Sally Kellerman

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Sally Kellerman, Oscar-Nominated as 'Hot Lips' Houlihan in 'MASH ... (Variety)

Sally Kellerman, who was Oscar nominated for her supporting role as 'Hot Lips' Houlihan in Robert Altman's 'MASH' film, died Thursday.

She also had a supporting role in the 1969 film “The April Fools” as the wife of Lemmon, who has an affair with Catherine Deneuve, before breaking out the next year in “MASH.” Her second album, “Sally,” was released in 2009. The actress later appeared in a 1997 episode of the brief ABC series “Gun” directed by Altman. She was married to TV writer-director Rick Edelstein for two years in the early 1970s. The actress joined Dyan Cannon and Brenda Vaccaro in Susan Seidelman’s 2005 bittersweet comedy “Boynton Beach Club,” about women in their 60s pursuing romance in a South Florida enclave. Kellerman is survived by her son Jack and daughter Claire. Kellerman had a more interesting role in her next picture, the teen-girls-go-astray pic “Foxes,” in which she and Jodie Foster established in a few scenes a believably complicated mother-daughter relationship. Kellerman was also a singer, who signed a recording contract with Verve Records when she 18, though her first album, “Roll With the Feelin ’,” was not recorded until 1972. Kellerman and Ed Begley Jr. toplined the film, but it did not generate critical or popular support. She’s great with a put-down and her retorts have bite.” She returned to the big screen for the derivative comedy “Moving Violations,” in which she played a scheming judge, and the next year starred in the Dangerfield vehicle “Back to School,” in which she played the love interest, a sexy professor. She starred with James Caan in the goofy 1973 road movie “Slither” (in which the actress played a witch, no less) and was among the starry cast of the musical version of “Lost Horizon.” Kellerman reteamed with Arkin along with a young Mackenzie Phillips for another wacky road movie, 1975’s “Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins,” then was part of the starry cast assembled for the spoof disaster movie “The Big Bus.”

Oscar-nominated ‘MASH’ actor Sally Kellerman dies at 84 (unknown)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sally Kellerman, the Oscar and Emmy nominated actor who played Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in director Robert Altman.

Her initial interest was in jazz singing, and she was signed to a contract with Verve records at age 18. “It was a very freeing, positive experience,” she told Dick Cavett in a 1970 TV interview. I’m sad she’s gone.” Kellerman had a career of more than 60 years in film and television. She worked mostly in television early in her career, with a lead role in 1962’s “Cheyenne” and guest appearances on “The Twilight Zone, “The Outer Limits,” “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and “Bonanza.” She played a college professor who was returning student Rodney Dangerfield’s love interest in the 1986 comedy “Back to School.” And she was a regular in Altman’s films, appearing in 1970’s “Brewster McCloud,” 1992’s “The Player” and 1994’s “Ready to Wear.”

Sally Kellerman, who played ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan in ‘M.A.S.H.’ movie, dies at 84 (unknown)

She also starred in “Back to School” with Rodney Dangerfield and appeared in an early “Star Trek” episode.

When she told him in a phone call that she would take the role “only if it’s a good part,” he hung up. At age 18, she landed a contract with Verve Records and seemed on the verge of fulfilling her dream of becoming a jazz singer. Ms. Kellerman partnered with Altman several more times, playing a fairy godmother character in “Brewster McCloud” (1970) and a libidinous real estate agent in “Welcome to L.A.” (1976), which Altman produced and Alan Rudolph directed. … So I attribute my Academy Award nomination to the people who made my mouth hang open when I hit the deck.” “In that part I would have been able to sing,” Ms. Kellerman wrote. Then came “M.A.S.H.” and its notorious shower sequence. “M.A.S.H. was a whole catharsis,” she told Newsweek. “It freed me of a lot of complexes. The whole feeling of being big and ugly and loud as can be was a big breakthrough for me.” “My choices weren’t made from a place of any real confidence but rather mostly from fear.” The shower sequence was also transformative for her as an actress, after years of anxiety over her appearance and frustration with the roles she had been offered. Ms. Kellerman was widely praised for her performance, especially in the shower sequence. “Oh, Frank, my lips are hot,” she says.

Sally Kellerman, Oscar-Nominated ‘MASH’ Actress, Is Dead at 84 (unknown)

Ms. Kellerman, who became a star in Robert Altman's dark satire, was known for her self-effacing comedy, a velvety voice and an ability to toggle between ...

She was the college professor who becomes Rodney Dangerfield’s love interest in the hit 1986 comedy “Back to School.” “He made it like a picnic,” she said. She made her film debut in a 1957 movie called “Reform School Girl,” in which she had one line. “She came on like a hippie Venus de Milo, waving her arms around her body like Carole Lombard, smiling like Veronica Lake, and walking like an anchovy. “He’d call out: ‘Boy, I bet you hate yourself in this, Sally.’ ‘Boy, I bet you really think you look ugly there.’ It wasn’t life or death, you know. He told her that she might be able to make more of it than appeared on the page. “Bob took the importance out of everything,” she added. I’d fall off the couch in hysterics.” For three days the flashbulbs never stopped flashing.” I was always a sophisticated, hard-bitten drunk, or the wife being beaten by her husband. Mr. Corey’s roster of students included future household names, among them Jack Nicholson, with whom Ms. Kellerman shared a goofy streak. On the cabaret circuit, her performances garnered mixed reviews.

'MAS*H' film star and Oscar nominee Sally Kellerman has died at 84 (unknown)

Sally Kellerman, the prolific Oscar-nominated actress who played Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" O'Houlihan in the 1970 film "M*A*S*H," has died, according to The ...

for best supporting actress. Her acting career spanned more than 60 years, with notable roles in the 1986 film "Back to School" and 1994's "Prêt-à-Porter," and she was featured in television shows such as "Star Trek," "Bonanza" and "Maron." Born in Long Beach, California, and raised in the Los Angeles area, Kellerman wrote in her memoir, "Read My Lips: Stories of a Hollywood Life," that she had an interest in entertainment from a young age.