My point is that, over the years, I've taught five thousand people acting and lately I have a lot of energy on these kids, having the same break I had as a high school girl.

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.