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Jack Nicholson’s Tip Sparks Sally Field’s Stay Hungry Stardom.

5/10/2026

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Jack Nicholson recommended Sally Field to Dianne Crittenden and director Bob Rafelson for Stay Hungry (1976).
After The Flying Nun (1967-1970), Field, who trained at the Actors Studio under Lee Strasberg, said she couldn’t get on audition lists.
The Stay Hungry role with Jeff Bridges and Arnold Schwarzenegger launched her star rise.
She later won an Emmy for Sybil, earned two Oscars, and appears in Netflix’s Remarkably Bright Creatures.

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Story summary

Jack Nicholson recommended Sally Field to Dianne Crittenden and director Bob Rafelson for Stay Hungry (1976).
After The Flying Nun (1967-1970), Field, who trained at the Actors Studio under Lee Strasberg, said she couldn’t get on audition lists.
The Stay Hungry role with Jeff Bridges and Arnold Schwarzenegger launched her star rise.
She later won an Emmy for Sybil, earned two Oscars, and appears in Netflix’s Remarkably Bright Creatures.