Field, Sally (1946–)

American actress. Born Nov 6, 1946, in Pasadena, California; dau. of Richard (army captain) and Margaret (Maggie Mahoney) Field (actress); stepdau. of actor Jock Mahoney; attended Columbia Studios Actor's Workshop, 1973–75; m. Steven Craig (screenwriter), 1968 (div. 1975); m. Alan Greisman (producer), 1984 (div. 1993); children: (1st m.) Peter and Eli Craig; (2nd m.) Samuel Greisman.

Had early fame in title role of tv series "Gidget" (1965–66), then gained wider popularity as star of tv sitcom "The Flying Nun" (1967–70); made film debut in The Way West (1967) but remained primarily tv star, broadening repertoire with the edgy "Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring" (1970); had 1st major film role in Stay Hungry (1976); won Emmy for performance in tv miniseries "Sybil" (1976); while living with Burt Reynolds, starred opposite him in Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and Hooper (1978); won Oscar, Golden Globe and Best Actress Prize at Cannes for performance as small-town union leader in Norma Rae (1979); won 2nd Oscar and Golden Globe for Places in the Heart (1984); formed production company, Fogwood Films (1988), which was responsible for Steel Magnolias (1989); starred in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994); directed tv movie "The Christmas Tree" (1996) and feature film Beautiful (2000), starring Minnie Driver; won American Society of Cinematographers' Board of Governors Award (2001). Other films and tv movies include Absence of Malice (1981), Kiss Me Goodbye (1982), Murphy's Romance (1985), Punchline (1988), Soapdish (1991), Not Without My Daughter (1991), A Woman of Independent Means (1995) and Where the Heart Is (2001).

See also Russell Roberts, Sally Field (Mitchell Lane, 2003).