From there, her career never stopped.

In a 1981 interview withThe New York Times, Kellerman described her days singing on tour.

“I spent four and a half years doing everything wrong, she said.

Sally Kellerman smiling

I didn’t know the first thing about the music business.

I just said, ‘I’m going.’

But I stupidly spent all my money in the first three months because I toured with 11 musicians.

Sally Kellerman smiling

I ended up with the lighting guy and the piano player.”

She continued: “But in some ways I don’t regret it.

It was a great experience, and it made me a better singer.

And when I came back, acting was fresh again.”

After returning to acting, Kellerman worked actively for the next four decades.

She is survived by a son, Jack Krane, and a daughter, Claire Kellerman Krane.