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Sally Field

Sally Field

Acting November 6, 1946 (80 years old) Pasadena, California, USA

Biography

Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American actress. She has received many awards and nominations, including two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and nominations for a Tony Award and for two British Academy Film Awards. Field began her career on television, starring in the comedies Gidget (1965–1966), The Flying Nun (1967–1970), and The Girl with Something Extra (1973–1974). In 1967, she was also in the western The Way West. In 1976, she attracted critical acclaim for her performance in the television film Sybil, for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. Her film debut was as an extra in Moon Pilot (1962). Her film career escalated during the 1970s with starring roles in films including Stay Hungry (1976), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Heroes (1977), The End (1978), and Hooper (1978). During the 1980s she won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice for Norma Rae (1979) and Places in the Heart (1984), and she appeared in Smokey and the Bandit II (1980), Absence of Malice (1981), Kiss Me Goodbye (1982), Murphy's Romance (1985), Steel Magnolias (1989), Soapdish (1991), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), and Forrest Gump (1994). 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 and the following year made her stage debut with Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?. For her portrayal of Nora Walker in the ABC television family drama series Brothers & Sisters (2006-2011), Field won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She starred as Mary Todd Lincoln in Lincoln (2012), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and she portrayed Aunt May in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and its 2014 sequel, with the first being her highest-grossing release. In 2015, she portrayed the title 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, she returned to the stage after an absence of 15 years with the revival of Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie, for which was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. In 2014, she was presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 2019, she received the Kennedy Center Honor.

Movies 78

Forrest Gump 8.5

Forrest Gump

as Mrs. Gump

1994
The Amazing Spider-Man 6.8

The Amazing Spider-Man

as Aunt May

2012
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 6.6

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

as Aunt May

2014
Remarkably Bright Creatures 8.3

Remarkably Bright Creatures

as Tova Sullivan

2026
Mrs. Doubtfire 7.2

Mrs. Doubtfire

as Miranda Hillard

1993
Lincoln 6.8

Lincoln

as Mary Todd Lincoln

2012
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde 5.7

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

as Victoria Rudd

2003
Not Without My Daughter 6.9

Not Without My Daughter

as Betty Mahmoody

1991
Steel Magnolias 7.2

Steel Magnolias

as M'Lynn Eatenton

1989
Places in the Heart 7.2

Places in the Heart

as Edna Spalding

1984
Smokey and the Bandit 7.0

Smokey and the Bandit

as Carrie

1977
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey 7.0

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

as Sassy (voice)

1993
Marty, Life Is Short 8.0

Marty, Life Is Short

as Self (archive footage)

2026
Smokey and the Bandit II 5.5

Smokey and the Bandit II

as Carrie

1980
Eye for an Eye 6.3

Eye for an Eye

as Karen McCann

1996
Where the Heart Is 7.1

Where the Heart Is

as Mama Lil

2000
80 for Brady 6.2

80 for Brady

as Betty

2023
Hello, My Name Is Doris 6.4

Hello, My Name Is Doris

as Doris Miller

2015
Heroes 6.2

Heroes

as Carol Bell

1977
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco 6.6

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

as Sassy (voice)

1996
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home 6.8

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

as Self (archive footage)

2022
Norma Rae 7.2

Norma Rae

as Norma Rae

1979
The Way West 6.1

The Way West

as Mercy McBee

1967
Say It Isn't So 4.8

Say It Isn't So

as Valdine Wingfield

2001
Absence of Malice 6.6

Absence of Malice

as Megan Carter

1981
Spoiler Alert 7.0

Spoiler Alert

as Marilyn

2022
Soapdish 6.3

Soapdish

as Celeste Talbert

1991
Little Evil 5.6

Little Evil

as Miss Shaylock

2017
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure 5.0

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

as Celeste Whitman

1979
Spielberg 7.5

Spielberg

as Self

2017
Hooper 6.3

Hooper

as Gwen Doyle

1978
Murphy's Romance 6.2

Murphy's Romance

as Emma Moriarty

1985
Stay Hungry 5.6

Stay Hungry

as Mary Tate Farnsworth

1976
Punchline 5.5

Punchline

as Lilah Krytsick

1988
Home for the Holidays 5.5

Home for the Holidays

as Christine Morgan

1974
Kiss Me Goodbye 5.9

Kiss Me Goodbye

as Kay

1982
Moon Pilot 5.5

Moon Pilot

as Beatnik Girl in Lineup (uncredited)

1962
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 6.5

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self

1987
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

as Self (voice)

1989
David Copperfield 6.3

David Copperfield

as Betsey Trotwood

2001
Two Weeks 6.0

Two Weeks

as Anita Bergman

2006
Barbra Streisand: One Voice 7.6

Barbra Streisand: One Voice

as Self - Audience Member (Uncredited)

1986
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! 7.0

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

as Self (archive footage)

1994
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels 6.4

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

as Self (archive footage)

1996
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump 7.5

Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump

as Self

1994
Surrender 5.1

Surrender

as Daisy Morgan

1987
I Am Burt Reynolds 7.0

I Am Burt Reynolds

as Self (archive)

