Sally Field got her start acting as “Frances Elizabeth” in Gidget and “Sister Bertrille” in The Flying Nun. She is a three-time Primetime Emmy Award winner for performances in Sybil, ER, and as “Nora Walker” on ABC’s Brothers & Sisters. Field has starred in Mrs. Doubtfire alongside Robin Williams and Pierce Brosnan, as Tom Hank’s mother in Forest Gump, and as “M’Lynn Eatenton” in Steel Magnolias. Other film credits include Norma Rae, The Way West, Absence of Mind, Kiss Me Goodnight, Not Without My Daughter, and Where The Heart is.
Sally Field
November 6
Pasadena, California
9 Nominations
3 Emmys
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series - 2009
Sally Field, as Nora Walker
ABC
A Space Floor TV and Kudos Production in association with 20th Century Fox and ABC Studios
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series - 2008
Sally Field, as Nora Holden-Walker
ABC
A Space Floor TV and Kudos Production in association with 20th Century Fox and ABC Studios
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series - 2007
Sally Field, as Nora Walker
ABC
A Space Floor TV and Kudos Production in association with 20th Century Fox and ABC Studios
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series - 2003
Sally Field, as Maggie Wyczenski
NBC
Constant c Productions, Amblin Television in association with Warner Bros. Television
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series - 2001
Sally Field, as Maggie Wyczenski
NBC
Constant c Productions, Amblin Television in association with Warner Bros. Television
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