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    Sally Field

    Sally Field

    Awards & Honours

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    Awards Won

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    Honours

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    Records

    Sally Field is one of the most decorated actresses of her generation. She is one of the few performers to have won both an Oscar and an Emmy in leading and guest categories. Her two Academy Awards for Best Actress place her among an elite group of actresses with multiple wins. She has also received the National Medal of Arts, the Kennedy Center Honors, and the SAG Life Achievement Award, marking her as a figure of enduring cultural significance. Her ability to transition from television to film and back, while maintaining critical acclaim, sets her apart as a model of artistic longevity.

    Awards

    Honours & Distinctions

    National Medal of Arts

    United States Government·2014

    Awarded for contributions to the arts.

    Kennedy Center Honors

    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts·2019

    Lifetime contribution to American culture.

    Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

    Hollywood Chamber of Commerce·2014

    Star at 6768 Hollywood Boulevard.

    Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award

    Screen Actors Guild·2023

    Career-spanning honor.

    Magazine Covers

    People

    1985-03-25

    Sally Field: How She Won Her Second Oscar

    Time

    1985-04-01

    Sally Field: The New Hollywood

    Vanity Fair

    2012-11-01

    Sally Field: A Life in Pictures

    Records & Feats

    First actress to win both an Oscar and an Emmy in a leading and guest role

    Awards·2007

    Field won Oscars for Norma Rae and Places in the Heart, and Emmys for Sybil, ER, and Brothers & Sisters.

    One of only six actresses to win two Best Actress Oscars

    Awards·1985

    She joins Katharine Hepburn, Meryl Streep, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, and Elizabeth Taylor.