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Sally Field Says This TV Show Made Her Unemployable — Until Jack Nicholson Stepped In
The actress said she studied at the Actors Studio and was helped by Jack Nicholson after studios passed over her for dramatic roles.
- Two-Time Oscar winner Sally Field, 79, revealed she struggled to be taken seriously as an actress after starring in the 1960s sitcom The Flying Nun, until Jack Nicholson intervened in her career.
- Following the sitcom's end, studios effectively blacklisted Field, leaving her unable to audition; determined to reshape her career, she began training at the Actors Studio in Los Angeles under legendary coach Lee Strasberg.
- Nicholson, who was also attending the sessions, noticed Field's performances and recommended her to casting director Dianne Crittenden and filmmaker Bob Rafelson, describing her as an "undiscovered talent."
- This recommendation led to her role in the 1976 comedy-drama Stay Hungry, directed by Rafelson and starring Jeff Bridges and Arnold Schwarzenegger, which Field called "the beginning of the change" in her career.
- The breakthrough transformed Field into a respected dramatic performer, leading to Academy Awards for Norma Rae and Places in the Heart, while she adopted a philosophy of focusing on craft over fighting Hollywood.
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Sally Field Says This TV Show Made Her Unemployable — Until Jack Nicholson Stepped In
The actress, 79, credited Nicholson with ending a drought in her career.
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