Sally Field

**Sally Margaret Field** (born November 6, 1946) is an American actress, singer, producer, director, and screenwriter. She has been in many movies. These include _Norma Rae_, _Murphy's Romance_, _Forrest Gump_, _Steel Magnolias_, _The Amazing Spider-Man_, and _Lincoln_. She has also acted in television programs and won many awards for her movies and acting.

## Personal life

Field married Steven Craig in 1968. The couple had two sons; Peter Craig, a novelist, and Eli Craig, an actor and director. Craig and Field divorced in 1975.

Sally Field was romantically involved with Burt Reynolds for many years.  During this time they co-starred in several movies. She married movie producer Alan Greisman in 1984. They had one son, Sam, in 1987. Field and Greisman divorced in 1993.

Field has osteoporosis.  She has become a vocal advocate for women's health issues, encouraging early diagnosis of such conditions through technology, such as bone density scans.

### Movie

|style="width:50px;"|Year|style="width:250px;"|Title|style="width:150px;"|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1962|_Moon Pilot_|Beatnik girl in lineup||||||
|1967|__|Mercy McBee||||||
|rowspan="2"|1976|_Stay Hungry_|Mary Tate Farnsworth|||||
|_Sybil_|Sybil Dorsett|||||||
|rowspan="2"|1977|_Smokey and the Bandit_|Carrie / 'Frog'|Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy||||
|_Heroes_|Carol Bell|||||||
|rowspan="2"|1978|__|Mary Ellen|||||
|_Hooper_|Gwen Doyle|||||||
|rowspan="2"|1979|_Norma Rae_|Norma Rae|Academy Award for Best Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival) American Movie Award for Best Actress Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress National Board of Review Award for Best Actress National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress||||
|_Beyond the Poseidon Adventure_|Celeste Whitman|||||||
|1980|_Smokey and the Bandit II_|Carrie / 'Frog'||||||
|rowspan="2"|1981|_Back Roads_|Amy Post|||||
|_Absence of Malice_|Megan Carter|Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama||||||
|1982|_Kiss Me Goodbye_|Kay Villano|Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|||||
|1984|_Places in the Heart_|Edna Spalding|Academy Award for Best Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama|||||
|1985|_Murphy's Romance_|Emma Moriarty|Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|||||
|rowspan="2"|1987|_Surrender_|Daisy Morgan|||||
|_Lethal Weapon_|KTLA Reporter (Uncredited)|||||||
|1988|_Punchline_|Lilah Krytsick||||||
|1989|_Steel Magnolias_|M'Lynn Eatenton|Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama|||||
|rowspan="2"|1991|_Not Without My Daughter_|Betty Mahmoody|||||
|_Soapdish_|Celeste Talbert / Maggie|||||||
|rowspan="2"|1993|_Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey_|Sassy|Voice role||||
|_Mrs. Doubtfire_|Miranda Hillard|||||||
|rowspan="2"|1994|__|Herself|Documentary||||
|_Forrest Gump_|Mrs. Gump|Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture Nominated — Blimp Award for Favorite Movie Actress||||||
|rowspan="2"|1996|_Eye for an Eye_|Karen McCann|||||
|_Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco_|Sassy|Voice role||||||
|rowspan="2"|2000|_Where the Heart Is_|Mama Lil|||||
|_Beautiful_||Directorial debut||||||
|2001|_Say It Isn't So_|Valdine Wingfield||||||
|rowspan="2"|2003|_Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde_|Rep. Victoria Rudd|||||
|_Going Through Splat: The Life and Work of Stewart Stern_|Herself|Documentary||||||
|2006|_Two Weeks_|Anita Bergman||||||
|2008|_The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning_|Marina Del Ray|Voice role|||||
|rowspan="2"|2012|__|Aunt May|||||
|_Lincoln_|Mary Todd Lincoln|African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nevada Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress Pending—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Pending—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Detroit Film Critics Society for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominated—Houston Film Critics Society for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—London Film Critics' Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated—Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress||||||
|2014|_The Amazing Spider-Man 2_|Aunt May||||||

### Television

|style="width:50px;"|Year|style="width:250px;"|Title|style="width:150px;"|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1965–6|_Gidget_|Frances Elizabeth "Gidget" Lawrence|32 episodes|||||
|1966–7|_Hey, Landlord_|Bonnie Banner|4 episodes|||||
|1967–70|__|Elsie Ethrington "Sister Bertrille"|82 episodes|||||
|rowspan="3"|1971|_Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring_|Denise "Dennie" Miller|||||
|_Hitched_|Roselle Bridgeman|||||||
|_Marriage: Year One_|Jane Duden|||||||
|1972|_Home for the Holidays_|Christine Morgan||||||
|1973–4|__|Sally Burton|22 episodes|||||
|rowspan="2"|1976|_Bridger_|Jennifer Melford|||||
|_Sybil_|Sybil Dorsett|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie||||||
|1977|_Merry Christmas, George Bailey_|Mrs. Bailey/Narrator||||||
|1995|__|Bess Alcott Steed Garner|Television miniseries Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Female Actor - Miniseries or Television Film|||||
|1998|_From the Earth to the Moon_|Trudy Cooper; also directed|Miniseries|||||
|1999|__|Iris|Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Female Actor - Miniseries or Television Film|||||
|2000|_David Copperfield_|Aunt Betsey Trotwood|Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Female Actor - Miniseries or Television Film|||||
|2000–6|_ER_|Maggie Wyczenski|Recurring role Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Drama Series (Won in 2001, Nominated 2003) Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (2000)|||||
|2002|__|Justice Kate Nolan|Cancelled after 6 episodes|||||
|2005|_Conviction_|||||||
|2006–11|_Brothers & Sisters_|Nora Walker|109 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama Series (Won in 2007, Nominated 2008–09) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (Won in 2009, Nominated 2008) Prism Award for Best Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline (2008) Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama (2008–09) Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (2007–08) Nominated — People's Choice Award for Favorite Female TV Star (2008–09)|||||

## Infobox (person)

- **image**: Sally Field (11196).jpg
- **caption**: Field in 2018
- **birth name**: Sally Margaret Field
- **birth place**: Pasadena, California, U.S
- **years active**: 1962–present
- **occupation**: Actress, singer, producer, director, screenwriter
- **spouse**: Steve Craig (1968–1975)
Alan Greisman (1984–1993)