Actress Sally Kirkland has passed away: financial problems and final days
11 november 2025 в 19:50
Actress Sally Kirkland died at the age of 84 on November 11, 2025. During the last year of her life, Kirkland faced several health problems, including dementia, confirmed by her representative. She also faced financial problems related to health insurance issues with SAG-AFTRA, according to a GoFundMe page created for her in 2024. With the news of Kirkland’s death, fans are learning more about the late actress’s final days in «Bruce Almighty», - including how her net income and savings declined due to rising medical expenses.
Read on to learn more about Kirkland’s finances, what her loved ones shared through the GoFundMe page, and her last year before her death.
Kirkland began her acting career in theater and film in the 1960s. Among Kirkland’s most notable works were the films «Anna», - «Ghost», - «Cold Feet», - «Best of the Best», - «John Kennedy», - and «Bruce Almighty».
Starting her acting career in the early 60s on stage and screen, Kirkland landed recurring roles in TV shows for decades. She appeared in episodes and cameos on shows like «Hawaii Five-0», - «The Rookies», - «Three's Company», - «Charlie's Angels», - and «Murder, She Wrote». She also appeared in series like «Roseanne» and «Days of Our Lives».
Kirkland’s net income decreased towards the end of her life. Celebrity Net Worth estimated it at $ 50,000 in June 2025 after updating their data based on the GoFundMe page from November 2024, created to help cover the medical expenses of the Golden Globe winner.
«In 2021, SAG-AFTRA canceled additional insurance for members over 65, which served members», - read the GoFundMe description. «Medigap coverage. The chaotic and confusing transition to another Medigap policy was accompanied by significant difficulties, leaving Sally with extensive expenses exceeding her savings and monthly pension income. As a result, today she is facing a serious health crisis — which has not only affected her well-being but also requires urgent and quality medical care that she can no longer afford».
GoFundMe organizers — who raised just over $ 60,000 out of a $ 65,000 goal before her death in November 2025 — added: «And it is with this in mind that we inform you that Sally needs our help».
«While Sally had a successful career as a working actress, due to poor advice from a financial consultant-business manager in 2007 during the market crash, Sally lost most of her investments and money she earned during the peak of her career (1988−1998), which Celebrity Net Worth never updated or corrected», - the GoFundMe stated at the time of its creation. «We humbly ask for your support, in any amount, to provide her with the necessary treatment at this critical moment in her health. Every donation, no matter how small, will help bring her closer to recovery and, we hope, return her to what she loves most — acting».
The official cause of Kirkland’s death was not immediately disclosed after the announcement of her death. However, her representative Michael Green told TMZ that she had been transferred to hospice a few days before her death. Green also told the publication that she was battling dementia
Read on to learn more about Kirkland’s finances, what her loved ones shared through the GoFundMe page, and her last year before her death.
Kirkland began her acting career in theater and film in the 1960s. Among Kirkland’s most notable works were the films «Anna», - «Ghost», - «Cold Feet», - «Best of the Best», - «John Kennedy», - and «Bruce Almighty».
Starting her acting career in the early 60s on stage and screen, Kirkland landed recurring roles in TV shows for decades. She appeared in episodes and cameos on shows like «Hawaii Five-0», - «The Rookies», - «Three's Company», - «Charlie's Angels», - and «Murder, She Wrote». She also appeared in series like «Roseanne» and «Days of Our Lives».
Kirkland’s net income decreased towards the end of her life. Celebrity Net Worth estimated it at $ 50,000 in June 2025 after updating their data based on the GoFundMe page from November 2024, created to help cover the medical expenses of the Golden Globe winner.
«In 2021, SAG-AFTRA canceled additional insurance for members over 65, which served members», - read the GoFundMe description. «Medigap coverage. The chaotic and confusing transition to another Medigap policy was accompanied by significant difficulties, leaving Sally with extensive expenses exceeding her savings and monthly pension income. As a result, today she is facing a serious health crisis — which has not only affected her well-being but also requires urgent and quality medical care that she can no longer afford».
GoFundMe organizers — who raised just over $ 60,000 out of a $ 65,000 goal before her death in November 2025 — added: «And it is with this in mind that we inform you that Sally needs our help».
«While Sally had a successful career as a working actress, due to poor advice from a financial consultant-business manager in 2007 during the market crash, Sally lost most of her investments and money she earned during the peak of her career (1988−1998), which Celebrity Net Worth never updated or corrected», - the GoFundMe stated at the time of its creation. «We humbly ask for your support, in any amount, to provide her with the necessary treatment at this critical moment in her health. Every donation, no matter how small, will help bring her closer to recovery and, we hope, return her to what she loves most — acting».
The official cause of Kirkland’s death was not immediately disclosed after the announcement of her death. However, her representative Michael Green told TMZ that she had been transferred to hospice a few days before her death. Green also told the publication that she was battling dementia
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