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Sally Margaret Field
November 6, 1946 Pasadena, California, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1962–present |
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| Partner(s) | Burt Reynolds (1976–1980) |
| Children | 3, including Peter Craig and Eli Craig |
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| Relatives | Richard D. Field (brother) |
| Awards | Full list |
Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is a famous American actress. She has acted in many movies, TV shows, and plays on Broadway. Sally Field is known for her amazing work on screen and stage for over sixty years.
She has won many important awards. These include two Academy Awards (also known as Oscars), two Golden Globe Awards, and three Primetime Emmy Awards. She was also nominated for a Tony Award and two British Academy Film Awards. In 2014, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She also got the National Medal of Arts in 2014 and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2019. In 2023, she received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.
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Growing Up and School Years
Sally Field was born on November 6, 1946, in Pasadena, California. Her mother, Margaret Field, was an actress. Her father, Richard Dryden Field, was a pharmacist. Sally has a brother named Richard Dryden Field Jr., who is a scientist.
Her parents divorced in 1950. In 1952, her mother married Jock Mahoney, who was an actor and stuntman. Sally's family background includes English, Irish, and Italian roots.
As a teenager, Sally went to Portola Middle School and Birmingham High School in Van Nuys. She was a cheerleader in high school. Some of her classmates became famous, like financier Michael Milken and talent agent Michael Ovitz. Actress Cindy Williams was also at her school.
Sally Field's Acting Journey
Starting Out in Television
Sally Field started her acting career on television. Her first main role was in the comedy show Gidget (1965–1966). She played a fun-loving surfer girl. Even though Gidget was canceled after one season, it became popular later with reruns.
Because of Gidget's success, ABC created another show for Sally called The Flying Nun. She played Sister Bertrille for three seasons, from 1967 to 1970. Sally enjoyed Gidget but found The Flying Nun challenging. After these shows, it was hard for her to get different kinds of roles.
In 1971, Sally starred in the TV movie Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring. She played a teenager who ran away and then came back home. She also made guest appearances on other TV shows, like Alias Smith and Jones and Night Gallery.
In 1973, Sally starred with John Davidson in The Girl with Something Extra. This show aired from 1973 to 1974. After it was canceled, Sally decided to study acting more seriously. She joined the Actors Studio and learned from a famous acting teacher named Lee Strasberg. He helped her change her image from just a "girl next door" actress.
Soon after, Sally got a big dramatic role in the 1976 TV movie Sybil. She played a young woman with a complex mental health condition. Her powerful performance won her an Emmy Award in 1977. This role helped her show that she could do more than just comedy.
Becoming a Movie Star
In 1977, Sally Field starred with Burt Reynolds in the hit movie Smokey and the Bandit. This movie was one of the highest-earning films that year.
In 1979, she played a factory worker who becomes a union organizer in the movie Norma Rae. This film truly showed her talent as a serious actress. Critics praised her performance, and she won the Best Female Performance Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. She also won her first Academy Award for Best Actress for Norma Rae.
Sally appeared in three more movies with Burt Reynolds: The End, Hooper, and Smokey and the Bandit II. She continued to take on different roles, like in the drama Absence of Malice (1981) and the comedy Kiss Me Goodbye (1982).
In 1984, Sally starred in the drama Places in the Heart. She played Edna Spalding, a widow trying to save her farm during the Great Depression. For this role, she won her second Golden Globe Award and her second Academy Award for Best Actress. Her acceptance speech for the Oscar is very famous, where she said, "You like me...right now...you like me!"
In 1985, she starred with James Garner in the romantic comedy Murphy's Romance. In 1989, she played the mother M'Lynn in the popular movie Steel Magnolias, which earned her another Golden Globe nomination.
Roles in the 1990s and Beyond
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In the early 1990s, Sally Field took on many supporting roles. She voiced the character of Sassy in Disney's live-action film Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993). She also played the wife of Robin Williams's character in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993).
A memorable role was playing Tom Hanks's mother in Forrest Gump (1994). Even though she was only 10 years older than Hanks, she played his mother convincingly. She received nominations for this role from BAFTA and the Screen Actors Guild.
Other films in the 1990s included Not Without My Daughter and the comedy Soapdish. In 1996, she voiced Sassy again in Homeward Bound 2: Lost in San Francisco. She also received an award at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival for her role in Eye for an Eye. In 1997, she was a guest voice on the TV show King of the Hill. She also appeared in Where the Heart Is (2000) and Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde.
Sally returned to television in the 2000s with a recurring role on the medical drama ER (2000–2001). She played Dr. Abby Lockhart's mother, Maggie, and won an Emmy Award for this role in 2001. She came back to ER in 2003 and 2006.
In 2006, Sally joined the cast of the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters. She played the main character, Nora Walker, and won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2007 for her performance.
She played Aunt May in the superhero films The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and its sequel in 2014. Also in 2012, Sally played Mary Todd Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's movie Lincoln. Her portrayal was highly praised and earned her nominations for Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars, Golden Globes, and other awards.
On May 5, 2014, Sally Field received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2015, she starred in Hello, My Name Is Doris, earning another award nomination.
In 2017, Sally returned to Broadway in the play The Glass Menagerie. She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role. Her book about her life, In Pieces, was published in 2018.
More recently, Sally starred in the Netflix miniseries Maniac in 2018 and the AMC series Dispatches from Elsewhere in 2020. In 2023, she co-starred in the comedy movie 80 for Brady with other famous actresses like Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. In 2023, she also received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.
Sally Field's Family Life
Sally Field was married to Steven Craig from 1968 to 1975. They had two sons: Peter Craig, who is a writer, and Eli Craig, who is an actor and director.
From 1976 to 1980, Sally had a relationship with actor Burt Reynolds. They starred together in four movies during this time.
In 1984, Sally married her second husband, Alan Greisman. They had one son, Sam. Sally and Alan divorced in 1994.
In 1988, Sally and three family members were in a private plane that had an accident at an airport in Colorado. Everyone survived with only minor injuries.
Helping Others and Activism
In 2005, Sally Field was diagnosed with osteoporosis, a condition that makes bones weak. This led her to start the "Rally with Sally for Bone Health" campaign. She encouraged people to get early check-ups for bone health.
In 2005, she received the Golden Plate Award from the American Academy of Achievement. This award recognized her contributions to the arts and her work as a social activist.
During her Emmy Award acceptance speech in 2007, Sally spoke about her hopes for a peaceful world.
Sally Field is a strong supporter of women's rights. She has been on the board of directors for Vital Voices Global Partnership, an organization that helps women around the world. She has also co-hosted their Global Leadership Awards many times. She supports the Democratic Party in politics.
She is also an advocate for gay rights. In 2012, she received the Human Rights Campaign's Ally for Equality Award. Her youngest son, Samuel Greisman, is gay.
On December 13, 2019, Sally Field was arrested while attending a climate change protest in Washington, D.C., led by actress Jane Fonda.
Music Career
Songs (Singles)
- "Felicidad" (1967)
- "Follow the Star" (1967)
- "Golden Days" (1968)
- "Gonna Build a Mountain" (1968)
Album
- Star of The Flying Nun (1967)
Awards and Nominations
Sources: Emmy Awards; Golden Globe Awards
See also
In Spanish: Sally Field para niños
