{"id":2146718,"date":"2025-11-10T15:29:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T15:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2146718"},"modified":"2025-11-10T15:29:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T15:29:36","slug":"bankrupt-hollywood-icon-fights-for-life-in-hospice-after-dementia-diagnosis-celebrity-news-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/bankrupt-hollywood-icon-fights-for-life-in-hospice-after-dementia-diagnosis-celebrity-news-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Bankrupt Hollywood icon fights for life in hospice after dementia diagnosis &#8211; Celebrity News &#8211; Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sally Kirkland was rushed to a hospital in Palm Springs, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/california\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">California<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Golden Globe Award-winning actress, 84, is reportedly in hospice following a year-long struggle with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/dementia\">dementia<\/a> and &#8220;life-threatening infections.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Her friend and former student, Cody Galloway, remains at her bedside, with her representative, Michael Greene, traveling from the East Coast.<\/p>\n<p>Her friends established a GoFundMe to help cover her urgent medical expenses.<\/p>\n<p>Following an introduction acknowledging her tremendous influence on Hollywood, the biography states, &#8220;As a result today, she finds herself facing a significant health crisis-one that has not only affected her well-being but also requires urgent and quality medical care that she can no longer afford.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;As the days pass, lack of proper care greatly diminishes Sally&#8217;s chance of a full recovery,&#8221; they admitted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are humbly asking for your support, in any amount you can offer, to ensure she gets the treatment she needs at this crucial time in her health journey.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Her friends hope that the donations will help get the actress &#8220;back to doing what she loves most-acting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Before making a splash in Hollywood, Sally first made waves in her hometown of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/new-york\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">New York<\/a> City, starring in an off-Broadway production in 1963.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t until 25 years later that she landed her breakout role in the drama film Anna. Her leading performance earned her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, she has appeared in several hit projects, including Revenge, Big Stan, and The Sting.<\/p>\n<p>Sally last appeared on the big screen in 2024, when she starred in Sallywood, a movie based on a true story about a writer obsessed with meeting her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.the-express.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sally Kirkland was rushed to a hospital in Palm Springs, California. The Golden Globe Award-winning actress, 84, is reportedly in hospice following a year-long struggle with dementia and &#8220;life-threatening infections.&#8221; Her friend and former student, Cody Galloway, remains at her bedside, with her representative, Michael Greene, traveling from the East Coast. 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