Sally Field discusses new Netflix role and aging in Hollywood

7 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · May 7

The 79-year-old two-time Oscar winner stars as aquarium cleaner Tova in “Remarkably Bright Creatures”, streaming on Netflix on 8 May, opposite giant Pacific octopus Marcellus voiced by Alfred Molina.
Field said rich roles remain hard to find for older women, but each part must feel alive in the present rather than drawn from past experience.
Her first major film role since 2023’s “80 for Brady”, the adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt’s novel also prompted reflections on grief, celebrity and approaching her 80th birthday.

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