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Sally Kirkland passed away at the age of 84 on Tuesday.

The actress is best known for films like "The Sting," and "The Way We Were."

The New York native earned an Oscar nod for her role in the film "Anna."

Sally Kirkland, an actress, best known for working with Paul Newman and Robert Redford in the film "The Sting" and her Oscar-nominated title role in the 1987 movie "Anna," has died. She was 84.

Kirkland died Tuesday morning at a Palm Springs hospice, her representative told the Associated Press.

Kirkland starred in various films, including "The Way We Were" with Barbra Streisand , "Revenge" with Kevin Costner, "Cold Feet" with Keith Carradine and Tom Waits, Ron Howard’s "EDtv," Oliver Stone’s "JFK," and "Heatwave" with Cicely Tyson.

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