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Sally Clare Kellerman
Long Beach, California, United States
Archival Overview
Sultry-voiced, Oscar-nominated American actress and singer who created the immortal role of Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in Robert Altman's 1970 satirical anti-war masterpiece M*A*S*H, and starred in Back to School.
Biographical Record
Sally Clare Kellerman was born in Long Beach, California, and studied acting at Hollywood High School and Los Angeles City College alongside James Coburn. A talented jazz singer signed to Verve Records at age eighteen, she appeared in classic 1960s television episodes, notably playing Dr. Elizabeth Dehner in the landmark Star Trek pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before" in 1966.
Kellerman attained cinematic fame in 1970 when Robert Altman cast her as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in the counterculture war satire M*A*S*H. Her tour de force performance earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and Golden Globe. A longtime Altman muse, she also starred in Brewster McCloud and Prêt-à-Porter, and delighted comedy audiences as Rodney Dangerfield's literature professor and love interest in Back to School (1986).
Key Life Milestones
Release of M*A*S*H
Originated the role of Major "Hot Lips" Houlihan, earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
Starring in Back to School
Co-starred opposite Rodney Dangerfield as Dr. Diane Turner in the hit comedy blockbuster Back to School.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialWoodland Hills, California, United States