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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. 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.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, producer, director, writer
- Birth Details
- November 6, 1946
- Pasadena, California, United States
Famous Works
- 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 theBandit 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/Survivorsof 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 (alsoknown 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 andEntertainment, 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
- 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
Further Reference
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
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