Sally Field, born in 1946, has navigated a multifaceted career from television comedies like "Gidget" and "The Flying Nun" to critically acclaimed roles in films such as "Norma Rae" and "Places in the Heart," earning two Oscars. Her versatility shone in dramas, comedies, and television, with notable turns in "Brothers & Sisters" and "ER," and a stage debut in Edward Albee's "The Goat." In recent years, she's continued to captivate audiences with performances in "Lincoln," "The Amazing Spider-Man," and the indie hit "Hello, My Name Is Doris," accumulating a trove of awards and nominations that cement her status as a enduring icon of American entertainment.
The roles that explain the career.
60 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Remarkably Bright Creatures | Tova Sullivan | Film |
| 2026 | Marty, Life Is Short | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2022 | Spoiler Alert | Marilyn | Film |
| 2020 | Dispatches from Elsewhere | Janice | TV |
| 2018 | Maniac | Dr. Greta Mantleray | TV |
| 2014 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Aunt May | Film |
| 2012 | Lincoln | Mary Todd Lincoln | Film |
| 2012 | Rite of Passage: The Amazing Spider-Man Reborn | Self | Film |
| 2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Aunt May | Film |
| 2011 | The Desert of Forbidden Art | Voice | Film |
| 2008 | The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning | Marina Del Ray (voice) | Film |
| 2007 | Brothers & Sisters: Family Album | Self/Nora Walker | Film |
| 2006 | Brothers and Sisters | Nora Walker | TV |
| 2006 | Two Weeks | Anita Bergman | Film |
| 2003 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | Victoria Rudd | Film |
| 2001 | Say It Isn't So | Valdine Wingfield | Film |
| 2001 | David Copperfield | Betsey Trotwood | Film |
| 2000 | Where the Heart Is | Mama Lil | Film |
| 2000 | Beautiful | Director | Film |
| 1999 | A Cooler Climate | Iris | Film |
| 1998 | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies | Self / Host | Film |
| 1996 | Eye for an Eye | Karen McCann | Film |
| 1996 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | Sassy (voice) | Film |
| 1996 | The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful | Self | Film |
| 1996 | The Christmas Tree | Director | Film |
| 1996 | The Christmas Tree | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1995 | A Woman of Independent Means | Bess Alcott Steed Garner | TV |
| 1995 | A Woman of Independent Means | Executive Producer | TV |
| 1994 | Forrest Gump | Mrs. Gump | Film |
| 1993 | Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey | Sassy (voice) | Film |
| 1993 | Mrs. Doubtfire | Miranda Hillard | Film |
| 1991 | Not Without My Daughter | Betty Mahmoody | Film |
| 1991 | Soapdish | Celeste Talbert | Film |
| 1991 | Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire | Self - Hostess | Film |
| 1991 | Dying Young | Producer | Film |
| 1989 | Steel Magnolias | M'Lynn Eatenton | Film |
| 1988 | Punchline | Lilah Krytsick | Film |
| 1987 | Surrender | Daisy Morgan | Film |
| 1986 | Barbra Streisand: One Voice | Self - Audience Member (Uncredited) | Film |
| 1985 | Murphy's Romance | Emma Moriarty | Film |
| 1984 | Places in the Heart | Edna Spalding | Film |
| 1982 | Kiss Me Goodbye | Kay | Film |
| 1981 | Back Roads | Amy Post | Film |
| 1981 | Absence of Malice | Megan Carter | Film |
| 1980 | Smokey and the Bandit II | Carrie | Film |
| 1979 | Beyond the Poseidon Adventure | Celeste Whitman | Film |
| 1979 | Norma Rae | Norma Rae | Film |
| 1978 | Hooper | Gwen Doyle | Film |
| 1978 | The End | Mary Ellen | Film |
| 1977 | Heroes | Carol Bell | Film |
| 1977 | Smokey and the Bandit | Carrie 'Frog' | Film |
| 1976 | Stay Hungry | Mary Tate Farnsworth | Film |
| 1976 | Sybil | Sybil | TV |
| 1974 | Home for the Holidays | Christine Morgan | Film |
| 1973 | The Girl with Something Extra | Sally Burton | TV |
| 1971 | Mongo's Back in Town | Vikki | Film |
| 1967 | The Way West | Mercy McBee | Film |
| 1967 | The Flying Nun | Sister Bertrille | TV |
| 1965 | Gidget | Frances Elizabeth 'Gidget' Lawrence | TV |
| 1962 | Moon Pilot | Beatnik Girl in Lineup (uncredited) | Film |
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