Sally Field on Finding New Roles and her Legacy

About this episode

Sally Field discusses her extensive acting career and her latest project, Remarkably Bright Creatures.

Two-time Oscar winner Sally Field joins Willie Geist to discuss a career that kicked off when she was a teenager, starring in Gidget and then quickly moved on to The Flying Nun. From there her career shifted to more serious roles where she won an Emmy for Sybil and Oscars for Norma Rae and Place in the Heart. In her latest project, Remarkably Bright Creatures, which is based on a best-selling book by Shelby Van Pelt, Field speaks on the creative process bringing the book to life and acting alongside her co-star Lewis Pullman.

People in this episode

Host: Willie Geist

Guest: Sally Field

Topics covered

• film career
• acting
• Oscar winners
• creative process
• new roles
• legacy

Keywords

• Sally Field
• Oscar winner
• acting career
• Remarkably Bright Creatures
• interview
• Willie Geist

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Gidget, The Flying Nun, Sybil, Norma Rae, Place in the Heart, Remarkably Bright Creatures

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