Birth Place: Pasadena, CA, USA
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.
[1967]The Way West Mercy McBee
[1971]Westward the Wagon Roselle Bridgeman
[1971]Mongo's Back in Town Vikki
[1971]Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring Denise 'Dennie' Miller
[1971]Marriage: Year One Jane Duden
[1972]Home for the Holidays Christine Morgan
[1976]Bridger Jennifer Melford
[1976]Stay Hungry Mary Tate Farnsworth
[1977]Smokey and the Bandit Carrie
[1977]Heroes Carol Bell
[1978]The End Mary Ellen
[1978]Hooper Gwen Doyle
[1979]Norma Rae Norma Rae
[1979]Behind the Scenes: Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
[1979]Beyond the Poseidon Adventure Celeste Whitman
[1980]Smokey and the Bandit Ride Again Carrie
[1981]Absence of Malice Megan Carter
[1981]All the Way Home Mary Follet
[1981]Back Roads Amy Post
[1982]Kiss Me Goodbye Kay
[1983]Prime Times
[1984]Places in the Heart Edna Spalding
[1985]Murphy's Romance Emma Moriarty
[1987]Surrender Daisy Morgan
[1988]Punchline Lilah Krytsick
[1989]Steel Magnolias M'Lynn Eatenton
[1991]Not Without My Daughter Betty Mahmoody
[1991]Soapdish Celeste Talbert
[1993]Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Sassy - Voice
[1993]Mrs. Doubtfire Miranda Hillard
[1994]Forrest Gump Mrs. Gump
[1996]The Christmas Tree
[1996]Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco Sassy - Voice
[1996]Eye for an Eye Karen McCann
[1997]Merry Christmas, George Bailey Mrs. Bailey / Narrator
[1999]A Cooler Climate Iris
[2000]David Copperfield Aunt Betsey Trotwood
[2000]Where the Heart Is Mama Lil
[2000]Beautiful
[2001]Say It Isn't So Valdine Wingfield
[2002]Heart of the Festival
[2003]Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde Congresswoman Rudd
[2005]Conviction
[2006]Two Weeks Anita Bergman
[2007]Brothers & Sisters: Family Album Self / Nora Walker
[2007]Brothers & Sisters: A Family Matter Nora Walker
[2012]The Amazing Spider-Man Aunt May
[2012]Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln
[2014]Heroes and Villains: The World of the Amazing Spider-Man
[2014]The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Aunt May
[2015]Hello, My Name Is Doris Doris
[2017]Little Evil Miss Shaylock
[2019]National Theatre Live: All My Sons Kate Keller
[2022]Spoiler Alert Marilyn
[2022]80 for Brady
Occasional Wife Nancy Zogerdorfer
[ 1965-1966]Gidget Gidget
Hey, Landlord Bonnie Banner
[ 1967-1970]The Flying Nun Sister Bertrille, Elsie Ethrington
Bracken's World Jenny Marsh
Marcus Welby, M.D. Jan Wilkins, June Wilkins
[ 1971-1972]Alias Smith and Jones Clementine Hale
Night Gallery Irene Evans
[ 1973-1974]The Girl with Something Extra 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
[ 1994-2009]ER Maggie Wyczenski
[ 2006-2011]Brothers & Sisters Nora Walker
Maniac Dr. Greta Mantleray
Dispatches from Elsewhere Janice
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty Jessie Buss
Sally Field, The Glass Menagerie
Sally Field, The Glass Menagerie
Sally Field, The Glass Menagerie
Sally Field, The Glass Menagerie
Sally Field has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.
Sally Field has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.
Sally Field's first West End show was All My Sons which opened in 2019
Sally Field has been nominated for several awards for her role in "The Glass Menagerie" on Broadway, including Best Leading Actress in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards, Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards, Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards.
Sally Field has won the Best Leading Actress in a Play award at the BroadwayWorld Awards for her performance in The Glass Menagerie.
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