# RIP Sally Kellerman **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [February 25, 2022, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sally-kellerman/960078 "2022-02-25T01:05:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anny\_m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sally-kellerman/960078/1 "2022-02-25T01:05:40Z")
Best known for playing Hot Lips Houlihan in the movie version of M_A_S\*H. She was 84. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sally-kellerman/960078/2 "2022-02-25T01:18:34Z")
I guess she finally resigned her commission. RIP, Sally. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sally-kellerman/960078/3 "2022-02-25T01:27:18Z")
As per a story in _The Hollywood Reporter_: > [@](#): > > Kellerman, who also sang and had a Grand Funk Railroad tune written for her, died Thursday morning at an assisted care facility in Woodland Hills after a battle with dementia, her son, Jack Krane, told _The Hollywood Reporter_ . > **[Sally Kellerman, Hot Lips Houlihan in ‘M\*A\*S\*H,’ Dies at 84](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sally-kellerman-dead-hot-lips-houlihan-mash-1235099282/)** > > The Oscar-nominated actress and singer also starred in 'Back to School' opposite Rodney Dangerfield and on 'Maron.' I saw her, briefly, on campus when I was attending the University of Wisconsin in 1985, while she was filming exterior scenes for the movie _Back to School_. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sally-kellerman/960078/4 "2022-02-25T01:31:18Z")
Oh Frank! 🎞 84! A fine actor! ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sally-kellerman/960078/5 "2022-02-25T02:23:00Z")
People keep getting old and dying. It makes me sad and they all need to stop. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sally-kellerman/960078/6 "2022-02-25T02:45:44Z")
I saw her in an episode of _ **That Girl** _ just last week. She was in the second _ **Star Trek** _ pilot too. She played a nurse in an episode of _ **Dream On** _ back in the ‘90s. She was still smokin’ hot! RIP. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sally-kellerman/960078/7 "2022-02-25T03:05:32Z")
I remember Sally from Star Trek. She was very good in that role. RIP > **[Remembering the First Female ‘Star Trek’ Superhuman: Sally Kellerman](https://heavy.com/entertainment/star-trek/remembering-sally-kellerman-for-trek-role/)** > > Actress Sally Kellerman died on February 24. She’s remembered by many for her role on "M\*A\*S\*H," but "Star Trek" fans remember her esper powers. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sally-kellerman/960078/8 "2022-02-25T03:08:48Z")
The first thing I think of when I think of Sally Kellerman is the Rodney Dangerfield movie _Back To School_. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sally-kellerman/960078/9 "2022-02-25T03:18:06Z")
She played Latka’s mother on _Taxi_. Very hilarious scene. “Latka, America is a terrible place! They have toilets inside their homes. They keep dogs as pets and eat chickens.” [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dMmtNTjQA9M/hqdefault.jpg "LATKA") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMmtNTjQA9M) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sally-kellerman/960078/10 "2022-02-25T03:27:52Z")
I second this. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Prize](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@Sir\_Prize](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Prize)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sally-kellerman/960078/11 "2022-02-25T03:52:28Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Latka’s mother on _Taxi_ Thsat was **Susan** Kellerman **n** ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sally-kellerman/960078/12 "2022-02-25T04:10:05Z")
Wow! All these years I thought it was Sally Kellerman. 😳 ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sally-kellerman/960078/13 "2022-02-25T04:20:40Z")
I’d like to think she’s up in heaven right now with Rodney Dangerfield where they both have no class. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sally-kellerman/960078/14 "2022-02-25T05:20:17Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > …had a Grand Funk Railroad tune written for her… Huh??? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sally-kellerman/960078/15 "2022-02-25T05:25:19Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Huh??? I didn’t know about this, either, but googling tells me that, on their 1976 album “Born to Die,” there is a song, “Sally,” which was written by Grand Funk singer/guitarist Mark Farner, who was dating Kellerman at the time. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fmf1H3rHMRU/maxresdefault.jpg "Sally (2002 Digital Remaster/24 Bit Mastering)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmf1H3rHMRU) ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sally-kellerman/960078/16 "2022-02-25T07:36:42Z")
She was awesome in _Brewster McCloud_ (1970): avian, mysterious, unexplained and gorgeous. She was rather less impressive in _The Boston Strangler_ (1968) as a victim. Along with her appearance on _Star Trek: TOS_, those are the roles I mostly associate with her. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sally-kellerman/960078/17 "2022-02-25T12:58:56Z")
Does anybody else fondly remember wearing out the pause button when watching MASH on a VCR for the first time? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sally-kellerman/960078/18 "2022-02-25T13:05:39Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I remember Sally from Star Trek. She was very good in that role. > [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > The first thing I think of when I think of Sally Kellerman is the Rodney Dangerfield movie _Back To School_ . These are the first two roles I think of for her. Hot Lips third as I associate that character far more with Loretta Swit. Robert Altman used her in many movies as I recall. M_A_S\*H of course, but also Ready To Wear, The Player, Brewster McCloud & Welcome to LA. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sally-kellerman/960078/19 "2022-02-25T14:43:48Z")
She played Jodie Foster’s mother in “Foxes” (1980). Worth seeing just for her. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sally-kellerman/960078/20 "2022-02-25T15:05:26Z")
Oh wow I never realized that was her. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sally-kellerman/960078.md?page=2)