Nov 6, 1946

Pasadena, California, USA

Field had a number of critical and commercial successes in movies, particularly in the 1980s.
In 1979, she starred as a union organizer in Norma Rae, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1981, Field played a prostitute opposite Tommy Lee Jones in the South-set comedy Back Roads, which received middling reviews and grossed $11 million at the box office.[1]
She won another Oscar in 1985 for her starring role in Places in the Heart; her gushing acceptance speech is well remembered for i... ... (read more...) ts earnestness. In it, Field stated "I haven't had an orthodox career, and I've wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn't feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!" [1]. The line ending in "...I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!" is often misremembered as simply "You like me, you really like me!" which has subsequently been the subject of many parodies. (Field parodied the line herself in a commercial.)
She has had supporting roles in other movies, including Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994).