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Birth Place: Pasadena, CA, USA

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BIO

Sally Field's career has spanned over five decades, she is a two-time Academy Award and a three-time Emmy Award winner. Sally made her Broadway debut in 2002 in Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? and in 2004 received rave reviews for her role as Amanda in Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie (The Kennedy Center). In 2017, she revisited the role on Broadway, directed by Sam Gold, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award. Her extensive film credits include Places in the Heart (Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Actress); Norma Rae (Academy Award, Golden Globe, New York Film Critics Circle Award, National Board of Review Award, Los Angeles Film Critics Award, National Society of Film Critics honour and Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress); Lincoln (New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress); Smokey and the Bandit, Absence of Malice, Kiss Me Goodbye, Steel Magnolias, Forrest Gump, An Eye for An Eye, Mrs. Doubtfire, Soapdish, Not Without My Daughter, The End, Hooper, Stay Hungry and Hello, My Name is Doris. She starred in both Punchline and Murphy's Romance, which were produced by her Production Company, Fogwood Films. On television Sally began her career in 1964 in the series Gidget and went on the star in The Flying Nun in 1967. She has received Emmy Awards for her title role in the series Sybil and for her performance in ER. She played Nora Walker in the ABC series Brothers & Sisters from 2006 to 2011 receiving an Emmy Award, a screen Actors Guild Award and two Golden Globe nominations. In 2012, Sally was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 2015 she was honoured by President Obama with the National Medal of Arts. She has served on the Board of Directors of Vital Voices since 2002 and also served on the Board of The Sundance Institute from 1994 to 2010. Sally's highly anticipated memoir, In Pieces, will be published in September.

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STAGE CREDITS

All My Sons All My Sons
[West End]
London Revival at Old Vic Theatre, 2019
Kate
The Glass Menagerie The Glass Menagerie
[Broadway]
2017 Broadway Revival Production, 2017
Amanda Wingfield
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2002
Stevie [Replacement]
[Replacement]
The Dancing Girl
[Broadway]
1923
Eliza
Pauo Pauo
Eliza
Pauo Pauo

Movies

The Way West
[ 1967 ] Mercy McBee
Marriage: Year One
[ 1971 ] Jane Duden
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
[ 1971 ] Denise 'Dennie' Miller
Mongo's Back in Town
[ 1971 ] Vikki
Westward the Wagon
[ 1971 ] Roselle Bridgeman
Home for the Holidays
[ 1972 ] Christine Morgan
Bridger
[ 1976 ] Jennifer Melford
Stay Hungry
[ 1976 ] Mary Tate Farnsworth
Heroes
[ 1977 ] Carol Bell
Smokey and the Bandit
[ 1977 ] Carrie
Hooper
[ 1978 ] Gwen Doyle
The End
[ 1978 ] Mary Ellen
Behind the Scenes: Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
[ 1979 ]
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
[ 1979 ] Celeste Whitman
Norma Rae
[ 1979 ] Norma Rae
Smokey and the Bandit Ride Again
[ 1980 ] Carrie
Absence of Malice
[ 1981 ] Megan Carter
All the Way Home
[ 1981 ] Mary Follet
Back Roads
[ 1981 ] Amy Post
Kiss Me Goodbye
[ 1982 ] Kay
Prime Times
[ 1983 ]
Places in the Heart
[ 1984 ] Edna Spalding
Murphy's Romance
[ 1985 ] Emma Moriarty
Surrender
[ 1987 ] Daisy Morgan
Punchline
[ 1988 ] Lilah Krytsick
Steel Magnolias
[ 1989 ] M'Lynn Eatenton
Not Without My Daughter
[ 1991 ] Betty Mahmoody
Soapdish
[ 1991 ] Celeste Talbert
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
[ 1993 ] Sassy - Voice
Mrs. Doubtfire
[ 1993 ] Miranda Hillard
Forrest Gump
[ 1994 ] Mrs. Gump
Eye for an Eye
[ 1996 ] Karen McCann
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
[ 1996 ] Sassy - Voice
The Christmas Tree
[ 1996 ]
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
[ 1997 ] Mrs. Bailey / Narrator
A Cooler Climate
[ 1999 ] Iris
Beautiful
[ 2000 ]
David Copperfield
[ 2000 ] Aunt Betsey Trotwood
Where the Heart Is
[ 2000 ] Mama Lil
Say It Isn't So
[ 2001 ] Valdine Wingfield
Heart of the Festival
[ 2002 ]
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
[ 2003 ] Congresswoman Rudd
Conviction
[ 2005 ]
Two Weeks
[ 2006 ] Anita Bergman
Brothers & Sisters: A Family Matter
[ 2007 ] Nora Walker
Brothers & Sisters: Family Album
[ 2007 ] Self / Nora Walker
Lincoln
[ 2012 ] Mary Todd Lincoln
The Amazing Spider-Man
[ 2012 ] Aunt May
Heroes and Villains: The World of the Amazing Spider-Man
[ 2014 ]
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
[ 2014 ] Aunt May
Hello, My Name Is Doris
[ 2015 ] Doris
Little Evil
[ 2017 ] Miss Shaylock
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
[ 2019 ] Kate Keller
80 for Brady
[ 2022 ]
Spoiler Alert
[ 2022 ] Marilyn

TV Shows

Gidget
[ 1965-1966 ] Gidget
Occasional Wife
Nancy Zogerdorfer
Hey, Landlord
Bonnie Banner
Bracken's World
Jenny Marsh
The Flying Nun
[ 1967-1970 ] Sister Bertrille, Elsie Ethrington
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Jan Wilkins, June Wilkins
Alias Smith and Jones
[ 1971-1972 ] Clementine Hale
Night Gallery
Irene Evans
The Girl with Something Extra
[ 1973-1974 ] Sally Burton
Sybil
Sybil
A Woman of Independent Means
Bess Alcott Steed Garner
The Larry Sanders Show
Sally Field
King of the Hill
Junie Harper
From the Earth to the Moon
Trudy Cooper
Murphy Brown
Secretary #91, Kathleen Dubek
Private Screenings
Emma Moriarty
The Court
Justice Kate Nolan
ER
[ 1994-2009 ] Maggie Wyczenski
Brothers & Sisters
[ 2006-2011 ] Nora Walker
Maniac
Dr. Greta Mantleray
Dispatches from Elsewhere
Janice
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Jessie Buss

Awards and Nominations


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2017 - Best Leading Actress in a Play

Sally Field, The Glass Menagerie

Drama League Awards - 2017 - Distinguished Performance Award

Sally Field, The Glass Menagerie

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Sally Field, The Glass Menagerie

Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Sally Field, The Glass Menagerie

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Sally Field been in?

Sally Field has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.

How many West End shows has Sally Field been in?

Sally Field has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.

What was Sally Field's first West End show?

Sally Field's first West End show was All My Sons which opened in 2019

What awards has Sally Field been nominated for?

Best Leading Actress in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for The Glass Menagerie, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for The Glass Menagerie, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Glass Menagerie and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Glass Menagerie.

What awards has Sally Field won?

Sally Field won the Best Leading Actress in a Play award at the BroadwayWorld Awards for her performance in The Glass Menagerie.

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