Sally Clare Kellerman (June 2, 1937 – February 24, 2022) was an American actress and singer whose acting career spanned 60 years. Her role as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in Robert Altman's 1970 film "MASH" earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

She penned her candid autobiography in 2013 and called it "Read My Lips: Stories of a Hollywood Life" in honor of her role on "MASH".

After the release of "MASH", on December 17, 1970, Kellerman married TV show "Starsky & Hutch" producer Rick Edelstein. On March 6, 1972, Kellerman divorced Edelstein, citing irreconcilable differences. "We've fought every day since we've met," she said at the time.

In 1967, Kellerman's sister, Diana, came out as a lesbian and separated from her husband. Diana moved to France with her partner and didn't communicate with her daughter Claire for eight years. Sally and Claire became very close and Sally adopted Claire on January 30, 1976.

On May 11, 1980, Kellerman married producer Jonathan D. Krane. In 1989, the couple adopted newborn twins, Jack Donald and Hanna Vaughan, who were born on June 24, 1989.

Jonathan Krane died of a heart attack on August 1, 2016, aged 64. Their adopted daughter, Hanna Krane, died on October 22, 2016, at age 27 from heroin and methamphetamine use.

Kellerman died from heart failure at a care facility in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, on February 24, 2022, at the age of 84. At the time of her death, she had dementia.

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