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Known For
Actor
Occupations
Screenwriter, Actor, Voice actor, Singer, Stage actor
Birthday
(Wednesday)
Nationality
Citizenship
United States
Political Party
Democratic Party
Languages
English
Children
3 children: Eli Craig, Peter Craig
Parents
Richard Dryden Field, Margaret Field
Education
Birmingham High School, Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Zodiac Sign
♏ Scorpio
Chinese Zodiac
狗 Dog
Name Origin
English < Ancient Greek (μαργαρίτης)
Popularity
Tier A -- 210,518 Wikipedia views/month
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Career
Career spanning 55 years (1967-2022)
Screen debut
First screen credit at age 20
Year context
Born in 1946 -- First meeting of the United Nations General Assembly; Harry S. Truman was US president
Year 1946 →
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Filmography (33)
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
TV Series
Dispatches From Elsewhere
TV Series
Maniac
Dr. Greta Mantleray
Hello, My Name Is Doris
Film
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Aunt May
Lincoln
Mary Todd Lincoln
The Amazing Spider-Man
Aunt May
The Man Who Shot Chinatown
Film
Brothers and Sisters
Nora Walker
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Victoria Rudd
AWARDS (4)
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
2007
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
2001
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Academy Awards
Academy Award for Best Actress
1985
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Primetime Emmy Awards
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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 i
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Where was Sally Field born?
Sally Field was born in Pasadena, California, USA.
What movies or shows has Sally Field been in?
Sally Field has 33 credits in our database. Notable titles include Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022), Dispatches From Elsewhere (2020), Maniac (2018), Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014).
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