Party," Surfside 6, 1961.

Lottie Durango, "The Durango Brothers," Cheyenne, 1962.

Ingrid Larkin, "The Human Factor," The Outer Limits, 1963.

Helga Willumsen, "Steve and the Viking," My Three Sons, 1963.

Margo Carlyle, "The Bet," I'm Dickens, He's Fenster, 1963.

Judith Bellero, "The Bellero Shield," The Outer Limits, 1964.

Sister Margaret, "Parties to the Crime," Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (also known as The Chrysler Theatre and Universal Star Time), 1964.

Jerrie, "A Slow Fade to Black," Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (also known as The Chrysler Theatre and Universal Star Time), 1964.

Judith, "This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There," The Greatest Show on Earth, 1964.

Della Murphy, "Question: What Are You Doing Out There, Waldo?," Slattery's People, 1964.

Lieutenant Libby MacAndrews, "The Men and the Boys," Twelve O'Clock High, 1964.

Elaine Stone, "The Bark of a Three-Headed Hound," Ben Casey, 1964.

Barbara Ames, "You Wanna Know What Really Goes on in a Hospital?," Ben Casey, 1965.

Lieutenant Libby MacAndrews, "Those Who Are About to Die," Twelve O'Clock High, 1965.

Aline Svenso, "Bonhomme Richard," Seaway, 1965.

Ilsa, "Bless You, G. Carter Huntington," The Rogues, 1965.

Guest host, The American Sportsman, 1965.

Sally Benner, "Thou Still Unravished Bride," The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, 1965.

Jean Severin, "Connery's Hands," Kraft Suspense Theatre, 1965.

Phil Barlett, "Run, Killer, Run," A Man Called Shenandoah, 1966.

Kate Mason, "The Lonely Place," The Legend of Jesse James, 1966.

Angela, "My Mother, the Spy," I Spy, 1966.

Kathleen Walker, "A Dollar's Worth of Trouble," Bonanza (also known as Ponderosa), 1966.

Dr. Elizabeth Dehner, "Where No Man Has Gone Before," Star Trek, 1966.

Sandy Stafford, "Break a Leg," That Girl, 1966.

Maya Leandro, "Matter over Mind," T.H.E. Cat, 1967.

Polly, "The Flip Side of Timmy Devon," Coronet Blue, 1967.

Cynthia, "The Dead Man's Brief," Dundee and the Culhane, 1967.

Laura Crowell, "Labyrinth," The Invaders, 1967.

Ilona, "The Circus," Tarzan, 1967.

Ellen, "The Thousand-Mile Journey," Insight, 1967.

Liz Higher, "Higher and Higher," Premiere, CBS, 1968.

Nina Gray, "The Naked Billionaire," It Takes a Thief, ABC, 1969.

Diana Walker, "The Solid Gold Web," Mannix, CBS, 1969.

Eleanor, "The Big Kahuna," Hawaii Five-O, 1969.

Lotta Crabtree, "Return Engagement," Bonanza (also known as Ponderosa), 1970.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1971, 1973.

Dinah! (also known as Dinah! & Friends), 1976.

The Merv Griffin Show, 1977.

Host, Saturday Night Live (also known as SNL), NBC, 1981.

Queen Farah/Queen Natasha, "Sleeping Beauty," Faerie Tale Theatre (also known as Shelley Duvall's "Faerie Tale Theatre"), 1983.

Lauren Webb, "Lifelines," Hotel (also known as Arthur Hailey's "Hotel"), 1984.

"Exorcism," The Ray Bradbury Theatre (also known as Le monde fantastique de Ray Bradbury, Mystery Theatre, Ray Bradbury presente, The Bradbury Trilogy, and The Ray Bradbury Theatre), USA Network, 1990.

Shelley Darling, "Hooray for Wood," Evening Shade, CBS, 1990.

Voice of Pteranodon, "Nature Calls," Dinosaurs, ABC, 1992.

Junie Cobb, "The Petrified Florist," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1993.

Irene Stanton, "Woman Trouble," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1994.

Nurse Tracy, "Blinded by the Cheese," Dream On, 1994.

Howard Stern, syndicated, 1994.

Frederica Schnick, High Society, CBS, 1995.

Joyce Dowling, "Who Killed Mr. Game Show?," Burke's Law, CBS, 1995.

Felicia Dane, "Sisters in Sex Triangle with Gazillionaire! " The Naked Truth (also known as Wilde Again), NBC, 1996.

Aunt Augusta, "Something Blue," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1996.

Birdie Tannen, "The Debutante," Ink, CBS, 1996.

Narrator, Sex and the Silver Screen, five episodes, Showtime, 1996.

Frances, "All the President's Women," Gun (also known as Robert Altman's "Gun"), ABC, 1997.

Adele Botsford, "Drill for Death," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1998.

Kim, "Norm vs. Denby," The Norm Show (also known as Norm), ABC, 1999.

"M*A*S*H," Backstory (also known as Hollywood Backstories), AMC, 2000.

"The Boston Strangler," Backstory (also known as Hollywood Backstories), AMC, 2001.

Narrator, "The Living Edens: Big Sur—California's Wild Coast," Nature, PBS, 2001.

"Jennifer Jones: Portrait of a Lady," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

Narrator, "Trail of the Cougar," Nature, PBS, 2002.

"Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

Sabrina, "If You Can't Stand the Heat," In-Laws, 2002.

Nora Frank, "Cloak & Dagger," Providence, NBC, 2002.

"The Eleventh Hour," Providence, NBC, 2002.

"Medics," After They Were Famous, ITV, 2005.

"A Cult Classic," The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, Independent Film Channel, 2006.

Also appeared as Ilona, "The Circus," Tarzan; Nurse Tracy, Dream On; herself, "The Films of Robert Altman," The Directors; herself, "The Films of Adrian Lyne," The Directors; in Chrysler Theatre, NBC.

Stage Appearances:

Mag Wildwood and understudy Holly Golightly, Breakfast at Tiffany's, New York City, 1966.

Linda Seton, Holiday, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1980-81.

Hot Lips (one-woman show), 2000.

The Wild Party, Hudson Mainstage Theater, Hollywood, CA, 2005.

Also appeared in Singular Man, New York City.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Gratitude, 2005.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Starlog, May, 1990.

Electronic:

Sally Kellerman Website,http://www.sallykellerman.com, June 15, 2007.

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