I made a conscious decision back then that I would rather be the best actress who ever lived than the most famous one.

Kirkland currently (as of 2010) hosts a show on the syndicated HealthyLife Radio Network. [citation needed]
Kirkland has had frequent television roles including The Simple Life 5: Goes to Camp and the soap operas Valley of the Dolls and Days of Our Lives and Three's Company. Her father Frederic McMichael Kirkland worked in the scrap metal business.