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Sally Field
(1946-)
Who Is Sally Field?
Actress Sally Field's big break came when she began playing the lead role in the TV sitcom Gidget in 1965.
She next appeared in the hit series The Flying Nun, before moving on to the big screen. Field won Academy Awards for her performances in Norma Rae (1979) and Places in the Heart (1984), as well as Emmys for the 1976 TV movie Sybil and her later contributions to ER and Brothers & Sisters.
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Field is also known for her roles in the films Smokey and the Bandit, Forrest Gump and Lincoln, along with her Tony-nominated stage work.
Early Life
Actress, director and writer Sally Margaret Field was born on November 6, 1946, in Pasadena, California.
The youngest of two children born to actress Margaret Field, the future star grew up in show business.
After Field's parents divorced, her mother married actor and stuntman Jock Mahoney. Field's stepfather was a strict disciplinarian who expected faithful obedience from Fi