Sally Kellerman, "M*A*S*H" movie's "Hot Lips Houlihan," has died at 84

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Actress Sally Kellerman talking throughout the "The place It All Started" panel on the fifteenth annual official Star Trek conference on the Rio Resort & On line casino on August 4, 2016 in Las Vegas.

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Sally Kellerman, the award-winning movie and TV star, has died. She was 84.

The actress died Thursday morning from coronary heart failure at her residence in Woodland Hills, California, her rep, Alan Eichler, confirmed to Individuals.

Kellerman is greatest remembered for her function as Main Margaret "Sizzling Lips" Houlihan in director Robert Altman's 1970 battle dramedy "M*A*S*H." Her efficiency earned her an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe nomination.

The well-received efficiency in "M*A*S*H" helped facilitate her transfer to the large display screen from TV, the place she spent the vast majority of her profession within the '60s, with occasional movie roles.

Quickly, she grew to become a recurring collaborator with Altman, starring in "Brewster McCloud" (1970), "The Participant" (1992) and "Prêt-à-Porter" (1994).

Kellerman's profession spanned over 60 years, starting with some minor TV roles within the late Nineteen Fifties. All through her profession, she appeared in over 150 films and TV reveals, most notably Rodney Dangerfield's basic comedy "Again to Faculty" (1986), "The Twilight ZoneStar Trek: The Unique Sequence, Misplaced Horizon" (1973), and "Welcome to L.A." (1976).

Extra not too long ago, she had recurring roles on TV sequence "Decker, Maron" and "The Younger and the Stressed," amongst many others.

In 1972, M*A*S*H was made into a success TV sequence that ran for 11 seasons. The present recast the characters, with actress Loretta Swit taking over the function of "Sizzling Lips" Houlihan.

Swit launched an announcement to ET on Thursday, remembering her reference to Kellerman.

"Sally and I used to snicker at how a lot folks most popular to consider that we had been aggressive or at odds with one another. The reality is that we had been such good mates and loved being mistaken for one another," Swit shared. "I'm very saddened by her passing."

Kellerman is survived by her son, Jack, and her daughter, Claire.

-- This text initially appeared in ETOnline.

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