Sally Field says Burt Reynolds tried to control her career and didn't want her to do "Norma Rae," the film role that earned ...

Sally Field says her former partner Burt Reynolds pushed her to pass on her Oscar-winning role in 'Norma Rae,' even throwing ...

Sally Field is opening up about how her late ex Burt Reynolds reacted when she landed the role that would eventually change ...

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Career-defining choice: Field says taking 'Norma Rae' against Reynolds’ wishes was pivotal in her career and personal independence. Controlling relationship: She recalls Reynolds’ attempts to ...

Sally Field is opening up about her relationship with Burt Reynolds — and his attempted influence on her career. “There were ...

Career-defining conflict: Field says Reynolds tried to stop her from starring in 'Norma Rae', calling the character derogatory names and attempting to control her choices. Standing her ground: Defying ...

Norma Rae' was made nearly 50 years ago, but Sally Field still remembers how it showed her relationship with Burt Reynolds ...

When the two stars met, Field had just wrapped her breakthrough television film Sybil, a hard-won role after barren years ...

Michael Trammell's 'Chiefs' is a novel-in-verse that resurrects Burt Reynolds, local landmarks and a cast of characters, for ...

Burt Reynolds has made a lot of bad movies in his career, but there's only one the actor wished he'd never been involved with at all.

Savannah weighs next steps after ground-penetrating radar confirmed centuries-old African American graves below Whitefield ...