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Sally Field

  • Birthplace: Pasadena, California, USA
  • Birthday: November 6, 1946

Blessed with boundless energy and charm, Sally Field was a natural choice for the All-American girl roles that brought her early stardom – the spunky girl surfer “Gidget” (ABC, 1965-66) and Sister Betrille in “The Flying Nun” (ABC, 1967-1970). In the 1970s, Field reinvented herself as a serious film actress with the Emmy-winning TV-movie “Sybil” (1976) and with her Oscar-winning turn as a labor organizer in “Norma Rae” (1979). Field’s popularity rarely waned over the next two decades – helped in large part by a fabled late…more

Credits

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Career Milestones

  • 2009

    Nominated for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in Drama Series

  • 2006 to 0000

    Cast as the mother of five adult children ABC's "Brothers & Sisters"; earned Golden Globe (2008, 2009), SAG (2008, 2009) and Emmy (2008, 2009) nominations for Best Actress in a Drama Series

  • 2006

    Played the sick mother of four in the bittersweet comedy "Two Weeks"

  • 2003

    Played Congresswoman Victoria Rudd, opposite Reese Witherspoon in "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde"

  • 2001

    Had a supporting role as Heather Graham's mother in "Say It Isn't So"

Awards

  • 2009

    Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

  • 2007

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

  • 2001

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

  • 1986

    Women in Film Crystal Award:

  • 1985

    Academy Award: Best Actress in a Leading Role

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