Sally Field will receive the SAG Life Achievement Award at the upcoming 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Field is the 58th recipient of the guild’s highest honor which has previously been awarded to the likes of Betty White, Helen Mirren, Robert De Niro and her “80 for Brady” co-stars Rita Moreno and Lily Tomlin.
“Sally is an incredible actor with a huge range and an amazing ability to portray any character,” said Fran Drescher, President of SAG-AFTRA. “She has a lasting career because she is authentic in her performance and always projects sympathy and humanity – she just connects. That’s part of why she’s maintained her huge fandom and incredibly rich, multifaceted career. Sally is a huge star with a working philosophy of acting – just keep doing the work, being as good as you can be.
Awarded annually to an actor who upholds the “highest ideals of the acting profession”, Field has been an acclaimed performer for more than six decades. Among her accolades are two Best Actress Oscars — “Norma Rae” and “Places of the Heart” — a SAG Award for ABC’s drama “Brothers and Sisters” and three individual Emmys.
She first captured the hearts of audiences as a spunky California teenager in the TV series “Gidget” before cementing her stardom in “The Flying Nun.” After winning her two Oscar statuettes, she went on to score notable lead roles in movies like “Steel Magnolias” and “Mrs. Doubtfire,” while also tackling memorable supporting work in “Forrest Gump” and as Mary Todd Lincoln in Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln,” for which she received a supporting actress nomination.
In addition to her role as a scene stealer in the upcoming comedy “80 for Brady,” Field most recently appeared in director Michael Showalter’s drama “Spoiler Alert.”
Nominated and voted on by members of the SAG-AFTRA National Honors and Tributes Committee, the Life Achievement Award is given for outstanding achievement in promoting the highest ideals of the acting profession. The recipient of this award is a well-established performer who has helped improve the image of the acting profession and who has a history of active involvement in humanitarian and public service efforts.
The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will air live on Netflix’s YouTube channel on Sunday, February 26 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT from the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.