Sally Field

  • Name: Sally Field
  • Date of Birth: November 06, 1946
  • Place of Birth: Pasadena, California, USA
Mini-bio: Field had a number of critical and commercial successes in movies, particularly in the 1980s. In 1979, she starred as a union organizer in Norma Rae, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 19...( read more)81, Field played a prostitute opposite Tommy Lee Jones in the South-set comedy Back Roads, which received middling reviews and grossed $11 million at the box office.[1] She won another Oscar in 1985 for her starring role in Places in the Heart; her gushing acceptance speech is well remembered for its earnestness. In it, Field stated "I haven't had an orthodox career, and I've wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn't feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!" [1]. The line ending in "...I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!" is often misremembered as simply "You like me, you really like me!" which has subsequently been the subject of many parodies. (Field parodied the line herself in a commercial.) She has had supporting roles in other movies, including Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994).
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Sally Field Mini-Bio:
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"It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes."

Sally Margaret Field was born November 6, 1946, in Pasadena, California. Sally is the daughter of actress Margaret Field and salesman Richard Dryden Field. Her parents divorced in 1950 and her mother remarried stuntman Jock Mahoney. Sally managed to finish high school, but early on it was clear she would follow in her parents' thespian footsteps, and she soon got the lead role in the 1965 TV series "Gidget", quickly followed by "The Flying Nun" which ran from 1967-1970. American was in love with her wholesome, girl-next-door persona. The role that got Field noticed as a more serious dramatic actress, was her portrayal of the title character in the TV movie Sybil, a woman suffering from a multiple personality disorder. The part won her an Emmy in the Best Actress category in 1976. Hollywood now saw Sally Field as more than just a pretty face. She had raw talent they were more than happy to exploit. But Sally didn't altogether abondon her comedic side and proved this by starring opposite Burt Reynolds in the two Smokey And The Bandit films. Nevertheless, her best work came through in dramatic roles, and Sally went on to win Oscars in the Best Actress category for both Norma Rae and Places In The Heart.

Aside from acting, Field is also a directer and producer of several projects for television, such as "A Woman of Independent Means" a TV mini-series (1995),
"From the Earth to the Moon" (1998) TV mini-series, and "The Christmas Tree", which she also wrote. She also produced the film Dying Young (1991), starring Julia Roberts, and directed Beautiful (2000), starring Minnir Driver.

Sally currently stars in the hit televsion show "Brothers & Sisters". She was a late addition to the show, which debuted in September 2006. In the show's pilot, the role of matriarch Nora Walker had been played by actress Betty Buckley. However, the producers of the show decided to take the character of Nora in another direction, and Field was cast in the role. She won the 2007 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in her role as Nora Walker.

VITAL STATS

Eye color: Brown
Height: 5' 2"
Notable feature(s):High Cheek Bones, Smile
Education: Birmingham High School, Van Nuys, California
Family: Mother: Maggie Mahoney
Father: Richard Dryden Field
Step Father: Jock Mahoney
Brother: Richard Dryden Field, Jr.
Half Sister: Princess O'Mahoney
Stepbrother: James O'Mahoney
Step Sister: Kathleen O'Mahoney
Ex-husband: Steven Craig (1968-1975)
Ex-husband: Alan Greisman (1984-1993)
Son: Peter Craig Born Nov. 10, 1969
Son: Elijah Craig Born May 25, 1972
Son: Samuel Greisman Born Dec. 2, 1987
Resides in: Malibu, California
Religious affiliations:
Political affiliation: Anti-War

During her acceptance speech for her 2007 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Field made an anti-war statement: "If the mothers ruled the world, there would be no goddamn wars in the first place!"
Personal Interests/hobbies:Golf

Field recently taken up the pastime after taking her first lesson with former golfing star Peggy Kirk Bell. She says, "I would go to all these locations and think ... why don't I play golf? People walk around and enjoy God, God's gifts, the trees, so I think I've always thought I should have that in my life." The actress also adds she keeps a set of golf clubs by her bedroom as inspiration.
Charities/Causes:
  • Antinuclear Movement
  • Spokesperson for Roche Laboratories for the postmenopausal osteoporosis treatment medication, Boniva.
  • Mentor to young filmmakers at Robert Redford's Sundance Institute
  • Sally created the Rally With Sally For Bone Health campaign
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Sally Field has supported the following charities:

  • Vital Voices
Vital Voices is an organization that empowers and connects courageous women across the continents to break barriers and overcome challenges to fight the injustices.

Sally has also supported the following causes:

Abuse, Economic/Business Support, Human Rights, Rape/Sexual Abuse, Women
Other:Field appeared on the cover of the March 1986 issue of Playboy Magazine. She was the interview subject in that month's issue. (She did not appear nude inside the magazine, although she did wear the classic leotard and bunny ears "Bunny Outfit" on the cover.)

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  • auntiem820
    auntiem820
    As she jumps over furniture and screams in agony, pounding her hands against the windows and her doctor waits patiently and listens to every word, I am gripped. I cannot tear my eyes, my heart, my body away from the screen. And when it's over, I am sad, and want to replay it again and again. Her flashbacks become mine, her dreams, her thoughts, I have the script etched into my brain. I live, breathe, and sleep Sybil. Because of Sally Field.
    posted 84 days ago
  • solidrock10
    solidrock10
    Hi Sally I loved you in sybil -don't y I always watch it but its so good. I also liked you in ER you played a convincing mom character for Abbey but it was strange how the roles were reversed from mom to daughter than daughter to mom. As if she was the parent but I hope you be in ER in its last few days.
    posted 213 days ago
  • AussieJenni
    AussieJenni
    23 Videos/Trailer for Sally Field

    http://www.videodetective.com/actor/SALLY_FIELD/video/P00007383.htm

    Two Weeks (2006)
    Not Without My Daughter (1990)
    Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
    Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
    Steel Magnolias (1989)
    Norma Rae (1979)
    Say It Isn't So (2001)
    Punchline (1988)
    Hooper (1978)
    Where the Heart Is (2000)
    Surrender (1987)
    Heroes (1977)
    From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
    Murphy's Romance (1985)
    Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
    Forrest Gump (1994)
    Places in the Heart (1984)
    The Flying Nun: Season 02 (1968)
    Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
    Absence of Malice (1981)
    The Flying Nun: Season 01 (1967)
    Soapdish (1991)
    Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
    posted 460 days ago
  • gih3
    gih3
    Light, Life, Love, Liberty!
    Do you ever talk to Burt???
    posted 469 days ago
  • AussieJenni
    AussieJenni


    Heaps of pic's here

    http://img.buzzcine.com/classic/s/sally_field/archive/
    posted 482 days ago
  • xiba3gm
    xiba3gm
    hi sally,i just saw ur movie(Smokey and the bandit) last night and i really love that movie so much i really like you the way u talk the way act ..u are so good..and also ur driver in the movie(cowboy or bandit)hes soo good too...but i wonder how u drive the car through the football field u are 2 much. :*:*:*:
    posted 494 days ago
  • koolkatielady
    koolkatielady
    sally is cool
    posted 546 days ago
  • jessicagutierrez63
    jessicagutierrez63
    luv u sally

    luved u in eye for an eye &
    steel magnolias
    posted 583 days ago
  • mewkatie93
    mewkatie93
    Sally you the bomb i especially loved you in Forrest Gump and Mrs. Doubtfire! you are awsome!
    posted 682 days ago
  • er4eva
    er4eva
    i love Sally Field especially as Magg in ER i think she does the charater very well and i love her for that. Also i love Brothers and Sisters too that show is just great!
    posted 714 days ago
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