Actress and singer Sally Kellerman, best known for portrayal of "Hot Lips" Houlihan in the cinematic version of M*A*S*H which earned her a Best Supporting Actress nomination, passed away today of complications of dementia. She was 84.
Kellerman's career spanned six decades. During the 1960's, she was on TV shows such as Cheyenne, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, The Outer Limits, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, I Spy and perhaps most notably on the second pilot of Star Trek in which she played Dr. Elizabeth Dehner.
After being cast in M*A*S*H, Kellerman collaborated with director Robert Altman on several more occasions including in Brewster McCloud, The Player and Pret-a-Porter. On a personal note, I saw Kellerman in person during a tribute to Altman at the Brattle Theatre here in Cambridge for a special screening of Brewster McCloud.
In later years, Kellerman played Rodney Dangerfield's love interest in Back to School as well as in TV shows like Evening Shade, Murder, She Wrote and Columbo as well as The Young and The Restless. Kellerman was also a jazz singer and in 2009 released a CD titled Sally. I leave you with Kellerman singing "Say It Isn't So." R.I.P.
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