She’s been the Flying Nun, Gidget, Norma Rae, and Forrest Gump’s mother. And now, on Thursday, July 10th, Sally Field will appear on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) as a devoted fan of classic film by picking a few of her favorite movies in the latest edition of the network’s Guest Programmer series.

Along with host Robert Osborne, Field will present her favorite films and tell viewers what she has come to love about each one.

Field has chosen the following classics for her turn in the TCM programmer’s chair: Love with the Proper Stranger (1964) (8:00 p.m.), with Natalie Wood and Steve McQueen in the story of a romance between a working girl and a trumpet player; The Awful Truth (1937) (10:00 p.m.), with Irene Dunne and Cary Grant as a divorced couple determined to destroy each other’s chances at love; All About Eve (1950) (11:45 p.m.), with stage divas Bette Davis and Anne Baxter competing for good roles to play and a good man to love; and The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944) (2:15 a.m.), Preston Sturges’s hilarious farce starring Betty Hutton as a girl who gets pregnant at an all-night party, then forgets the identity of the father.

Sally Field will be TCM ‘s “Guest Programmer” on Thursday, July 10th beginning at 8:00 p.m.

All About Sally Field:

Sally Field has had a long and illustrious career as a two-time Academy Award-winner for her performances in Norma Rae and Places in the Heart, as well as an Emmy winner for her work in the television movie Sybil and the currently running drama series Brothers & Sisters. In 2002, she made her Broadway debut in Edward Albee’s The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? In 2004, she thrilled audiences in The Glass Menagerie at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Prior to Broadway in 2000, she made her feature film directorial debut with Beautiful, starring Minnie Driver.

Field’s extensive film credits include An Eye for an Eye, directed by John Schlesinger, and the hugely successful Forrest Gump and Mrs. Doubtfire. Other feature films include Soapdish, Not Without my Daughter, Steel Magnolias, Absence of Malice, The End, Hooper, Heroes, the Smokey and the Bandit films, and Stay Hungry. She also starred in Punchline and Murphy’s Romance, both of which she also served as producer.

Field’s television credits are equally expansive. Her appearance in A Woman of Independent Means, a six-hour miniseries, marked her return to television – not only as an actor, but also as co-producer – after a 20-year absence. Her performance earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. In addition, Field starred in the TNT adaptation of Charles Dickens’s classic David Copperfield, as well as Showtime’s A Cooler Climate, which earned her an Emmy nomination. She also turned in an Emmy-winning performance on the hit NBC drama ER. Field made her TV directorial debut in December of 1996 with The Christmas Tree, a two-hour television movie starring Julie Harris. She also served as executive producer and shared writing credit on the project. In addition, she directed “The Original Wives Club” episode of Tom Hanks’s epic HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon.

Field first came to prominence when she was selected from among 150 finalists to star in the television series Gidget. She went on to star in the series The Flying Nun and The Girl with Something Extra.

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