Sally Field certainly wasn’t showing her age as she took to the red carpet of the Remarkably Bright Creatures premiere in Los Angeles, California, on Thursday.
The actress, who is best known for her roles in the likes of Norma Rae, Forrest Gump, Places in the Heart and Mrs Doubtfire, posed alongside her co-stars ahead of the new Netflix film’s release later this month.
Sally, 79, stars as widow Tova in Remarkably Bright Creatures, which is based on the book of the same name and tells the story of the aquarium worker who finds joy again when she forms a bond with a giant Pacific octopus.
Her bond with the aquatic invertebrate leads her also to find friendship with a wayward young man, Cameron, who comes into the town in search of family.
Together, the duo uncover a mystery that lead them to a life-changing discovery – and restore their sense of wonder at the world in the process.
Sally will be joined on screen by Lewis Pullman as Cameron, as well as Bring Them Down’s Colm Meaney, The Wedding Banquet’s Joan Chen, Edward Scissorhands’ Kathy Baker, Little Miss Sunshine’s Beth Grant and The Night Of’s Sofia Black-D’Elia.
Forrest Gump’s Sally Field showed off her amazingly youthful appearance aged 79 as she made a rare red carpet appearance at the Remarkably Bright Creatures in LA on Thursday
The actress, who is best known for her roles in the likes of Norma Rae, Places in the Heart and Mrs Doubtfire, posed alongside her co-stars Lewis Pullman, Beth Grant and Kathy Baker
Actress Sally, now 79, was just a teenager when she got her big break by wearing a bikini to play surfer Gidget in a 1960s TV series
She posed up a storm with her co-stars at the launch of the film, which took place at the Netflix Tudum Theatre in Los Angeles – showing off her age-defying looks.
The actress opted for a chic matching pink suit, which she paired with a plain white t-shirt and a pair of white trainers, accessorising with strings of pearls.
Sally pulled her hair back from her face in a loose up-do, revealing her light make-up behind her tortoiseshell glasses.
Actress Sally was just a teenager when she got her big break by wearing a bikini to play surfer Gidget in a 1960s TV series.
She went on to star in Smokey And The Bandit with Burt Reynolds, and even dated him for several years. In his tell-all book, he called Field the love of his life.
A massive Hollywood career followed as she starred in Norma Rae, and worked with Julia Roberts and Dolly Parton on Steel Magnolias.
Sally was born in Pasadena, California, and began her career on television, starring in the comedies Gidget (1965–1966), The Flying Nun (1967–1970), and The Girl with Something Extra (1973–1974).
She received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for the NBC television film Sybil (1976).
Her film debut was as an extra in Moon Pilot (1962).
That was followed by starring roles in The Way West (1967), Stay Hungry (1976), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Heroes (1977), The End (1978), and Hooper (1978).
She won two Academy Awards for Best Actress for Norma Rae (1979), and Places in the Heart (1984). Other notable roles include in Smokey and the Bandit II (1980), Absence of Malice (1981), Kiss Me Goodbye (1982), Murphy’s Romance (1985), Steel Magnolias (1989), Soapdish (1991), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), and Forrest Gump (1994).
In 1985, she co-starred with James Garner in the romantic comedy Murphy’s Romance.
The following year, Field appeared on the cover of the March 1986 issue of Playboy magazine, in which she was the interview subject but she did not pose nude.
In the 2000s, Field joined drama ER then starred in the series Brothers & Sisters (2006–2011).
Sally starred in Mrs Doubtfire in 1993
The actress opted for a chic matching pink suit, which she paired with a plain white t-shirt and a pair of white trainers, accessorising with strings of pearls
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She portrayed Aunt May in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and its 2014 sequel.
Other roles include in the films Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015), and 80 for Brady (2023), as well as in the Netflix limited series Maniac (2018).
Her love life has had several ups and downs.
Field was married to Steven Craig from 1968 to 1975, though they separated in 1973.
The couple had two sons: Peter Craig, a novelist and screenwriter (b. 1969); and Eli Craig, an actor and director (b. 1972).
From 1976 to 1980, Field had a relationship with Reynolds, during which time they co-starred in four films: Smokey and the Bandit, Smokey and the Bandit II, The End, and Hooper.
Following their 1980 breakup, Field and Reynolds continued to date on and off before splitting permanently in 1982.
Field married her second husband, Alan Greisman, in 1984. Together, they had one son, Sam (b. 1987). Field and Greisman divorced in 1994.
Field rocked her fans when she wrote a tell-all memoir where she talked about anxiety and depression.
In 2024, the actress shared heart-wrenching details about the illegal abortion she got in Mexico when she was just 17.
‘I still feel very ashamed about it because I was raised in the 50s and it’s ingrained in me,’ the Mrs Doubtfire star said in a video.
‘I’ve been so hesitant to do this, to tell my horrific story. It was during a time even worse than now. A time when contraception was not readily available and only if you were married.
‘But I feel that so many women of my generation went through similar, traumatic events, and I feel stronger when I think of them. I believe, like me, they must want to fight for their grandchildren and all the young women of this country.’
She explained that at the time she had ‘no choices, family support or finances.’
‘I graduated high school but no one ever said, “How about college?” Nothing. I didn’t know what I was gonna be. And then I found out I was pregnant.’
She said a doctor and his wife, who were friends of the family, drove her and her mother in their brand-new Cadillac to Tijuana, Mexico.
In harrowing detail, she went on to say, ‘We parked on a really scroungy-looking street. It was scary and he parked about three blocks away and said, “See that building down there?”
‘And he gave me an envelope with cash and I was to walk into that building and give them the cash and then come right back to him.’
Sally described the abortion, which took place before the now-overturned Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling, as ‘beyond hideous and life-altering.’
The procedure was performed with ‘no anesthetic’ with just a ‘technician giving me a few puffs of ether but he would then take it away, so it just made my arms and legs feel numb weird, but I felt everything — how much pain I was in.’
To make matters worse, Field realized that the technician was actually molesting her: ‘So I had to figure out, how can I make my arms move to push him away? So it was just this absolute pit of shame. And then, when it was finished, they said, “Go go go go go!” like the building was on fire. They didn’t want me there — you know, it was illegal.’
Field credited the family physician for his ‘generosity’ and ‘bravery’ in helping her, as she explained ‘he would’ve lost his license if anyone had found out.’
In her caption she said that reproductive rights is ‘one of the reasons why so many of us are supporting Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.’
‘Everyone, please, pay attention to this election, up and down the ballot, in every state – especially those with ballot initiatives that could protect reproductive freedom. Please. We can’t go back!’
In conclusion, she wrote: ‘So here is my story. I’d be honored if you’d tell me yours, if you can.’
Remarkably Bright Creatures premieres on Netflix on May 8.
