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Sally field movies7/13/2023 The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and was a massive box office success, grossing over $126 million against a budget of $4.3 million. She continued to appear in television series and films like ‘Hey, Landlord’ (1966-1967), ‘The Flying Nun’ (1967-1970), ‘Alias Smith and Jones’ (1971-1972), ‘Hitched’ (1971), ‘Mongo's Back in Town’ (1971), ‘The Girl with Something Extra’ (1973-1974), and ‘Sybil’ (1976) which earned a ‘Primetime Emmy Award.’ In 1977, she starred as Carrie "Frog" in the American road action comedy film ‘Smokey and the Bandit’ directed by Hal Needham. In 1965, she starred as ‘Frances Elizabeth 'Gidget' Lawrence’ in the American sitcom ‘Gidget.’ The show ran for 32 episodes and went off-air in 1966. The film was inspired by Robert Buckner's 1960 novel Starfire and received mixed to positive reviews from critics upon release. The part we like: If you want to see how Field earned her Emmy, check out the Season 1 episode she submitted for consideration, “Mistakes Were Made (Part 2),” in which she finds out that her war-veteran son Justin (Dave Annable) has attempted suicide.Sally Field made her debut in the 1962 American Technicolor science fiction comedy film ‘Moon Pilot’ directed by James Neilson. Field won an Emmy and a SAG Award for her role as Nora Walker, a mother of five grown children, who loses her husband ( Tom Skerritt, 88) to a heart attack in the pilot and then quickly learns that he was hiding a number of secrets - of both the financial crimes and extramarital affair varieties. The plot: If you’re a fan of This Is Us or Thirtysomething, you’ll love this soapy family drama, which ran for five seasons on ABC and followed the Walker clan through the highs and the very lows (PTSD, cancer, divorce, overdoses, war, fatal car accidents, an HIV diagnosis.). Scott Garfield/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images 10: Brothers & Sisters (2006-2011) Right now, you like me!” Sound off below in the comments with any of your top picks that didn’t make the cut. Here, 10 of our favorites from Sally’s half-century on the screen - including the part we liked most, inspired by her infamous Oscar acceptance speech: “And I can’t deny the fact that you like me. Her performances have run the gamut from playful fun ( Smokey and the Bandit, The Flying Nun) to deadly serious ( Absence of Malice, The Glass Menagerie on Broadway), but no matter the role, Field’s good-natured warmth always shines through. 6, the acting legend turns 75, so now is a great time to look back on her decades of fantastic roles, which have earned her two Oscars, three Emmys, two Golden Globes and a Tony nomination. Sally Field exudes such a feisty, youthful charm that it’s hard to imagine it’s been 56 years since her star-making turn as a boy-crazed surfer in Gidget. 20th Century Fox Film Corp/Courtesy Everett Collection Scott Garfield/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Sunset Boulevard/Getty Images
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