FIELD, Sally 1946–

PERSONAL

Full name, Sally Margaret Field; born November 6, 1946, in Pasadena, CA; daughter of Richard Dryden Field (in sales) and Maggie Field Mahoney (an actress); stepdaughter of Jock Mahoney (a stunt performer and actor); married Steve Craig, September, 1968 (a contractor; divorced, 1975); married Alan Greisman (a film producer and film executive), December, 1984 (divorced, 1994); children: (first marriage) Peter Craig (a novelist), Elijah Craig (an actor); (second marriage) Samuel H. Greisman. Education: Attended Actors Studio, 1968 and 1973–75; studied acting with David Craig.

Addresses: Agent— Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Contact— P.O. Box 492417, Los Angeles, CA 90049. Publicist— PMK/HBH Public Relations, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Career: Actress, producer, director, and writer. Fogwood Films, Ltd., producer, beginning in 1984. Appeared in commercials.

Member: Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

Awards, Honors: Emmy Award, outstanding lead actress in a drama or comedy special, 1976, for "Sybil," The Big Event; Golden Globe Award nomination, best motion picture actress in a comedy or musical, 1978, for Smokey and the Bandit; Academy Award, best actress, Golden Globe Award, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, best actress in a dramatic film, New York Film Critics Award, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, National Board of Review Award, Cannes International Film Festival, and National Society of Film Critics Award, all best actress, all 1979, and Marquee Award, American Movie awards, best actress, 1980, all for Norma Rae; Star of the Year Award, National Association of Theatre Owners, 1981; Golden Globe Award nomination, best motion picture actress in a drama, 1982, for Absence of Malice; Marquee Award, favorite star—female, 1982; People's Choice Award (with Jane Fonda), favorite motion picture actress, 1982; Golden Globe Award nomination, best motion picture actress in a comedy or musical, 1983, for Kiss Me Goodbye; Golden Apple Award, Hollywood Women's Press Club, female star of the year, 1984; Academy Award, best actress, and Golden Globe Award, best actress in a dramatic film, both 1984, for Places in the Heart; Crystal Award, Women in Film Crystal awards, 1986; Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Award, Hasty Pudding Theatricals, Harvard University, 1986; Golden Globe Award nomination, best motion picture actress in a comedy or musical, 1986, for Murphy's Romance; Golden Globe Award nomination, best motion picture actress in a drama, 1990, for Steel Magnolias; Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role, Film Award nomination, British Academy of Film and Television awards, outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role, and Blimp Award nomination, Kids' Choice awards, favorite movie actress, all 1995, for Forrest Gump; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actress in a miniseries or a special, and outstanding miniseries, both 1995, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a miniseries or motion picture made for television, and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding performance by a female actor in a television movie or miniseries, both 1996, all for A Woman of Independent Means; Berinale Camera, Berlin International Film Festival, 1996; Ruby Award, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, 1999; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actress, and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding performance by a female actor in a television movie or miniseries, both 2000, for A Cooler Climate; Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding performance by a female actor in a television movie or miniseries, 2001, for David Copperfield; Board of the Governors Award, American Society of Cinematographers, 2001; Emmy Award, outstanding guest actress in a drama series, and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series, both 2001, and Emmy Award nomination, outstanding guest actress in a drama series, 2003, all for ER; Field's performance as the title character in the film Norma Rae was named one of the one hundred "greatest screen heroes and villains" by American Film Institute.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Mercy McBee, The Way West, United Artists, 1967.

Mary Tate Farnsworth, Stay Hungry, United Artists, 1976.

Carol Bell, Heroes, Universal, 1977.

Carrie, Smokey and the Bandit, Universal, 1977.

Gwen Doyle, Hooper, Warner Bros., 1978.

Mary Ellen, The End, United Artists, 1978.

Celeste Whitman, Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, Warner Bros., 1979.

Norma Rae Webster (title role), Norma Rae, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1979.

Carrie, Smokey and the Bandit II (also known as Smokey and the Bandit Ride Again ), Universal, 1980.

Amy Post, Back Roads, Warner Bros., 1981.

Megan Carter, Absence of Malice, Columbia, 1981.

Kay Villano, Kiss Me Goodbye, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1982.

Edna Spalding, Places in the Heart, TriStar, 1984.

Emma Moriarty, Murphy's Romance, Columbia, 1985.

Daisy Morgan, Surrender, Warner Bros., 1987.

Lilah Krytsick, Punchline, Columbia, 1988.

M'Lynn Eatenton, Steel Magnolias, TriStar, 1989.

Twisted Justice, 1990.

