Sally Field

(1946 - )
Biography from Baseline's Encyclopedia of Film

Occupation: Actress
Also: producer
Born: November 6, 1946, Pasadena, CA
Education: Actors Studio

Youthful, wholesome lead of TV's "Gidget" (1965-66) and "The Flying Nun" (1967-70), in films from 1967. Field first earned critical attention with her Emmy award-winning role as SYBIL (1976) and cemented her reputation with two Oscar-winning performances: as union organizer NORMA RAE (1979) and as a resilient widow in PLACES IN THE HEART (1984).

Academy Awards®

Actress 1979 : NORMA RAE
Actress 1984 : PLACES IN THE HEART

Sally Field

Filmography from Baseline's Encyclopedia of Film

1967 THE WAY WEST performer
1976 STAY HUNGRY performer
1977 HEROES performer
1977 SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT performer
1978 THE END performer
1978 HOOPER performer
1979 BEYOND THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE performer
1979 NORMA RAE performer
1980 SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT II performer
1981 ABSENCE OF MALICE performer
1981 BACK ROADS performer
1982 KISS ME GOODBYE performer
1984 PLACES IN THE HEART performer
1985 MURPHY'S ROMANCE performer
1987 SURRENDER performer
1988 PUNCHLINE performer, producer
1989 STEEL MAGNOLIAS performer
1991 DYING YOUNG producer
1991 NOT WITHOUT MY DAUGHTER performer
1991 SOAPDISH performer
1993 HOMEWARD BOUND: THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY performer
1993 MRS. DOUBTFIRE performer
1994 FORREST GUMP performer
1995 EYE FOR AN EYE performer