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Sally Field

Actress / Producer

"So much of what’s changed for women that my generation has done, the fights that we've been bloodied over, has changed a lot. I see so many young women coming in as actresses that don’t know what the struggle was, and don’t know how much better it is. When I first produced films, I wouldn’t put my name on it, because it changed how people saw the film.... It’s a real triumph that there are so many now who are behind the camera, who are writing, actresses who are taking their power and developing it. It didn’t used to be that way."

About This Interview

Sally Field was interviewed for the Archive of American Television as part of the Living Television collection. She discussed her early career in acting including starring in Gidget, The Flying Nun, Sybil  and other roles on television and in film. She was interviewed for two hours by Darby Maloney in Los Angeles, CA on March 22, 2004.

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Shows

  • Court, The
  • ER
  • Flying Nun, The
  • Gidget
  • Girl With Something Extra, The
  • Hey Landlord
  • Sybil
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  • Chapters
  • Shows
  • People

Chapters

  • Chapter 1
  • On her early years; on her interest in acting
    Clip begins at: 0:0
  • On beginning her professional career on Gidget
    Clip begins at: 13:35
  • On her television work including a recurring role on Hey Landlord
    Clip begins at: 33:05
  • On starring in The Flying Nun
    Clip begins at: 39:53
  • On studying with Lee Strasberg
    Clip begins at: 57:37
  • Chapter 2
  • On studying at the Actors' Studio; on starring in the feature film Stay Hungry;on starring in The Girl With Something Extra 
    Clip begins at: 0:0
  • On her Emmy-winning starring role in Sybil
    Clip begins at: 09:21
  • On starring in Smokey and the Bandit; on starting her own production company; on the feature film Soapdish
    Clip begins at: 21:40
  • On her Emmy-winning guest performance on ER; on starring in the short-lived series The Court
    Clip begins at: 39:35
  • On ageism in the business; on her then-current projects (2004); on her advice to aspiring actors; on how she would like to be remembered
    Clip begins at: 43:32

Shows

  • Court, The
    • Sally Field on starring in the short-lived series The Court  and her disappointment in ABC's cancellation of the series
      Clip begins at: 43:32, Duration: 03m 06s
  • ER
    • Sally Field on her Emmy-winning guest performance on ER
      Clip begins at: 39:35, Duration: 03m 57s
  • Flying Nun, The
    • Sally Field on starring in The Flying Nun
      Clip begins at: 39:53, Duration: 17m 44s
  • Gidget
    • Sally Field on starring in Gidget
      Clip begins at: 13:35, Duration: 19m 30s
  • Girl With Something Extra, The
    • Sally Field  on starring in The Girl With Something Extra
      Clip begins at: 05:24, Duration: 02m 29s
  • Hey Landlord
    • Sally Field on her recurring role on Hey Landlord
      Clip begins at: 33:05, Duration: 06m 48s
  • Sybil
    • Sally Field on her Emmy-winning starring role in Sybil
      Clip begins at: 09:21, Duration: 12m 19s

People

  • Harry Ackerman
    • Sally Field on starring in Gidget
      Clip begins at: 39:53, Duration: 17m 44s
  • Eddie Foy, III
    • Sally Field on starring in Gidget
      Clip begins at: 13:35, Duration: 19m 30s
  • Don Porter
    • Sally Field on starring in Gidget
      Clip begins at: 13:35, Duration: 19m 30s
  • Lee Strasberg
    • Sally Field on studying with Lee Strasberg
      Clip begins at: 57:37, Duration: 02m 18s
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Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2012-03-10 01:05.

She's a fascinating story teller

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