2020
Back Roads 5.4

Back Roads

as Amy Post

1981
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring 6.0

Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring

as Denise "Dennie" Miller

1971
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful 10.0

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

as Self

1996
The End 5.6

The End

as Mary Ellen

1978
Rite of Passage: The Amazing Spider-Man Reborn 7.3

Rite of Passage: The Amazing Spider-Man Reborn

as Self

2012
Mongo's Back in Town 6.1

Mongo's Back in Town

as Vikki

1971
The Desert of Forbidden Art 4.7

The Desert of Forbidden Art

as Voice

2011
A Century of Cinema 8.3

A Century of Cinema

as Self

1994
Merry Christmas, George Bailey 6.0

Merry Christmas, George Bailey

as Mrs. Bailey / Narrator

1997
Mickey's 50 9.0

Mickey's 50

as Self

1978
Saturday Night Live: Christmas 5.6

Saturday Night Live: Christmas

as Mom (archive footage)

1999
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20 9.3

Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20

as Self (archive footage)

2026
All the Way Home 7.0

All the Way Home

as Mary Follet

1981
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire 6.5

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

as Self - Hostess

1991
Bridger 10.0

Bridger

as Jennifer Melford

1976
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo 6.0

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo

as Self

2007
Lily for President?

Lily for President?

as Beth Barber

1982
The Story Behind "Absence of Malice" 6.0

The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"

as Self

2001
Brothers & Sisters: Family Album

Brothers & Sisters: Family Album

as Self/Nora Walker

2007
Marriage: Year One 6.0

Marriage: Year One

as Jane Duden

1971
Voices That Care 7.0

Voices That Care

as Self - Choir Member

1991
National Theatre Live: All My Sons 8.5

National Theatre Live: All My Sons

as Kate Keller

2019
Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire

Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire

as Self (Archive)

2015
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies 8.0

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies

as Self / Host

1998
The Greatest Stuntman Alive

The Greatest Stuntman Alive

as Herself

1978
A Cooler Climate 4.8

A Cooler Climate

as Iris

1999
Love Letters

Love Letters

as Melissa Gardner

2020
Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story

Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story

2010
Hitched 7.3

Hitched

as Roselle Bridgeman

1973
Lee Strasberg: The Method Man

Lee Strasberg: The Method Man

as Self

1997
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning 6.7

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning

as Marina Del Ray (voice)

2008

TV Shows 61

The Kelly Clarkson Show 6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

2019
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

2009
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

2015
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
The View 4.3

The View

as Self - Guest

1997
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961
The Late Late Show with James Corden 5.1

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

2003
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2007
King of the Hill 7.4

King of the Hill

as Junie Harper (voice)

1997
The Merv Griffin Show 6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

1962
ER 7.8

ER

as Maggie Wyczenski

1994
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 5.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992
Great Performances 6.1

Great Performances

as Self

1971
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 5.5

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

2003
The Dick Cavett Show 6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1968
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Self - Winner

1944
Brothers and Sisters 7.1

Brothers and Sisters

as Nora Walker

2006
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

1956
Film '72 5.1

Film '72

as Self

1971
Intimate Portrait 4.5

Intimate Portrait

as Self (archive footage)

1993
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

2014
The Tony Danza Show 6.4

The Tony Danza Show

as Self

2004
Finding Your Roots 6.2

Finding Your Roots

as Self

2012
The Larry Sanders Show 7.8

The Larry Sanders Show

as Sally Field

1992
Chelsea 5.1

Chelsea

as Self

2016
Night Gallery 7.9

Night Gallery

as Irene Evans

1970
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 6.8

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

1968
The Flying Nun 6.3

The Flying Nun

as Sister Bertrille

1967
Alias Smith and Jones 6.9

Alias Smith and Jones

1971
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty 7.7

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

as Jessie Buss

2022
Ciné regards 5.0

Ciné regards

as Self

1978
Hollywood Squares 7.5

Hollywood Squares

as Self

1966
The Dating Game 4.6

The Dating Game

as Sally Field

1965
Maniac 7.3

Maniac

as Dr. Greta Mantleray

2018
The Wonderful World of Disney 7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Self

1954
From the Earth to the Moon 8.1

From the Earth to the Moon

as Trudy Cooper

1998
The American Film Institute Salute to ... 6.3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

1973
Gidget 6.7

Gidget

as Frances Elizabeth 'Gidget' Lawrence

1965
The Directors 6.1

The Directors

as Self

1999
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors 5.5

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

as Self

2025
The Last Movie Stars 7.0

The Last Movie Stars

as Self

2022
Occasional Wife 8.0

Occasional Wife

1966
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis 7.5

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

as Self

2008
The Emmy Awards 7.9

The Emmy Awards

as Self - Presenter

1949
The Emmy Awards 7.9

The Emmy Awards

as Self

1949
Dispatches from Elsewhere 6.7

Dispatches from Elsewhere

as Janice

2020
The Girl with Something Extra 8.3

The Girl with Something Extra

as Sally Burton

1973
Sybil 7.4

Sybil

as Sybil

1976
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies 8.4

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

as Self - Host

1998
The Court 10.0

The Court

as Justice Kate Nolan

2002
A Woman of Independent Means 10.0

A Woman of Independent Means

as Bess Alcott Steed Garner

1995
Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast

Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast

as Self

2026
David Copperfield 7.0

David Copperfield

as Betsey Trotwood

2000
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

1994

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