Betty Mahmoody, Not without My Daughter, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/Pathe, 1991.

Celeste Talbert/Maggie, Soapdish, Paramount, 1991.

Miranda Hillard, Mrs. Doubtfire, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1993.

Voice of Sassy, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Buena Vista, 1993.

Mrs. Gump, Forrest Gump, Paramount, 1994.

Herself, A Century of Cinema (documentary), 1994.

Karen McCann, Eye for an Eye, Paramount, 1996.

Voice of Sassy, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, Buena Vista, 1996.

Mama Lil, Where the Heart Is, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2000.

Valdine Wingfield, Say It Ain't So, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2000.

Representative Victoria Rudd, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2003.

Anita, Two Weeks, c. 2005.

Herself, Going through Splat: The Life and Work of Stewart Stern (documentary), 2005.

Some sources cite an appearance in Moon Pilot, Buena Vista, 1962.

Film Director:

Beautiful, Destination Films, 2000.

Film Executive Producer:

Murphy's Romance, Columbia, 1985.

The Lost Children of Berlin (documentary), Fogwood Films/Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, 1997.

Film Producer:

Punchline, Columbia, 1988.

Dying Young (also known as Choice of Love ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1991.

Television Appearances; Series:

Frances Elizabeth "Gidget" Lawrence, Gidget, ABC, 1965–66.

Sister Bertrille (Elsie Ethrington), The Flying Nun, ABC, 1967–70.

Sally Burton, The Girl with Something Extra, NBC, 1973–74.

Maggie Wyczenski, ER (also known as Emergency Room ), NBC, 2000–2003.

Justice Kate Nolan, The Court, ABC, 2002.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Bess Steed Garner, A Woman of Independent Means, NBC, 1995.

Trudy Cooper, From the Earth to the Moon, HBO, 1998.

Aunt Betsey Trotwood, David Copperfield, TNT, 2000.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Denise "Dennie" Miller, Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring (also known as Maybe I'll Be Home in the Spring ), ABC, 1971.

Jane Duden, Marriage: Year One, NBC, 1971.

Vicki, Mongo's Back in Town, CBS, 1971.

Christine Morgan, Home for the Holidays (also known as Deadly Desires ), ABC, 1972.

Roselle Bridgeman, Hitched (also known as Westward the Wagon ), NBC, 1973.

Jennifer Melford, Bridger, ABC, 1976.

Sybil Dorsett (title role), "Sybil," The Big Event, NBC, 1976.

Iris Prue, A Cooler Climate, Showtime, 1999.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Narrator, California Girl (documentary), ABC, 1968.

Beth Barber, Lily for President, CBS, 1982.

The Making of "Absence of Malice " (documentary), 1982.

Herself, Live Aid, multiple networks, 1985.

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life, 1987.

Punchline Party (also known as Sally Field and Tom Hank's "Punchline " Party ), HBO, 1988.

The New Hollywood, NBC, 1990.

Host and narrator, Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire, TNT, 1991.

Voices That Care, Fox, 1991.

An American Reunion: The 52nd Presidential Inaugural Gala, CBS, 1993.

Rowan & Martin's "Laugh–In ": 25th Anniversary Reunion, NBC, 1993.

Voice of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, A Century of Women (documentary; also known as A Family of Women ), TBS, 1994.

All–Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (also known as Sesame Street's All–Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! ), ABC, 1994.

Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump (documentary), HBO, 1994.

Inside the Academy Awards, TNT, 1995.

The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful (also known as Popcorn Venus ), TBS, 1996.

George Bailey's mother and narrator, Merry Christmas, George Bailey, PBS, 1997.

Host, AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies: Love Crazy, CBS, 1998.

Herself, Paul Newman, 2001.

America: A Tribute to Heroes, multiple networks, 2001.

Ladies' Home Journal's Most Fascinating Women to Watch, 2001.

Herself, AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Heroes and Villains, 2003.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 52nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1980.

Presenter, The 53rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1981.

American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish, 1984.

The 57th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1985.

Presenter, The 58th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, 1986.

American Film Institute Salute to Billy Wilder, 1986.

The 63rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1991.

Presenter, The 64th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, 1992.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, 1992.

The 65th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1993.

Presenter, The 67th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1995.

The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg, NBC, 1995.

The Sixth Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2000.

Presenter, The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2001.

The Seventh Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2001.

Herself, The Third Annual TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV, TV Land, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

The Dating Game, ABC, 1965.

Nancy Zogerdorfer, "No Talent Scouts," Occasional Wife, NBC, 1966.

The Hollywood Squares, NBC, 1966.

