5.Sally Field
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Sally Field’s remarkably diverse career covers several decades of underappreciated greatness. There are many sides of her to fall in love with, whether you remember her as the cute, spunky Gidget, the runaway bride in Smokey And The Bandit, or one of her stunning Oscar-winning roles like Norma Rae.
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Field has maintained a steady work schedule as she has gotten older. As the century turned, she won an Emmy Award for outstanding actress performance in ER and appeared in the TV series, Who is Sylvia? She is best known for her portrayal of Aunt May in The Amazing Spider-Man and Tom Hanks’s mother in Forrest Gump. Moreover, the actress earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in 2012 for her role in Lincoln. Over the years, Field remained on the lookout for appropriate characters, continuously adding to her career investments.