American actress in films and TV. She went directly into show biz from high school with a TV debut as “Gidget,” 36 shows that ran from September 1965 to September 1966. This was followed by the series, “The Flying Nun” 1967-70, and the series “The Girl With Something Extra,” 1973-74. From a series of roles in which she was usually described as “adorable,” she won a TV Emmy in 1977 for a stunning melodrama, “Sybil.” Her versatility covered comedy and drama as she developed the skills of her craft.
In September 1968, Field married her childhood beau, Steve Craig; two sons, Peter and Eli; they divorced in 1975. In an early interview she said, “I was born happy.” She may have changed that opinion in retrospect, as she was bulimic at age 20 for three years. A straight-A student, she is noted for her photographic memory.
Field began a long-term romance with Burt Reynolds when they made their first film together, “Smokey and the Bandit,” 1976.
She married a second time in 1985 to one-year-younger Alan Greisman; one son, Sam in 1987; divorce 1994. Always the picture of the wholesome girl-next-door, even her hobbies are heartland America, needlepoint and gardening.
In 1979, Fields made “Norma Rae,” for which she won a Best Actress Oscar, and in 1982, “Places in the Heart,” which reaped a second Oscar.
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