15 Fresh-Faced Photos of a Young Sally Field in Honor of Her 80th Birthday
“You like me, you really like me!” We sure do, Sally Field! Long before the Academy Award-winning Best Actress took the stage in 1985 for her second Oscar — this one for her role as Edna Spalding in Places in the Heart, Field was a cuter-than-cute TV darling. She was only 17 when she won the lead role for the beachy-fun sitcom Gidget. She quickly followed that up with her iconic turn as The Flying Nun, and the rest is history.
From Steel Magnolias, Forrest Gump and the recent Remarkably Bright Creatures, where we cried our eyes out, to Norma Rae, Mrs. Doubtfire, Smokey and the Bandit, Forrest Gump and so many other films, Sally Field has shown us what a powerhouse she truly is. As Field celebrates her 80th birthday on November 6, 2026, we take a look at her early career and life in photos.
Sally Field, 1966
Voted Hollywood Clairol Deb Star of 1966 by the Hollywood Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists, December 1965
Gidget, 1966
Sally appeared on May 28, 1966, cover of TV Guide Magazine promoting her first TV show, Gidget.
TV Guide Magazine Photo Shoot, 1966
TV Guide Magazine Photo Shoot, 1966
TV Guide Cover Shoot, 1966
TV Guide Cover Shoot, 1966
TV Guide Cover Shoot, 1966
Sally Field, mid-1960s
Flying Nun
TV Guide Cover Shoot
Sally Field graced the cover of TV Guide in 19767 and 1968 as The Flying Nun. This is from the 1967 photo shoot.
TV Guide Shoot 1967
Sally Field in the 1960s
Sally Field, 1970s
Sally Field, 1970s
Sally Field, 1970s
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