Sally Field at 79: Career Highs, Personal Journey and Major Honors
Sally Field is an American actress born on November 6, 1946 in Pasadena, California. Over her six-decade career, she has won two Academy Awards, two Golden Globes and three Primetime Emmys. She also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the National Medal of Arts and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. Raised by actress Margaret Field and step-father Jock Mahoney, Sally faced childhood challenges including abuse and later battled severe depression as a teenager. She broke out on TV in the 1960s before earning Oscar wins for Norma Rae and Places in the Heart, and a supporting nomination for Lincoln. Off-screen, Field advocates for bone health after her osteoporosis diagnosis and champions women’s rights through Vital Voices Global Partnership. She has publicly supported political figures in U.S. campaigns, reflecting her lifelong engagement with social causes.
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