The actor, who is on Broadway in The Glass Menagerie, talks about being typecast and struggling to find roles while balancing life as a parent
Last fall, Sally Field turned 70. Her celebration of choice? A starring role in the most controversial play of the season. In the director Sam Gold’s production of Tennessee William’s The Glass Menagerie, Field plays Amanda Wingfield, a role she’s taken on before, though never quite like this. On a recent afternoon, Field, who progressed from teen sitcoms (Gidget, The Flying Nun) to serious films (Norma Rae, Places in the Heart) and recently to theater, sat in a backstage room to discuss her career.
Related: The Glass Menagerie review – Sally Field returns to Broadway in style
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Last fall, Sally Field turned 70. Her celebration of choice? A starring role in the most controversial play of the season. In the director Sam Gold’s production of Tennessee William’s The Glass Menagerie, Field plays Amanda Wingfield, a role she’s taken on before, though never quite like this. On a recent afternoon, Field, who progressed from teen sitcoms (Gidget, The Flying Nun) to serious films (Norma Rae, Places in the Heart) and recently to theater, sat in a backstage room to discuss her career.
Related: The Glass Menagerie review – Sally Field returns to Broadway in style
Continue reading...
- 4/4/2017
- by Alexis Soloski in New York
- The Guardian - Film News
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