Sally Kirkland, the veteran American actor and model best known for her Oscar-nominated performance in the 1987 film Anna and roles alongside Paul Newman and Robert Redford in The Sting, has died at the age of 84.

Her representative, Michael Greene, confirmed that Kirkland passed away Tuesday morning at a hospice in Palm Springs, California.

Earlier this year, friends launched a GoFundMe campaign to support her medical expenses after she suffered multiple fractures — including four neck bones, her right wrist, and left hip — and later developed infections requiring hospital care and rehabilitation.

Kirkland’s career spanned more than six decades across stage, film, and television. Her film credits include The Way We Were with Barbra Streisand, Revenge with Kevin Costner, EDtv directed by Ron Howard, Oliver Stone’s JFK, Bruce Almighty with Jim Carrey, and The Haunted, a 1991 television movie. She also had a cameo in Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles.

Her defining role came in Anna, where she portrayed a fading Czech actress rebuilding her life in the United States. The performance won her a Golden Globe and earned her an Academy Award nomination alongside Cher, Glenn Close, Holly Hunter, and Meryl Streep.

Born in New York City, Kirkland was the daughter of a Vogue and Life magazine fashion editor. She began modeling at age five before training in acting under Philip Burton and Lee Strasberg. She also appeared in several Shakespeare productions and Andy Warhol’s 13 Most Beautiful Women in 1964.

Beyond acting, Kirkland was deeply involved in humanitarian work, volunteering for AIDS, cancer, and heart disease patients, feeding the homeless through the Red Cross, and advocating for young prisoners.

Source: AP