Overview
- Representative Michael Greene confirmed the actress died on November 11 in Palm Springs, California.
- She was in palliative care with advanced dementia and a severe bone infection that had entered her bloodstream.
- Friends launched a GoFundMe in the fall to cover mounting medical costs after fractures to her neck, right wrist and left hip.
- Kirkland won a Golden Globe and received an Academy Award nomination for her lead performance in the 1987 film Anna.
- Publicist Dominic Friesen said she died peacefully surrounded by loved ones as industry tributes and remembrances circulated.