Born in Long Beach, CA; educated at Los Angeles City College and the Actors Studio, NY. Tall (5'10") blonde leading lady and character actress whose assertive, forthright presence can convey both easy earnestness and prominent paranoia. Kellerman first conquered TV in the mid-1960s with striking performances on shows including "The Outer Limits" and "Star Trek." She came to prominence in film in the 1970s, notably as Major "Hot Lips" Houlihan in Robert Altman's M*A*S*H (1970), for which she received an Oscar® nomination as best supporting actress. Not standard leading lady material, Kellerman has not always been easy to cast, and many of her films have been minor items. But she kept busy with offbeat roles in THE LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS (1972), WELCOME TO L.A. (1977), A LITTLE ROMANCE (1979), BACK TO SCHOOL (1986) and HAPPILY EVER AFTER (1990). Other notable screen credits include THE BOSTON STRANGLER (1968), BREWSTER MCCLOUD (1970), LOST HORIZON (1973), THAT'S LIFE! (1986), THE PLAYER (1992, as Herself) and PRÊT-À-PORTER / READY TO WEAR (1994), WOMEN OF THE NIGHT (2000), OPEN HOUSE and UGLY (both 2004), THE BOYNTON BEACH BEREAVEMENT CLUB (2005), and I COULD NEVER BE YOUR WOMAN and A MODERN TWAIN STORY: THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER (both 2007). She has worked extensively in made-for-TV movies and numerous guest appearances on TV series. Her richly modulated, seductively velvety voice has also been put to good use in much voice-over work as well.  Nominated for Supporting Actress 1970: M*A*S*H 1 nomination