Sally Field

Sally Field

actress, producer, director

Sally Field was born on Nov 06, 1946 in USA. Sally Field's big-screen debut came with Moon Pilot directed by James Neilson in 1962. Sally Field is known for Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty directed by Salli Richardson-Whitfield, John C. Reilly stars as Jerry Buss and Quincy Isaiah as Magic Johnson. Sally Field has got 45 awards and 84 nominations so far. The most recent award Sally Field achieved is Online Film & Television Association. The upcoming new movie Sally Field plays is 80 for Brady which will be released on Feb 03, 2023.

Sally Margaret Field was born November 6, 1946 in Pasadena, California, to actress Margaret Field (née Morlan) and salesman Richard Dryden Field. Her parents divorced in 1950 and her mother then married stuntman Jock Mahoney, and they had a daughter, Princess O'Mahoney. She also has a brother, Richard Field. Sally attended Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California.Her acting career began in 1965, when she landed the role of Frances Elizabeth 'Gidget' Lawrence in Gidget (1965); it was canceled after only one season because of bad ratings. She went on to star in The Flying Nun (1967), which ran for three seasons. She also appeared in her first film in 1967, La route de l'Ouest (1967) opposite Kirk Douglas. In the next few years she appeared in numerous TV movies and TV shows such as Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring (1971), Marriage: Year One (1971), The Girl with Something Extra (1973), and Sybil (1976). In 1977 she starred alongside then-boyfriend Burt Reynolds in the box office hit Cours après moi shérif (1977), which led to a less successful sequel in 1980. In 1979 she starred in the popular film Norma Rae (1979) and she received her first Oscar for that role.In the years that followed she starred in films such as Absence de malice (1981), Embrasse-moi, je te quitte (1982), Les saisons du coeur (1984) (she received her second Oscar for her role), Murphy's Romance (1985), Punchline (Le mot de la fin) (1988) and Potins de femmes (1989). In 1993 she starred alongside Robin Williams and Pierce Brosnan in the popular comedy Madame Doubtfire (1993). A year after, she played the role of Tom Hanks character's mother (even though she's only ten years older than he is in real life) in Forrest Gump (1994). The film was a huge commercial success and won six Academy awards.Since then she has appeared in TV movies and miniseries such as Les tourments du destin (1995), Merry Christmas, George Bailey (1997), De la Terre à la Lune (1998) and David Copperfield (2000). In 2000 she appeared in the film Où le coeur nous mène (2000) with Natalie Portman and Ashley Judd, and in 2003 she starred alongside Reese Witherspoon in La blonde contre-attaque (2003). She also appeared in 12 episodes of Urgences (1994) from 2000 to 2006. From 2006 to 2011, she played the role of matriarch Nora Walker in the hit television show Brothers & Sisters (2006), which earned her an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Getting back into film, she earned her third Oscar nomination for Lincoln (2012) and played Aunt May in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and its blockbuster sequel.Sally has been married twice, first to Steven Craig from 1968 to 1973. They had two sons together, Peter Craig and Eli Craig. Her second marriage was to film producer Alan Greisman from 1984 to 1994. They had one son together, Samuel Greisman. Between marriages, from 1976 to 1980, she was in a relationship with Burt Reynolds.

  • Birthday

    Nov 06, 1946
  • Place of Birth

    Pasadena, California, USA
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Awards

45 wins & 84 nominations

Online Film & Television Association
2019
Acting
Winner - OFTA Film Hall of Fame
2008
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Winner - OFTA Television Award
2001
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Winner - OFTA Television Award
The Kennedy Center Honors
2019
Kennedy Center Honors
Winner - Kennedy Center Honors
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