Born in Pasadena, Calif., on Nov. 6, 1946, Sally Field began her career while she was still a teenager, starring in the popular TV series "Gidget" (1965). After a string of forgettable TV movies, Field won an Emmy for her work in the TV movie Sybil (1976).A year later, she starred with Burt Reynolds in her first hit movie, Smokey and the Bandit. But it wasn't until her 1979 titular role in Norma Rae that Field earned her first Best Actress Oscar and a reputation as an A-list player. Her second Oscar win came in 1984 for Places in the Heart.
Some of Field's greatest successes came with strong supporting parts in films such as Steel Magnolias (1989), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994). Field was bestowed Emmy recognition for her roles on TV in "A Woman of Independent Means," A Cooler Climate, "ER" and "Brothers & Sisters," in which she plays the family matriarch.
Steel MagnoliasSally Field and Oscar nominee Julia Roberts star as mother-daughter duo M'Lynn and Shelby, part of a tight-knit circle of Louisiana women whose lives intersect at Truvy's (Dolly Parton) beauty salon, in this character-driven drama rife with both laughter and tears. Ouiser (Shirley MacLaine), Clairee... Read More
Two WeeksFour grown siblings return to their North Carolina hometown to visit their mother (Sally Field) on her deathbed, but each handles the situation differently: Emily (Julianne Nicholson) devours self-help books; Keith (Ben Chaplin) floats through events in a haze; Barry (Tom Cavanagh) won't stop... Read More
Murphy's RomanceTrying to start over, feisty divorcée Emma Moriarty and her son, Jake, move to a small Arizona town, where widowed druggist Murphy Jones befriends the new arrivals. But things get complicated when Emma's irresponsible ex-husband shows up. Read More
Not Without My DaughterIn this fact-based thriller, Sally Field plays an American housewife who finds herself virtually trapped in Tehran when she accompanies her Iranian husband on a vacation to his native country -- and he decides to relocate the family to his homeland. Read More
Places in the HeartSally Field won her second Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Edna Spalding, a young widow living in Depression-era Waxahachie, Texas, who's determined to eke out a hardscrabble existence farming cotton on her land. Danny Glover and John Malkovich give excellent performances as hired hands who... Read More
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) | NR | |
The Desert of Forbidden Art (2010) | NR | |
The Man Who Shot Chinatown (2007) | NR | |
Brothers & Sisters (2006) | NR | |
Two Weeks (2006) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
Say It Isn't So (2001) | R | |
Where the Heart Is (2000) | PG-13 | |
Beautiful (2000) | PG-13 | |
Eye for an Eye (1996) | R | |
G | ||
A Woman of Independent Means (1995) | NR | |
PG-13 | ||
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) | PG-13 | |
G | ||
Not Without My Daughter (1991) | PG-13 | |
Soapdish (1991) | PG-13 | |
Steel Magnolias (1989) | PG | |
Punchline (1988) | R | |
Murphy's Romance (1985) | PG-13 | |
Places in the Heart (1984) | PG | |
Kiss Me Goodbye (1982) | PG | |
Absence of Malice (1981) | PG | |
Back Roads (1981) | R | |
Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) | PG | |
Norma Rae (1979) | PG | |
PG | ||
The End (1978) | R | |
Hooper (1978) | PG | |
Smokey and the Bandit (1977) | PG | |
Heroes (1977) | PG | |
NR | ||
Stay Hungry (1976) | R | |
NR | ||
NR | ||
The Flying Nun (1967) | TV-G | |
Gidget: The Complete Series (1965) | NR | |
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