Sally Kellerman, the original Margaret ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan in M*A*S*H* passes away from dementia

The acting world is in mourning with the passing of actress Sally Kellerman, at 84 years of age.

The actress who portrayed the original Margaret ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan in Robert Altman’s 1970 movie M*A*S*H, passed after a long battle with dementia, her son Jack Krane confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.

She passed at an assisted care facility in Woodland Hills, California, after an iconic career that spanned over 150 movies and TV shows. 

Mourning: The acting world is in mourning with the passing of actress Sally Kellerman, at 84 years of age

Hot Lips: The actress who portrayed the original Margaret ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan in Robert Altman’s 1970 movie M*A*S*H, passed after a long battle with dementia , her son Jack Krane confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter 

Sally Clare Kellerman was born in Long Beach, California on June 2, 1937, to her mother Edith, a piano teacher, and father John, a Shell Oil executive.

Her family moved to the San Fernando Valley and then Park La Brea, where she attended Hollywood High School.

After starring in a production of Meet Me in St. Louis, she was signed to a record contract with Verve Records, though she ultimately walked away from the deal because becoming a recording artist was too daunting for her at the time.

 Early life: Sally Clare Kellerman was born in Long Beach, California on June 2, 1937, to her mother Edith, a piano teacher, and father John, a Shell Oil executive