Her spokesperson, Michael Greene, told our blog that she was pronounced dead at 1:50pm PT on Tuesday morning. A GoFundMe previously set up for Kirkland revealed the actress faced 'two separate life-threatening infections' after fracturing multiple bones this past year.
Kirkland's publicist Dominic Friesen previously told tour blog in a separate statement that the actress had been 'receiving medical care at a private facility where family and friends joined her on Halloween for a birthday celebration.'
A GoFundMe set up to raise money for Kirkland's medical expenses had stated: 'This past year Sally fractured her four bones in her neck, right wrist, and her left hip.
She passed away after a battle with dementia just days after entering hospice care.
The legendary actress is best known for her films The Sting and Anna, the ladder of which earned her an Oscar nomination and Golden Globe win.
Kirkland's illustrious acting career goes back to the 1960s, with IMDb listing her first-ever role in the 1960 movie Crack In The Mirror. In the years to follow, she made appearances in a slew of classic TV shows including Hawaii Five-O, Three's Company, and Charlie's Angels.
Kirkland had a comeback when she co-starred with model Paulina Porizkova in the drama Anna in 1987, landing her a Best Actress Oscar nomination and Golden Globe win.
Other notable big screen roles was the part of Anita Mann in Bruce Almighty and a starring role in the Kevin Costner led film JFK.
More recently she was a part of the star-studded cast for 80 For Brady, the film starring Jane Fonda, Sally Field, Rita Morena, and Lily Tomlin as massive Tom Brady fans...
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