Sally Field

Sally Field

Sally Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American movie and television actress. Born in Pasadena, California, she grew up in a Hollywood family. Her mother, Margaret Field, was an actress, and her step-father, a former stunt-man, was Western actor Jock Mahoney. She got her start on television, starring as the boy-struck surfer-girl in the series Gidget. She then went on to star in The Flying Nun.

Having played mostly comic characters on television, Field was not initially regarded as having much potential as a dramatic actress. In 1976, Field was finally able to show that she could play this kind of role, starring as the title character afflicted with multiple personality syndrome in the TV film Sybil. She won an Emmy Award for her performance. In 1979, she starred as a union organizer in Norma Rae, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She won another Oscar in 1984 for her starring role in Places in the Heart: her gushing acceptance speech is one of the best known of its kind, including the much-parodied line, "You like me, you really like me."

Field dated Burt Reynolds during many years, but never accepted his proposals of marriage. She was first married to Steven Craig from 1968 to 1975 and divorced. In 1984 she married Alan Greisman, but divorced again in 1993. Field has three sons, two from her first and one from her second marriage.

Filmography

  • Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
  • Say It Isn't So (2001)
  • Where the Heart Is (2000)
  • Eye for an Eye (1996)
  • Forrest Gump (1994)
  • Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
  • Soapdish (1991)
  • Not Without My Daughter (1991)
  • Steel Magnolias (1989)
  • Punchline (1988)
  • Surrender (1987)
  • Murphy's Romance (1985)
  • Places in the Heart (1984)
  • Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
  • Absence of Malice (1981)
  • Back Roads (1981)
  • Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
  • Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
  • Norma Rae (1979)
  • Hooper (1978)
  • The End (1978)
  • Heroes (1977)
  • Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
  • Stay Hungry (1976)

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Field has three sons, two from her first and one from her second marriage. In August 2004, Goldberg announced that she would be reviving her one-woman show on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre. In 1984 she married Alan Greisman, but divorced again in 1993. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney by pointing to her genital region. She was first married to Steven Craig from 1968 to 1975 and divorced. In July 2004, Slim-Fast, a popular diet shake, dropped Goldberg from its advertisements in response to popular opposition to statements Goldberg made at a "John Kerry for President" rally in which Goldberg repeatedly referred to President George W. Field dated Burt Reynolds during many years, but never accepted his proposals of marriage. The sitcom was cancelled due to low ratings in May 2004.

She won another Oscar in 1984 for her starring role in Places in the Heart: her gushing acceptance speech is one of the best known of its kind, including the much-parodied line, "You like me, you really like me.". An ex-singer in a girl group, Mavis was as much of a diva running the hotel as she was in the group’s glory days. In 1979, she starred as a union organizer in Norma Rae, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Whoopi starred as Mavis Rae, the owner of a small New York Hotel (called the Le Mont Hotel). She won an Emmy Award for her performance. She also starred in the sitcom, Whoopi, which began broadcasting in fall 2003 on NBC. In 1976, Field was finally able to show that she could play this kind of role, starring as the title character afflicted with multiple personality syndrome in the TV film Sybil. She hosted a syndicated talk show (The Whoopi Goldberg Show) in 1992-1993.

Having played mostly comic characters on television, Field was not initially regarded as having much potential as a dramatic actress. Goldberg was paired with Jean Stapleton in the CBS sitcom Bagdad Café (with a plot differing from the 1987 movie in several respects), which lasted two seasons (1990-1991). She then went on to star in The Flying Nun. She also hosted the Oscars in 1999. She got her start on television, starring as the boy-struck surfer-girl in the series Gidget. In 2001 she won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Her mother, Margaret Field, was an actress, and her step-father, a former stunt-man, was Western actor Jock Mahoney. She has been nominated for five American Comedy Awards with two wins.

Born in Pasadena, California, she grew up in a Hollywood family. In 1999 she received the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Vanguard Award for her continued work in supporting the gay and lesbian community. Sally Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American movie and television actress. She has received three Golden Globe nominations, winning two. She has won three People's Choice Awards. Stay Hungry (1976). She has received five Emmy nominations. Smokey and the Bandit (1977). She has received five Daytime Emmy nominations, winning one.

Heroes (1977). She has received two Oscar nominations and won one. The End (1978). Goldberg has appeared in 149 films as of October 2002. Hooper (1978). She cemented her status as a legendary comedic actress in 1992 as a lounge singer who is hidden in a convent (and consequently revitalises their choir) in Sister Act. She had a recurring role on Star Trek: The Next Generation as Guinan. Norma Rae (1979). In danger of fading from public acclaim, she revitalized her career in the role of a fake "spiritualist" who manages to actually make contact with the dead in the tear-jerker Ghost, for which she won her first Oscar award for best supporting actress.

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979). The majority of the films she made in the 1980s featured her in tough-woman comedic roles (Burglar, Fatal Beauty, Jumpin' Jack Flash), though she regularly balanced them out by performing in family-oriented films (Clara's Heart). Smokey and the Bandit II (1980). She followed up this performance with a sell-out, highly acclaimed one-woman show on Broadway. Back Roads (1981). This performance garnered her an Oscar nomination for best actress in 1986. Absence of Malice (1981). Goldberg began her film career by playing the character of Celie in the Steven Spielberg directed movie adaption of the award-winning novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker.

Kiss Me Goodbye (1982). This show caught the attention of Mike Nichols who produced a one-woman show for Goldberg on Broadway, called simply Whoopi Goldberg, which ran from October 24, 1984 to March 10, 1985 for a total of 156 performances. Places in the Heart (1984). After success as a stand up comedian in the San Francisco Bay Area, Goldberg created a one woman show in 1983 called The Spook Show. Murphy's Romance (1985). She was born in New York, New York. Surrender (1987). Caryn Elaine Johnson, better known by her stage name of Whoopi Goldberg (born November 13, 1955), is a well-known movie actress, comedian and singer.

Punchline (1988). Steel Magnolias (1989). Not Without My Daughter (1991). Soapdish (1991).

Doubtfire (1993). Mrs. Forrest Gump (1994). Eye for an Eye (1996).

Where the Heart Is (2000). Say It Isn't So (2001). Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003).