Sally Field Biography (1946-)

Full name, Sally Margaret Field; born November 6, 1946, in Pasadena, CA; daughter of Richard Dryden Field (in sales) and Maggie Field Mahoney (an actress); stepdaughter of Jock Mahoney (a stunt performer and actor); married Steve Craig, September, 1968 (a contractor; divorced, 1975); married Alan Greisman (a film producer and film executive), December, 1984 (divorced, 1994); children: (first marriage) Peter Craig (a novelist), Elijah Craig (an actor); (second marriage) Samuel H. Greisman. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Contact: P.O. Box 492417,Los Angeles, CA 90049.; Publicist: PMK/HBH Public Relations, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, producer, director, writer
Birth Details: November 6, 1946; Pasadena, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Mercy McBee, The Way West, United Artists, 1967
Mary Tate Farnsworth, Stay Hungry, United Artists, 1976
Carol Bell, Heroes, Universal, 1977
Carrie, Smokey and the Bandit, Universal, 1977
Gwen Doyle, Hooper, Warner Bros., 1978
Mary Ellen, The End, United Artists, 1978
Celeste Whitman, Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, Warner Bros., 1979
Norma Rae Webster (title role), Norma Rae, Twentieth Century-Fox,1979
Carrie, Smokey and the Bandit II (also known as Smokey and theBandit Ride Again), Universal, 1980
Amy Post, Back Roads, Warner Bros., 1981
Megan Carter, Absence of Malice, Columbia, 1981
Kay Villano, Kiss Me Goodbye, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
Edna Spalding, Places in the Heart, TriStar, 1984
Emma Moriarty, Murphy's Romance, Columbia, 1985
Daisy Morgan, Surrender, Warner Bros., 1987
Lilah Krytsick, Punchline, Columbia, 1988
M'Lynn Eatenton, Steel Magnolias, TriStar, 1989
Twisted Justice, 1990
Betty Mahmoody, Not without My Daughter, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Pathe, 1991
Celeste Talbert/Maggie, Soapdish, Paramount, 1991
Miranda Hillard, Mrs. Doubtfire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
Voice of Sassy, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Buena Vista, 1993
Mrs. Gump, Forrest Gump, Paramount, 1994
Herself, A Century of Cinema (documentary), 1994
Karen McCann, Eye for an Eye, Paramount, 1996
Voice of Sassy, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, Buena Vista, 1996
Mama Lil, Where the Heart Is, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
Valdine Wingfield, Say It Ain't So, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
Representative Victoria Rudd, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2003
Anita, Two Weeks, c. 2005
Herself, Going through Splat: The Life and Work of Stewart Stern (documentary), 2005
Some sources cite an appearance in Moon Pilot, Buena Vista, 1962.
Film Director
Beautiful, Destination Films, 2000
Film Executive Producer
Murphy's Romance, Columbia, 1985
The Lost Children of Berlin (documentary), Fogwood Films/Survivorsof the Shoah Visual History Foundation, 1997
Film Producer
Punchline, Columbia, 1988
Dying Young (also known as Choice of Love), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
Television Appearances
Series
Frances Elizabeth "Gidget" Lawrence, Gidget, ABC, 1965-66
Sister Bertrille (Elsie Ethrington), The Flying Nun, ABC, 1967-70
Sally Burton, The Girl with Something Extra, NBC, 1973-74
Maggie Wyczenski, ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2000-2003
Justice Kate Nolan, The Court, ABC, 2002
Miniseries
Bess Steed Garner, A Woman of Independent Means, NBC, 1995
Trudy Cooper, From the Earth to the Moon, HBO, 1998
Aunt Betsey Trotwood, David Copperfield, TNT, 2000
Movies
Denise "Dennie" Miller, Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring (also known as Maybe I'll Be Home in the Spring), ABC, 1971
Jane Duden, Marriage: Year One, NBC, 1971
Vicki, Mongo's Back in Town, CBS, 1971
Christine Morgan, Home for the Holidays (also known as Deadly Desires), ABC, 1972
Roselle Bridgeman, Hitched (also known as Westward the Wagon), NBC, 1973
Jennifer Melford, Bridger, ABC, 1976
Sybil Dorsett (title role), "Sybil," The Big Event, NBC, 1976
Iris Prue, A Cooler Climate, Showtime, 1999
Specials
Narrator, California Girl (documentary), ABC, 1968
Beth Barber, Lily for President, CBS, 1982

