Sally Field
Summary
Ben Mankiewicz interviews Sally Field about her career, from her early roles in *Gidget* and *The Flying Nun* to her Oscar-winning performances in *Norma Rae* and *Places in the Heart*. Field discusses her complex relationship with Burt Reynolds, drawing parallels to her abusive stepfather, and shares how she fought to keep her role as Mary Todd Lincoln in *Lincoln* by staying in character during auditions with Daniel Day-Lewis.
Topics discussed
Intro, sponsors, and guest introduction
Early career struggles and typecasting
Relationship with Burt Reynolds and childhood trauma
Family dynamics and discovering acting
Auditioning for Gidget and early TV roles
Working with Robert Mitchum and finding belonging
The Flying Nun experience and depression
Joining the Actors Studio and landing Lincoln
Super 8: Memorable movies and villains
Movies that make her cry and career reflections
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