Sally Field Biography
Sally Field is an American actress best known for her extensive work on screen and stage. She has received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and three Primetime Emmy Awards. In addition to nominations for a Tony Award and two British Academy Film Awards.
Moreover, she was presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2014, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2019, and a Screen Actors Life Achievement Award in 2023. As a teen, Sally attended Portola Middle School and Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, where she was a cheerleader. She began her career on television, starring in the comedies Gidget in 1965 to 1966, The Flying Nun, and The Girl with Somethin Extra.
Field received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for the NBC television film, Sybil. In 1973, she was cast in a starring role opposite John Davidson in the short-lived series, The Girl With Something Extra which aired from 1973 to 1974. Besides that, in 1977, she co-starred with Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, and Jerry Reed in the year’s second-highest-grossing film, Smokey, and the Bandit.
In addition, in 2022 it was announced that Sally would be a co-star in an upcoming comedy movie entitled 80 for Brady, which would star NFL quarterback Tom Brady along with fellow actresses Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Rila Moreno. Later in 2023, she was named the 58th recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, which she will be present at the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Sally Field Age
How old is Sally? Field is 76 years old. She was born on November 6, 1945, in Pasadena, California, United States. In addition, she celebrates her birthday on November 6 every year.
Sally Field Height
Field stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 2 inches. However, details about her other body measurements are currently unavailable but will be updated soon.
Sally Field Family
Field was born in Pasadena in the United States to Margaret Field, an actress, and Richard Dryden, who served in the Army during World War II. Additionally, she has a brother named Richard who is a physicist and an academic. However, her parents divorced in 1950 and her mother later got remarried to Jock Mahoney, and actor and stuntman. She stated in her 2018 memoir that she was sexually abused by Mahoney during her childhood.
Sally Field Husband
Is Sally married? Field was married to Steven Craig from 1968 to 1975, although they got separated. They have two sons named, Peter Craig, a novelist, and screenwriter, and Eli Craig, an actor, and director. Moreover, she married her second husband, Alan Greisman, in 1984 and together they had one son, Sam. However, they also divorced in 1994.
Sally Field Net Worth
Field has an estimated net worth of $55 million as of 2023. Her main source of income is her career as an actress.