Biography
Sally Margaret Field is an American actress. She was born on 6 November 1946 in Pasadena, California.
Field began her career in television, appearing in the series Gidget (1965–1966) and The Flying Nun (1967–1970). She received critical acclaim for the television film Sybil (1976). Her film roles include Norma Rae (1979) and Places in the Heart (1984), for both of which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
She played Miranda Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and Mrs. Gump in Forrest Gump (1994). Later credits include recurring roles in ER and Brothers & Sisters, for which she received Primetime Emmy Awards, and the film Lincoln (2012).
