The untold truth of Sally Field

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Filming The Flying Nun was 'deeply humiliating'

Field found work rather quickly in Hollywood, landing the title role on the television series*Gidget (1965-66)*when she was just a teenager. From there, she went on to star in*three seasons of*The Flying Nun*(1967-70), an experience she's described as "deeply humiliating."

"Once*Gidget*was canceled, the producers came up with this flying nun show to get me on the air again,"*she told Oprah*Winfrey.*"I didn't want to do it. I was trying to figure out who I was, but I knew who I wasn't: a flying nun. I was almost 19, and my sexuality needed to be explored. My real father was Catholic, and I had issues with all religions. So I said no, which I thought was incredibly brave. But my stepfather said, 'Don't get on your high horse. If you don't take this part, you may never work again.' The assumption was that I wasn't good enough. At the time, I wasn't old enough, strong enough, or sophisticated enough to tell him that he was wrong. "

She continued, "I listened to him. I was so blind. It was one of the times in my life when fear made the decision for me, and when fear makes the decision, it's a mistake. That job was three long, hard years, and*The Flying Nun*became a huge joke. Bob Hope and all the other comics poked fun at it. I couldn't tell the difference between jokes about Sister Bertrille, my character, and jokes about me. It was deeply humiliating. I felt denigrated as a person."

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Boo Hoo.

Flying Nun isn't my favorite Sally show, Gidget wins that category hands down. BUT Flying Nun was still far more enjoyable and entertaining than Sally's later big lib "message" movies. Give me a Flying Nun episode anyday over any of Sally's oh so sensitive message movies.

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