Bonnie Banner, "Big Brother Is Watching You," Hey, Landlord, NBC, 1967.

Bonnie Banner, "A Little Off the Top," Hey, Landlord, NBC, 1967.

Bonnie Banner, "Sharin' Sharon," Hey, Landlord, NBC, 1967.

Bonnie Banner, "Woody, Can You Spare a Sister?," Hey, Landlord, NBC, 1967.

Band contest judge, "Bobby Vee/Real Don Steele," Happening '68 (also known as Happening and It's Happening ), ABC, 1968.

Band contest judge, "Etta James/Pat Paulsen/Cowsills," Happening '68 (also known as Happening and It's Happening ), ABC, 1968.

Band contest judge, "Strawberry Alarm Clock," Happening '68 (also known as Happening and It's Happening ), ABC, 1968.

Rowan & Martin's "Laugh–In " (also known as Laugh–In ), NBC, multiple episodes in 1968.

Jenny Hale, "Jenny, Who Bombs Buildings," Bracken's World, NBC, 1970.

Clementine Hale, "Dreadful Sorry Clementine," Alias Smith and Jones, ABC, 1971.

Jan Wilkins and June Wilkins, "I Can Hardly Tell You Apart," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1971.

Clementine Hale, "The Clementine Incident," Alias Smith and Jones, ABC, 1972.

Irene, "Whisper," Night Gallery, NBC, 1973.

"Sally Field & Bob Crane," $10,000 Pyramid, 1974.

Carol Burnett & Company, ABC, 1979.

Molly Follett, "All the Way Home," NBC Live Theater, NBC, 1981.

Herself, The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1992.

Host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night, " Saturday Night, and SNL ), NBC, 1993.

The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1993, 1995, 1998, and 2000.

"Addicted to Fame," First Person with Maria Shriver, NBC, 1994.

The Martin Short Show, NBC, 1994.

Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 1995.

Narrator, "New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children/Committee Praying," Sex and the Silver Screen, Showtime, 1996.

Herself, "Arnold Schwarzenegger: Flex Appeal," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1996.

Herself, "Where Is the Love?," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1996.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996 and 1998.

Voice of Junie Harper, "Hilloween," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 1997.

Secretary number ninety–one, "Opus One," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1998.

"Lee Strasberg: The Method Man," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1998.

Celebrity Profile: Danny Glover (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 1998.

Intimate Portrait: Sally Field, Lifetime, 1998.

TVography, Arts and Entertainment, 1998.

Herself, "James Garner: A Maverick Spirit," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2000.

The Directors: Sydney Pollack, Encore, c. 2000.

Herself, "Jackie Gleason: The Great One," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

The View, ABC, 2002.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2002 and 2003.

Television Work; Miniseries:

Executive producer, A Woman of Independent Means, NBC, 1995.

Director, "The Original Wives Club," From the Earth to the Moon, HBO, 1998.

Television Work; Movies:

Executive producer and director, The Christmas Tree, ABC, 1996.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Oscar's Greatest Moments, 1992.

Mom, Saturday Night Live Christmas, 1999.

Music Videos:

"Voices That Care," 1991.

Albums:

Sally Field—Star of the Flying Nun, RCA Victor, 1968.

WRITINGS

Teleplays; Movies:

(With Janet Brownell) The Christmas Tree, ABC, 1996.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Bonderoff, Jason, Sally Field, St. Martin's Press, 1987.

Goldstein, Toby, Sally Field, PaperJacks, 1988.

International Directory of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996.

St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000.

Periodicals:

American Film, October, 1982, p. 58.

Back Stage West, September 14, 2000.

Entertainment Weekly, November 26, 1993; February 17, 1995; September 22, 2000, pp. 36–41.

Films Illustrated, August, 1979.

Good Housekeeping, March, 1996; October, 1998, p. 35; June, 2001.

Gotham, June, 2003, pp. 286–87.

Inc., March, 2000.

Movieline, October, 1996.

My Generation, January, 2002, pp. 40–44.

New Statesman, June 21, 1996.

New York Post, February 16, 1995; October 2, 2002.

New York Times, September 16, 1984; September 21, 1984; July 6, 1994; November 4, 2002; July 2, 2003.

People Weekly, October 15, 1984, p. 112; October 17, 1988, p. 90; July 8, 1991; January 29, 1996; November 27, 2000, p. 93.

Premiere, winter, 1993; August, 1994.

Time, December 24, 1984; November 20, 1989; August 1, 1994.

TV Guide, February 18, 1995, pp. 10–14.

Variety, October 14, 2002.