![]() ![]() And then when I actually got into a professional situation Gidget was me. And the only way I could hear myself was when I was on stage, and that I found in seventh grade. We talk about it, that Oscar speech, and her visceral reaction to Cox’s opinion of the acting Method she swears by.ĭEADLINE: So in a weird way it was The Flying Nun, even with all the stigma that went with it for you, that led to the life- and career-changing decision to join The Actors Studio? ‘The Flying Nun’ SonyįIELD: Certainly it was a very troubled time in my life and acting had always been my only connection to me, because I was raised in the ’50s a little girl that was supposed to be all these supposed-to-be things, and I had kind of troubles in my own family and I was so shut down from who I genuinely was. But interestingly it was none other than that flying nun role that proved her entry into The Actor’s Studio and a life-changing experience. #SALLY FIELD TV#Who doesn’t like Sally Field? When I hopped on the phone with her this week I discovered how she was able to do the rare transition from a non-trained actor doing TV sitcoms early in her career like Gidget (which she loved) and The Flying Nun (not so much) to a two-time Oscar- and three-time Emmy-winning star. Of course that win led to her delivering one of the most famous of all Oscar acceptance speeches, the one where she exclaimed in near-tears, “You like me!” The Academy Museum’s tribute to the Actors Studio brought out the likes of Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Ellen Bursty and coming up this Sunday none other than two-time Best Actress Oscar winner Field, who will celebrate the 75th anniversary recounting her own history at the Actors Studio in a conversation that will precede a screening of one of those films that earned her the Academy Award: 1984’s Places in the Heart. I loved her mother.Student Academy Award Reveals 2022 Medalists ‘ Places in the Heart’ Sony Pictures He echoed his feelings to People, asserting that he “adored” the Tony Award-nominated actress. “She was the best actress I ever worked with.” I think she was one of the most underrated actresses, you know?” the “Boogie Nights” icon said in 2015. Burt Reynolds and Sally Field in “Smokey and the Bandit II,” circa 1980. He was set to star in Quentin Tarantino’s film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” before his death.Īround the time Reynolds published his memoir, he opened up to “ Entertainment Tonight” about how much he missed Field. He died unexpectedly at the age of 82 in September 2018 due to health issues. ![]() He will be in my history and my heart, for as long as I live,” she added. They stay alive, even 40 years later,” the “Amazing Spider-Man” actress told Page Six in a statement at the time. “There are times in your life that are so indelible, they never fade away. “I just didn’t want to deal with that.” Courtesy Everett Collection “He was not someone I could be around,” Field noted. Getty Images “He just wanted to have the thing he didn’t have,” Field said of Reynolds, who died in 2018. Doubtfire” actress Sally Field and “Boogie Nights” star Burt Reynolds dated from 1977 until 1982. I just didn’t want to deal with that.”įollowing the “Gunsmoke” star’s death, Field did not attend his funeral however, she released a heartwarming statement about him. “He just wanted to have the thing he didn’t have. “He had somehow invented in his rethinking of everything that I was more important to him than he had thought, but I wasn’t,” the Oscar winner continued. Their romance reportedly began in 1977 on the set of “Smokey and the Bandit,” and they had an on-and-off relationship until 1982. “He was just not good for me in any way.” “He was not someone I could be around,” she said. “Forrest Gump” star Field divulged to Variety that Reynolds made up the story that she was ever in love with him. Just three years before his 2018 death, Reynolds wrote in his memoir “ But Enough About Me” that he regretted not fighting hard enough to keep his relationship with Field, 75. ![]() Sally Field is debunking the myth that she was the love of Burt Reynolds’ life. ‘Winning Time’ trailer offers a rollicking romp with 1980s LA LakersĪctors who played wildly older or younger characters on-screen Tom Brady’s next move? A buddy comedy film with Hollywood legends What kind of ex-girlfriend are you based on your zodiac sign? ![]()
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