Sally Field
"I've only watched my feet as I've moved through life and am amazed to see the distance I've traveled."
How She Empowers Others
As a two-time Academy Award-winner for her performances in "PLACES IN THE HEART" and "NORMA RAE," Sally Field continually captivates her audiences with her passion for bringing to life incredible characters. Ms. Field also received an Emmy Award for her title role as a young woman with multiple personalities in the four-hour television film "SYBIL," with Joanne Woodward. More recently, she thrilled audiences in "THE GLASS MENANGERIE" at the Kennedy Center in D.C. and delighted audiences in "LEGALLY BLONDE 2: RED, WHITE AND BLONDE." Ms. Field made her Broadway debut in Edward Albee's "THE GOAT, OR WHO IS SYLVIA?"
In the fall of 2000, Ms. Field made her feature film directorial debut with "BEAUTIFUL" which starred Minnie Driver as a woman who aspires to become Miss America and will do anything to become a beauty queen. Ms. Field made her TV directorial debut in December of 1996 with "THE CHRISTMAS TREE," a two-hour ABC telefilm starring Julie Harris. She also served as Executive Producer and shared writing credit on this project based on Julie Salamon's novel of the same name. She also directed an episode of Tom Hanks' epic miniseries "FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON" for HBO. Her episode, titled "The Original Wives Club," dealt with the experiences of the astronauts wives. She also reprised her reprised her Emmy award-winning role on the hit NBC drama "E.R."
Her film credits include "AN EYE FOR AN EYE," directed by John Schlesinger, and the hugely successful films "FORREST GUMP," and "MRS. DOUBTFIRE." Other feature films include "SOAPDISH," "NOT WITHOUT MY DAUGHTER," "STEEL MAGNOLIAS," "PUNCHLINE," "MURPHY'S ROMANCE" (the latter two produced by Field's production company, Fogwood Films), "ABSENCE OF MALICE," "THE END," "HOOPER," "HEROS" and "SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT" Parts I and II. Her first major film was "STAY HUNGRY" starring Jeff Bridges and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Her television credits are equally as expansive and include the role of "Aunt Betsey" in the TNT adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic, "DAVID COPPERFIELD," and Showtime's "A COOLER CLIMATE," which earned her an Emmy nomination for her role as a wealthy wife turned impoverished divorcee who finds work as a maid.
Prior to that, her appearance in "A WOMAN OF INDEPENDENT MEANS," a six-hour miniseries, marked her return to television - not only as an actor, but also as co-producer - after a twenty year absence. Her performance earned her Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
Presently, Ms. Field plays Nora Walker, the matriarch of the Walker clan in ABC's hit series "BROTHERS & SISTERS, which will be returning for a second season. Her portrayal earned her the 2007 Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a drama series.
Born in Pasadena, California, and raised in a show business family, Field was enrolled in acting classes at Columbia Pictures when she was selected from among 150 finalists to star in the television series, "GIDGET." She went on to star in the series' "THE FLYING NUN" and "THE GIRL WITH SOMETHING EXTRA.
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