Sally Field

The gorgeous American actress and a director, Sally Margaret Field was born on 6th November 1946 in Pasadena, California. She was born to the actress Margaret Field and an Army officer, Richard Dryden Field. It was in 1950 her parents divorced, and Margaret married Jock Mahoney, a stuntman. Margaret spent her childhood at Portola Middle School and Birmingham High School where she did cheerleading. She did her debut in a TV sitcom Gidget (1965-66) where she played the part of a surfer girl alongside Pete Duel followed by The Flying Nun by ABC where Field was Sister Bertrille. After a long while she featured in a film-for-television, Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring. In the film, she played a girl who runs away and returns home with a weird drug addict. Her co-star in the film was David Carradine David Carradine, an American performing artist and >> Read More... . She continued making guest appearances on shows like Alias Smith and Jones and Night Gallery. Her next stint was a lead role in The Girl with Something Extra following which she studied at Actors Studio under Lee Strasberg. Strasberg helped her grow in her career.

She was then offered a lead in a TV film, Sybil. She bagged an Emmy Award for the Most Dramatic Actress for Sybil where she played the part of a woman suffering from multiple personality disorder. Her next movie was a big commercial hit being the 2nd highest grossing film, Smokey and the Bandit wherein she was paired opposite Burt Reynolds Burt Reynolds is also known as Burton Leon is an A >> Read More... , Jackie Gleason Jackie Gleason was born on 26th February, 1916 in >> Read More... , and Jerry Reed. She bagged yet another dramatic role in Norma Rae, therefore, winning Best Female Performance at Cannes Film Festival and an Academy Award for Best Actress. Leaving her comfort zone, she starred as a sex worker in Back Roads alongside Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones was born on 15th September, 1946 i >> Read More... . She was nominated thrice for Golden Globe Awards for Absence of Malice (1981), Kiss Me Goodbye (1982, and Steel Magnolias (1989) followed by winning an Oscar for the lead she played in Places in the Heart. Field co-starred with James Garner James Garner is an actor, voice artist and a produ >> Read More... in Murphy’s Romance and won the Women in Film Crystal Award. After doing various supporting roles in the 90s, Field appeared in the film “Not without My Daughter” that was based on Betty Mahmoody’s real life experience where she escaped from Iran with her daughter. She had played a part of a mother in John Schlesinger’s Eye for an Eye and won the Berlinale Camera Award followed by a part Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde.

She bagged another Emmy Award in 2001 for ER, where she played the part of Maggie, Dr. Lockhart’s mother suffering from bipolar disease. Her directorial debut was the 1996 TV film, The Christmas Tree followed by an episode of the sitcom, “From the Earth to the Moon”. She also directed a feature film, Beautiful Click to look into! >> Read More... in the year 2000. Field added yet another Emmy Award to her kitty in 2007 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role in ABC drama, Brothers and Sisters. Field was seen in The Amazing Spider-Man as Aunt May, which got her nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Academy Awards, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Apart from acting, she is also an activist. She was suffering from osteoporosis and thus she started the Rally with Sally for Bone Health with support from Glaxosmith Kline and Roche. Field also supports the Homosexual rights, and she won the Human Rights Campaigns’ Ally for Equality Award and her Son, Sam is gay. Field’s former husband was Steven Craig with whom she had two sons, Peter Craig and Eli Craig following her divorce with Steven she was in love with Burt Reynolds and when their relationship came to an end she married Alan Greisman and has a son with him, Sam. They divorced in 1993.

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Sally Field is an actress-cum-director. She was born on 6 November, 1946, in Pasadena (California), to actress Margaret Field. Her father was an army man, whom her mother divorced in 1950. She went to Portola Middle School, as well as Birmingham High School in Van Nuys. Owing to her mother and her step-father Jock Mahoney’s rocky relationship, she had to immerse herself in school activities. She was a cheerleader and also a member of the drama society. After completing her schooling, she underwent some professional training at an acting workshop conducted at Columbia Studios.

Sally kick started her career with a gig on the American sitcom ‘Gidget’, in 1965. However, her character of Sister Bertrille on ABC’s ‘The Flying Nun’ made her a victim of typecasting and a tough time followed for her finding diverse roles. In 1975, she underwent further training in acting at the Actor’s Studio, and she was mentored by Lee Strasberg. Later, in the 1976 hit drama film ‘Sybil’, she played a woman having multiple personality disorder. This breakthrough role not only ended her time being typecast but also won her an Emmy Award. In 1979, she played the lead role in ‘Norma Rae’ and was awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. She received her first Academy Award as well for this movie. Her next notable work was seen in the 1984 film titled “Places in the Heart”. She played the lead role of Edna Spalding and received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a Silver Bear. Apart from films, she has also been awarded an Emmy, each for her recurring roles in the television series ‘ER’, ‘A Woman of Independent Means’, ‘A Cooler Climate’ and ‘Brothers and Sisters’.

Sally took to directing in 1996 when she directed The Christmas Tree, a telefilm starring Julie Harris. Next, she directed ‘Beautiful’, a film based on the sacrifices and compromises made by pageant contestants.

Sally has been much of an activist in real life. Owing to her being afflicted with osteoporosis, she ran the "Rally with Sally for Bone Health" campaign to spread awareness for the same. She is a Democrat and has co-hosted the Global Leadership Awards, six times. She is an ardent activist for women’s rights and has been a member of the board of directors of the Vital Voices Global Partnership.

Sally has two sons from her first marriage with Steven Craig, which culminated in a divorce after seven years in 1975. She was known to have been in a relationship with actor and the then co-star Burt Reynolds from the late 1970s. However, after breaking up with him, she tied the knot with Alan Greisman in 1984. This marriage too ended in divorce in 1993. She begot a son with Alan named Sam, who is gay. Being the modern mom, she is a gay rights’ activist as well, and in 2012, she was awarded the Human Rights Campaign's Ally for Equality Award.