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Sally Field
Sally Field
79 years (Nov 6, 1946)
Pasadena, California, USA
41 Movies
16 TV Shows
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Sally Field

Two-time Oscar winner for Best Actress for Norma Rae (1979) and Places in the Heart (1984). Television rise with The Flying Nun (1967-1970) and Sybil (1976). Starred in Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Steel Magnolias (1989), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Forrest Gump (1994) as the protagonist's mother, and Steven Spielberg's Lincoln (2012) earning an Oscar nomination. American actress with an extremely wide career, a benchmark of American cinema across the last five decades, recognized for her dramatic range and sustained presence in prestigious productions.
Two-time Oscar winner for Best Actress for Norma Rae (1979) and Places in the Heart (1984). Television rise with The Flying Nun (1967-1970) and Sybil (1976). Starred in Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Steel Magnolias (1989), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Forrest Gump (1994) as the protagonist's mother, and Steven Spielberg's Lincoln (2012) earning an Oscar nomination. American actress with an extremely wide career, a benchmark of American cinema across the last five decades, recognized for her dramatic range and sustained presence in prestigious productions.
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Remarkably Bright Creatures
Tova Sullivan
★ 8.4
2026
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80 for Brady
Betty
★ 6.2
2023
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Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Jessie Buss · 10 episodes
★ 7.7
2022
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Spoiler Alert
Marilyn
★ 7.0
2022
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Dispatches from Elsewhere
Janice · 10 episodes
★ 6.7
2020
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Love Letters
Melissa Gardner
2020
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National Theatre Live: All My Sons
Kate Keller
★ 8.5
2019
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Maniac
Dr. Greta Mantleray · 10 episodes
★ 7.3
2018
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Little Evil
Miss Shaylock
★ 5.6
2017
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Sally Field and where are they from?
Sally Field is 79 years old, born on November 6, 1946 in Pasadena, California, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Sally Field?
Sally Field is best known for roles in Forrest Gump, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
How many movies has Sally Field been in?
Over a 64-year career (since 1962), Sally Field has appeared in 41 movies and 16 TV shows.
What was Sally Field's first movie?
The career of Sally Field began with Moon Pilot (1962).
What is Sally Field's most recent movie or series?
Sally Field's most recent release is Remarkably Bright Creatures, which premiered on May 7, 2026.
What TV shows has Sally Field appeared in?
On television, Sally Field has appeared in Maniac, ER, King of the Hill, Saturday Night Live.
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Sally Field
Sally Field
1946-11-06 · Pasadena, California, USA

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.

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