Sally Field is said to have finally found happiness.
As the actress approaches her 80th birthday in November after a career spanning more than six decades, sources say the Hollywood veteran has finally found contentment by embracing who she is.
Finding Happiness
A friend of the star told RadarOnline.com, “Sally is as warm and sweet as she appears, and there isn’t a person in Hollywood who has a bad word to say about her.
“But sadly, her personal life hasn’t struck gold like her acting career did.”
The pal added Sally’s three sons – Peter Craig, Eli Craig, and Sam Greisman – and her grandchildren are also making her happy.
They said: “She gushes about them any chance she gets.”
Another pal added: “If her kids and grandkids are healthy and happy, all is right in Sally’s world.”
Sharing Her Childhood
Sally, whose career includes roles in The Flying Nun, Smokey and the Bandit, and more recently 80 for Brady, has spoken publicly in recent years about her childhood experiences, her memoir In Pieces, and her evolving outlook on life.
Her reflections have continued to resonate amid broader conversations in Hollywood around personal testimony, women’s rights, and the legacy of long-serving performers, as well as renewed appreciation for her early television work and later film career.
Sally wrote in In Pieces about her upbringing with her stepfather, Jock Mahoney, describing him as a “terrorizing person.”
She said: “He could be incredibly tyrannical.”
Sally added, “The most damaging part of him is that he loved to humiliate.”
She also wrote, “There was always the threat of violence in the air. I never felt safe.”
Illegal Abortion
The actress has also spoken about a separate traumatic experience from her teenage years, revealing she underwent an illegal abortion at 17, at a time when access to contraception and reproductive healthcare was severely restricted.
In a public post, she said, “I’ve been so hesitant to do this, to tell my horrific story.”
Sally added, “But I feel that so many women of my generation went through similar, traumatic events and I feel stronger when I think of them.
“I believe, like me, they must want to fight for their grandchildren and all the young women of this country.”
Being Content
Her comments drew responses from fellow actors, including Busy Philipps, who said, “I just love you and the beautiful family you have. Thank you,” and Elizabeth Perkins, 64, who described Sally as “a courageous beacon of light and hope”.
Sally has also spoken about periods of isolation throughout her life, reflecting in her memoir on a sense of not belonging.
She wrote, “We are all always coming of age, no matter what age we are.”
Sally added, “You feel awkward and outside of the party. ‘Do I get to come in now?’ You feel isolated.”
Despite those experiences, Sally has herself said she has reached a place of contentment.
She said, “If you are together inside yourself, owning yourself, and the pieces are put together, you keep great company with yourself.”