Sally Field has returned to social media after being inspired by Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.
The 77-year-old posted on Instagram last week as Harris, 59, officially agreed to become the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the 2024 US election and gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention.
“I haven’t been on social media. Not since they became public toilet paper for our criminal ex-president. But ‘hope is returning.’ So here I am. This is me. And this is my dog, Dash. Buckle up,” Sally posted along with two photos with her dog Dash.
In her second post, Field shared a photo of herself standing in front of a television as Harris accepted the nomination.
“Hope is here. In the same room as me and my 18 year old grandson who just registered to vote. I’m shouting from the top of the highest mountain I can find,” Field wrote as a caption to her approximately 5,000 followers.
Sally Field has returned to social media after being inspired by Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign
“Vote for our country, our children and grandchildren. Vote for the Earth, for women and for human rights. Vote for democracy. Vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Please, dear God. (And I will be your best friend),” she added.
After the 2016 election, Field criticized Donald Trump, 78, for his lack of experience and hypocrisy.
“If you look at his past, if you look at his history, there’s no evidence that he can do a single thing that he says he’s going to do,” she said at the time on Chelsea Handler’s Netflix show.
“He has proven himself to be everything he accuses her of being and everything he has accused Hillary Clinton of being. It is now clear that he is all of those things, every single one of the things he accused her of being,” he added.
Field won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her work in the 1979 film Norma Rae and the 1984 film Places In The Heart.
She was also nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actress category for her portrayal of Mary Todd Lincoln in the 2012 film Lincoln.
In Field, Norma Rae played a factory worker fighting for union protection and has used her platform over the years to support women’s rights.
She was arrested in 2019 while participating in Jane Fonda’s climate change protests in Washington, DC.
“I haven’t been on social media. Not since they became public toilet paper for our criminal ex-president. But ‘hope is returning.’ So here I am. This is me. And this is my dog, Dash. Buckle up,” Sally posted along with two photos with her dog Dash.
Vice President Kamala Harris, appearing Thursday in Chicago, inspired Field to return to social media
Field began her acting career on the television sitcom Gidget in 1965 and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her work in the 1976 two-part television film Sybil about a woman with multiple personality disorder.
His film credits include: Forrest Gump, Steel Magnolias, Smokey and the Bandit, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Amazing Spider-Man films, and the 2023 sports comedy 80 For Brady.
Field was honored at the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors in Washington DC
She also received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2023.
