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Sally Field to Receive Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Sally Field
Sally Field is the next celebrity to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (Thinkgstock/Getty)

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will honor actress Sally Field with the 2,524th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, May 5, 2014 at 6767 Hollywood Boulevard.

“We are thrilled to be adding one of Hollywood’s all-time favorite actresses to the Hollywood Walk of Fame,” stated Ana Martinez, Producer of the Walk of Fame ceremonies. “Fans from around the world have been anxiously awaiting to see this star unveiled.”

Emcee Leron Gubler, President and CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will be on hand to help Field unveil the 2,524th star in the category of Motion Pictures at 6767 Hollywood Boulevard in front of Hollywood Wax Museum.

Guest speakers have yet to be announced.

Field will next appear in The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” in which she reprises her role as Peter Parker’s Aunt May. The film releases nationwide on May 2.

Born in Pasadena, Calif. and raised in a show business family, her career span decades of fame and entertainment shows.

Field, a two-time Academy Award winner, most recently starred in Steven Spielberg’s critically acclaimed Lincoln as Mary Todd for which she won the New York Film Critics award for best supporting actress and was also nominated for a Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, Critics Choice, BAFTA and Academy Award. The actress previously won Academy Awards for her performances in Robert Benton’s Places in the Heart, for which she also received a Golden Globe, and Martin Ritt’s Norma Rae, for which she received a Golden Globe, along with the New York Film Critics prize, the National Board of Review Award, the Los Angeles Film Critics Award, the National Society of Film Critics honor and Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival.

Prior to her film career she began in her work in Television in 1964 in the television series Gidget. She went on to star in the The Flying Nun in 1967.

She starred in three television series by the age of 25 and received Emmy Awards for her title role in the landmark miniseries Sybil and for her performance on ER.

Field made her directorial debut in 1996 with the ABC television film The Christmas Tree, which she co-wrote and starred Julie Harris.  She directed an episode of the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, and in 2000 made her feature film directorial debut with Beautiful starring Minnie Driver.

In 2002, Field made her Broadway debut in Edward Albee’s The Goat and in 2004, received rave reviews for her role as Amanda in Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie at The Kennedy Center.

Field is very involved with philanthropic work and has served on the Board of Directors of Vital Voices since 2002. She has also served on the Board of Directors of The Sundance Institute, from 1994 to 2010.

The star ceremony will be streamed live exclusively on www.walkoffame.com.

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