Sally Margaret Field was born on November 6, 1946 in Pasadena, California. She is a two-time Academy Award winning American actress. She is also a two-time Emmy Award and two-time Golden Globe Award winner.

Sally won Best Actress Oscars: for Norma Rae (1979) and for Places In the Heart (1984) starring with John Malkovich.

She expanded her range in the 1970s, appearing with Jeff Bridges in the drama Stay Hungry (1976) and getting raves for her performance as a young woman with multiple personality disorder in the TV movie Sybil (1976).

Her success in the 1980s allowed her to produce movies, including Steel Magnolias (1989) and Dying Young (1991).

She also starred in a small roles in E.R. and The Court (2002). She joined the cast of the TV drama series Brothers & Sisters in 2006.

Field dated Burt Reynolds for many years. She was first married to Steven Craig from 1968 to 1975. In 1984, she married Alan Greisman. The couple divorced in 1993.

Filmography

• "Brothers & Sisters" (23 episodes, 2006-2007)
• Two Weeks (2006)
• "ER" (12 episodes, 2000-2006)
• Conviction (2005)
• Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
• "The Court" (3 episodes, 2002)
• Say It Isn't So (2001)
• David Copperfield (2000)
• Where the Heart Is (2000)
• A Cooler Climate (1999)
• "Murphy Brown" (1 episode, 1998)
• "From the Earth to the Moon" (1998)
• Merry Christmas, George Bailey (1997)
• "King of the Hill" (1 episode, 1997)
• Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
• Eye for an Eye (1996)
• "A Woman of Independent Means" (1995)
• Forrest Gump (1994)
• "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1993)
• Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
• Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
• Soapdish (1991)
• Not Without My Daughter (1991)
• Steel Magnolias (1989)
• Punchline (1988)
• Surrender (1987)
• Murphy's Romance (1985)
• Places in the Heart (1984)
• Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
• All the Way Home (1981)
• Absence of Malice (1981)
• Back Roads (1981)
• Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
• "Carol Burnett & Company" (1 episode, 1979)
• Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
• Norma Rae (1979)
• Behind the Scenes: Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
• Hooper (1978)
• The End (1978)
• Heroes (1977)
• Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
• Sybil (1976)
• Bridger (1976)
• Stay Hungry (1976)
• "The Girl with Something Extra" (15 episodes, 1973-1974)
• "Night Gallery" (1 episode, 1973)
• Home for the Holidays (1972)
• "Alias Smith and Jones" (2 episodes, 1971-1972)
• Mongo's Back in Town (1971)
• Marriage: Year One (1971)
• "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1 episode, 1971)
• Hitched (1971)
• Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring (1971)
• "Bracken's World" (1 episode, 1970)
• "The Flying Nun" (77 episodes, 1967-1970)
• The Way West (1967)
• "Hey, Landlord" (4 episodes, 1967)
• "Occasional Wife" (1 episode, 1966)
• "Gidget" (32 episodes, 1965-1966)

Awards

• American Society of Cinematographers Board of Governors Award 2001
• Emmy Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series "ER" 2000 - 1
• Women in Film Crystal Award 1986
• Golden Globe Award Best Motion Picture Actress (Drama) "Places in the Heart" 1984
• Oscar Best Actress "Places in the Heart" 1984
• People's Choice Award Favorite Movie Actress 1982
• NATO Star of the Year Award 1981
• Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award "Norma Rae" 1979
• Golden Globe Award Best Motion Picture Actress (Drama) "Norma Rae" 1979
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Actress "Norma Rae" 1979
• National Board of Review Award Best Actress "Norma Rae" 1979
• National Society of Film Critics Award Best Actress "Norma Rae" 1979
• New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Actress "Norma Rae" 1979
• Oscar Best Actress "Norma Rae" 1979
• Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special "Sybil" 1976 - 77