Overview
- Representative Michael Greene confirmed her status and said he is traveling from New York as close friend and former student Cody Galloway remains at her side.
- A Nov. 7 update on a friends-run GoFundMe reported that she is resting comfortably, with the fundraiser active since Nov. 18, 2024 to help cover care costs.
- Fund organizers say she fractured four bones in her neck, her right wrist, and her left hip over the past year and later battled two life-threatening infections requiring extended hospital stays and rehab beyond insurance limits.
- The fundraiser attributes her financial shortfall to losses during the 2007 market crash and to supplemental coverage changes for older SAG-AFTRA members in 2021.
- Kirkland is a Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee for Anna, and her rep said the biographical film Sallywood is expected to debut on Amazon Prime on Monday.