Sally Claire Kellerman was born on 2nd June 1937, in Long Beach, California USA, and is an actress no doubt still best known for her role in the hit TV series “M * A * S * H” in the 1970s, for which she was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe in 1970. In addition to film roles, Kellerman has played dozens of single guest roles in various television series, among others “Star Trek” (1966), “Hawaii Five-O” (1969), “Touched by an Angel” (1996) and “Providence” (2002). Kellerman has been active in the entertainment industry since 1957.
How rich is the actress? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the overall size of Sally Kellerman net worth is as much as $2.5 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2017. Film and television are the main sources of Kellerman wealth.
Sally Kellerman Net Worth $2.5 Million
After graduating from Los Angeles City College, she joined Actor’s Studio with Jeff Corey and Lee Strasberg, and made her film debut in the youth film “Reform School Girl” (1957). During the 1960s, the actress worked on television, taking part in numerous series including “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” (1965), “Star Trek” (1966) and “The Invaders” (1967). Only in 1968 did she return to film, with “The Boston Strangler” in which she played the role of Dianne Cluny.
The definitive affirmation came to Kellerman with the role of nurse Margaret “Hot Lips” O’Houlihan, repressed but desirable and desiring, in the comedy “M * A * S * H” (1970) by Robert Altman; the actress won Kansas City Film Critics Circle and Golden Laurel Awards as well as being nominated for the Academy, Golden Globe and National Society of Film Critics Awards in the category of the Best Supporting Actress. Subsequently, Kellerman’s career continued in a discontinuous manner, with interesting roles in the comedy film “Last of the Red Hot Lovers” (1972) by Gene Sacks, and the musical film “Lost Horizon” (1973) by Charles Jarrot.
Later, the actress switched to interpretations of female figures in middle-aged crisis, as in the comedy “That’s Life” (1986) by Blake Edwards. In 1994, she landed the role in the satirical comedy drama film “Pret-a-Porter” written, produced and directed by Robert Altman – along with the cast the actress won the National Board of Review Award for the Best Cast. In 2011, she won the Accolade Competition Award of Excellence for the Best Supporting Actress after appearing in the film “Night Club” (2011) by Sam Borowski. Subsequently, during the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival in 2013, Sally Kellerman was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award. From 2013 to 2016, she portrayed Constance Bingham in the soap opera “The Young and the Restless”, for which she was nominated for Emmy Award as the Best Actress. She had a recurring role in the series “Maron” (2014 – 2016). Recently, she created the characters of Bernadette in the film “His Neighbour Poli” (2016), Aunt Peg in “The Remake” (2016) and Thelma in “Flycatcher” (2016), so her net worth is still rising constantly.
Finally, in the personal life of the actress, Kellerman was married to the screenwriter Rick Edelstein from 1970 to 1972. Since 1980, she has been married to the filmmaker Jonathan D. Krane; the couple adopted twins in 1989.
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