Sally Field
Sally Field | |
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Born | Sally Margaret Field November 6, 1946 Pasadena, California, U.S. |
Education | Birmingham High School |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1962–present |
Works | Performances |
Spouses |
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Partner | Burt Reynolds (1976–1980) |
Children | 3, including Peter Craig and Eli Craig |
Parent |
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Awards | Full list |
Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946)
Field began her career on television, starring in the comedies
In the 2000s, Field returned to television with a recurring role on the NBC medical drama ER, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2001. For her role of Nora Walker in the ABC drama series Brothers & Sisters (2006–2011), Field won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She portrayed Mary Todd Lincoln in Lincoln (2012), for which she received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. She portrayed Aunt May in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and its 2014 sequel. Other roles include in the films Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015), and 80 for Brady (2023), as well as in the Netflix limited series Maniac (2018).
She made her professional stage debut replacing Mercedes Ruehl in the original
Early life
Sally Field was born on November 6, 1946, in Pasadena, California, to Margaret Field (née Morlan), an actress, and Richard Dryden Field, who served in the Army during World War II. Her brother is Richard D. Field, a physicist and an academic.[2] Her parents were divorced in 1950; on January 21, 1952, in Tijuana Mexico, her mother married Jock Mahoney, an actor and a stuntman.[3] Field said in her 2018 memoir that she was sexually abused by Mahoney during her childhood.[4][5]
As a teen, Field attended
Career
1965–1976
Field got her start on television as the boy-crazy
In 1973, Field was cast in a starring role opposite John Davidson in the series The Girl with Something Extra that aired from 1973 to 1974.[10] Following the series' cancellation, Field studied at the Actors Studio with acting teacher Lee Strasberg. Strasberg became a mentor to Field, helping her move past her television image of the girl next door. During this period, Field divorced her first husband in 1975.[1][11][12]
Soon after studying with Strasberg, Field landed the title role in the 1976 television film
1977–1989
In 1977, Field co-starred with
Field appeared with Reynolds in three more films: The End, Hooper, and Smokey and the Bandit II.[16] In 1981, she continued to change her image, playing a foul-mouthed prostitute opposite Tommy Lee Jones in the South-set film Back Roads.[17] She was nominated for a Golden Globe for the 1981 drama Absence of Malice and the 1982 comedy Kiss Me Goodbye.[18]
Then came a second
In 1985, she co-starred with
1990–present
In the early 1990s, Field had supporting roles in a number of movies. These included
Field's other 1990s films included
Field had a recurring role on
Field's directorial career began with the television film The Christmas Tree (1996).[27] In 1998, she directed the episode "The Original Wives' Club" of the critically acclaimed TV miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, also playing a minor role as Trudy, the wife of astronaut Gordon Cooper.[28] In 2000, she directed the feature film Beautiful.
Field was a late addition to the
She portrayed
On May 5, 2014, Field received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to motion pictures. Her star is located in front of the Hollywood Wax Museum.[31] In January 2015, it was announced that she would co-host TCM.[32] The same year, Field portrayed the titular character in Hello, My Name Is Doris, for which she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy.
In 2017, Field reprised her role as Amanda Wingfield in
Field returned to episodic television in 2018, starring in the Netflix miniseries Maniac.[36] Subsequently, in 2020, Field starred in the AMC series Dispatches from Elsewhere.[37]
In 2022, it was announced that Field would be a co-star in an upcoming comedy movie entitled
In 2023, Field was named the 58th recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, which she was presented at the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards.[39]
Personal life
Field was married to Steven Craig from 1968 to 1975, though they separated in 1973.[40] The couple had two sons: Peter Craig, a novelist and screenwriter; and Eli Craig, an actor and director.
From 1976 to 1980, Field had a relationship with Burt Reynolds, during which time they co-starred in four films: Smokey and the Bandit, Smokey and the Bandit II, The End, and Hooper.[41] Following their 1980 breakup, Field and Reynolds continued to date on and off before splitting permanently in 1982.[42][43]
Field married her second husband, Alan Greisman, in 1984.[40] Together, they had one son, Sam (born in 1987). Field and Greisman divorced in 1994.[44]
On October 29, 1988, at Aspen/Pitkin County Airport in Colorado, Field and three members of her family were in a private plane owned by media mogul Merv Griffin when it lost power and rejected takeoff, therefore slamming into a parked aircraft.[45] They all survived with minor injuries.[46]
Philanthropy and activism
In 2005, Field was diagnosed with
In 2005, Field received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement presented in recognition of her lifetime of contributions to the arts as well as her dedication as a social activist.[51][52]
During her acceptance speech at the 2007
Field is an advocate for women's rights. She has served on the board of directors of Vital Voices Global Partnership, an international women's NGO, and has co-hosted the Global Leadership Awards six times.[54] A Democrat, Field supported Hillary Clinton's bid for the Democratic Party nomination in the 2008 presidential election.[55]
Field is also an advocate for gay rights, and won the Human Rights Campaign's Ally for Equality Award in 2012. Her youngest son, Samuel Greisman, is gay.[56]
Field was arrested on December 13, 2019, while attending Jane Fonda's weekly Friday climate change protests in Washington, D.C.[57]
Bibliography
- In Pieces (2018)[58]
Discography
Singles
- "Felicidad" (Billboard No. 94, Cashbox No. 91) / "Find Yourself a Rainbow" – Colgems 1008 – August 1967
- "Follow the Star" (Both sides, promo only) – Colgems 107 – December 1967
- "Golden Days" / "You're a Grand Old Flag" – Colgems 1014 – January 1968
- "Gonna Build a Mountain" / "Months of the Year" (also features Flying Nun co-stars Madeleine Sherwood and Marge Redmond) – Colgems 1030 – September 1968
Album
- Star of The Flying Nun—Colgems COM-106 (Mono) / COS-106 (Stereo) – Billboard No. 172, December 1967
Awards and nominations
Sources: Emmy Awards;[30] Golden Globe Awards[59]
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Legendary songwriter Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys receives the Golden Plate Award from actress Sally Field.
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External links
- Sally Field on Twitter
- Sally Field at IMDb
- Sally Field at the Internet Broadway Database
- Sally Field at the TCM Movie Database
- Sally Field at AllMovie
- Sally Field at Emmys.com
- Sally Field at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television
- Sally Field discography at Discogs
- Actress Sally Field On Hollywood, Family and Aging, an streaming audio)