Over the years, two-time Oscar winner Sally Field has repeatedly spoken about how she wasn't happy with her first big role in the series "The Flying Nun," but in an interview with People, she revealed that it was actor Jack Nicholson who helped her relaunch her career.
After starring in the popular ABC fantasy comedy series from 1967 to 1970, Field says she couldn't get an audition for a long time afterward. As she explained, the industry had already "labeled" her and didn't want to see her in other roles.
She recalled that during that period she realized that if she wasn't progressing, she had to work on herself and become better, because it felt like the system was closing its doors on her. Although she described the Hollywood industry as often unfair, she decided not to cede control to others.
She later began studying at the famous Actors Studio under Lee Strasberg, where Nicholson and other actors were among them. She believed that things would only change when she became good enough through work and study.
The turning point came when Jack Nicholson saw her work at the studio. He recommended her to casting director Diane Crittenden and director Bob Rafelson, calling her an "undiscovered talent." She then had an interview for the film "Stay Hungry," her first opportunity since her television debut in the series "Gidget."
Field later concluded that her hunch proved to be correct, and long and hard work at the Actors Studio led to her being noticed and given new opportunities.
The 1976 film “Stay Hungry” marked a turning point in her career and paved the way for major film roles that followed, including “Smokey and the Bandit,” “Norma Rae,” and “Places in the Heart.”
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