About
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...
Known for
King of the HillSeries • 1997
ERSeries • 1994
Brothers and SistersSeries • 2006
Forrest GumpMovie • 1994
The Larry Sanders ShowSeries • 1992
The Amazing Spider-ManMovie • 2012
Night GallerySeries • 1970
The Amazing Spider-Man 2Movie • 2014
Alias Smith and JonesSeries • 1971
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers DynastySeries • 2022
The Flying NunSeries • 1967
Remarkably Bright CreaturesMovie • 2026
Mrs. DoubtfireMovie • 1993
LincolnMovie • 2012
ManiacSeries • 2018
From the Earth to the MoonSeries • 1998
The Dating GameSeries • 1965
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & BlondeMovie • 2003
80 for BradyMovie • 2023
GidgetSeries • 1965
Homeward Bound: The Incredible JourneyMovie • 1993
Steel MagnoliasMovie • 1989
Dispatches from ElsewhereSeries • 2020
Smokey and the BanditMovie • 1977