Biography
Who is Sally Field?
Early life and real name
Sally Field Margaret Field was born on November 6, 1946, in Pasadena, California, which is a suburb of Los Angeles. Her mother, Margaret Field, worked as an actress, while her father, Richard Dryden Field, served as a pharmacist and an Army member during World War II. Her ancestry includes both English and Irish roots, and she has a brother named Richard Dryden Field Jr. Who became a physicist and academic. After her parents divorced in 1950, her mother married actor and stuntman Jock Mahoney in Tijuana, Mexico, in 1952.
How Sally became famous
Sally began her professional acting career on television by securing the lead role in the ABC sitcom Gidget from 1965 to 1966. Although the initial run was cancelled after a single season, summer reruns brought strong ratings and turned the program into a hit. Following this project, ABC cast her as Sister Bertrille in the comedy series The Flying Nun, which broadcasted from 1967 to 1970. During her time on that series, she also recorded a musical album titled Star of The Flying Nun and several accompanying singles.
Career highlights
In 1977, she co-starred alongside Burt Reynolds in the highly successful comedy film Smokey and the Bandit. She achieved major critical acclaim and won her first Academy Award for Best Actress by portraying a brave union organizer in the 1979 drama Norma Rae. She collected a second Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a farm widow during the Great Depression in the 1984 film Places in the Heart, highlighted by a famous acceptance speech. Throughout the decades, she maintained a productive career on stage and screen.
Family and relationships
Sally has two children named Peter Craig and Eli Craig from her family life. She experienced her first divorce in 1975 following her studies at the Actors Studio. Throughout her decades in the entertainment industry, she balanced her demanding filming schedules with raising her children and participating in artistic endeavors. Her well-known relatives and professional colleagues span multiple generations of Hollywood history, connecting her early studio days to modern television and film productions.
Birthday and age
Sally Field was born on November 6, 1946, which makes Sally 79 years old today. That birthday falls under the Scorpio sign. Sally shares the date with 25 other famous people.
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