The Making of "Absence of Malice" (documentary), 1982
Herself, Live Aid, multiple networks, 1985
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life, 1987
Punchline Party (also known as Sally Field and Tom Hank's "Punchline" Party), HBO, 1988
The New Hollywood, NBC, 1990
Host and narrator, Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire, TNT, 1991
Voices That Care, Fox, 1991
An American Reunion: The 52nd Presidential Inaugural Gala, CBS, 1993
Rowan & Martin's "Laugh-In": 25th Anniversary Reunion, NBC, 1993
Voice of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, A Century of Women (documentary;also known as A Family of Women), TBS, 1994
All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (also known as Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!), ABC, 1994
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump (documentary), HBO, 1994
Inside the Academy Awards, TNT, 1995
The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful (also known as Popcorn Venus), TBS, 1996
George Bailey's mother and narrator, Merry Christmas, George Bailey, PBS, 1997
Host, AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies: Love Crazy, CBS, 1998
Herself, Paul Newman, 2001
America: A Tribute to Heroes, multiple networks, 2001
Ladies' Home Journal's Most Fascinating Women to Watch, 2001
Herself, AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Heroes and Villains, 2003
Awards Presentations
The 52nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1980
Presenter, The 53rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1981
American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish, 1984
The 57th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1985
Presenter, The 58th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, 1986
American Film Institute Salute to Billy Wilder, 1986
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1991
Presenter, The 64th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, 1992
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, 1992
The 65th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1993
Presenter, The 67th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1995
The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg, NBC, 1995
The Sixth Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2000
Presenter, The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2001
The Seventh Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2001
Herself, The Third Annual TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV, TV Land, 2005
Episodic
The Dating Game, ABC, 1965
Nancy Zogerdorfer, "No Talent Scouts," Occasional Wife, NBC, 1966
The Hollywood Squares, NBC, 1966
Bonnie Banner, "Big Brother Is Watching You," Hey, Landlord, NBC,1967
Bonnie Banner, "A Little Off the Top," Hey, Landlord, NBC, 1967
Bonnie Banner, "Sharin' Sharon," Hey, Landlord, NBC, 1967
Bonnie Banner, "Woody, Can You Spare a Sister?," Hey, Landlord, NBC, 1967
Band contest judge, "Bobby Vee/Real Don Steele," Happening '68 (also known as Happening and It's Happening), ABC, 1968
Band contest judge, "Etta James/Pat Paulsen/Cowsills," Happening '68 (also known as Happening and It's Happening), ABC, 1968
Band contest judge, "Strawberry Alarm Clock," Happening '68 (alsoknown as Happening and It's Happening), ABC, 1968
Rowan & Martin's "Laugh-In" (also known as Laugh-In), NBC, multiple episodes in 1968
Jenny Hale, "Jenny, Who Bombs Buildings," Bracken's World, NBC, 1970
Clementine Hale, "Dreadful Sorry Clementine," Alias Smith and Jones, ABC, 1971
Jan Wilkins and June Wilkins, "I Can Hardly Tell You Apart," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1971
Clementine Hale, "The Clementine Incident," Alias Smith and Jones,ABC, 1972
Irene, "Whisper," Night Gallery, NBC, 1973
"Sally Field & Bob Crane," $10,000 Pyramid, 1974
Carol Burnett & Company, ABC, 1979
Molly Follett, "All the Way Home," NBC Live Theater, NBC, 1981
Herself, The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1992
Host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1993
The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1993, 1995, 1998, and 2000
"Addicted to Fame," First Person with Maria Shriver, NBC, 1994
The Martin Short Show, NBC, 1994
Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 1995
Narrator, "New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children/Committee Praying," Sex and the Silver Screen, Showtime, 1996
Herself, "Arnold Schwarzenegger: Flex Appeal," Biography, Arts andEntertainment, 1996
Herself, "Where Is the Love?," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996 and 1998
Voice of Junie Harper, "Hilloween," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 1997
Secretary number ninety-one, "Opus One," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1998
"Lee Strasberg: The Method Man," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Celebrity Profile: Danny Glover (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 1998
Intimate Portrait: Sally Field, Lifetime, 1998
TVography, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Herself, "James Garner: A Maverick Spirit," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
The Directors: Sydney Pollack, Encore, c. 2000
Herself, "Jackie Gleason: The Great One," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
The View, ABC, 2002
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2002 and 2003
Television Work
Miniseries
Executive producer, A Woman of Independent Means, NBC, 1995
Director, "The Original Wives Club," From the Earth to the Moon, HBO, 1998
Movies
Executive producer and director, The Christmas Tree, ABC, 1996
RECORDINGS
Videos
Oscar's Greatest Moments, 1992
Mom, Saturday Night Live Christmas, 1999
Music Videos
"Voices That Care," 1991
Albums
Sally Field--Star of the Flying Nun, RCA Victor, 1968
WRITINGS
Teleplays
Movies
(With Janet Brownell) The Christmas Tree, ABC, 1996

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Bonderoff, Jason, Sally Field, St. Martin's Press, 1987
Goldstein, Toby, Sally Field, PaperJacks, 1988
International Directory of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000

Periodicals

American Film, October, 1982, p. 58
Back Stage West, September 14, 2000
Entertainment Weekly, November 26, 1993; February 17, 1995; September 22, 2000, pp. 36-41
Films Illustrated, August, 1979
Good Housekeeping, March, 1996; October, 1998, p. 35; June, 2001
Gotham, June, 2003, pp. 286-87
Inc., March, 2000
Movieline, October, 1996
My Generation, January, 2002, pp. 40-44
New Statesman, June 21, 1996
New York Post, February 16, 1995; October 2, 2002
New York Times, September 16, 1984; September 21, 1984; July 6, 1994; November 4, 2002; July 2, 2003
People Weekly, October 15, 1984, p. 112; October 17, 1988, p. 90;July 8, 1991; January 29, 1996; November 27, 2000, p. 93
Premiere, winter, 1993; August, 1994
Time, December 24, 1984; November 20, 1989; August 1, 1994
TV Guide, February 18, 1995, pp. 10-14
Variety, October 14, 2002

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