The mother of actress Sally Field,[1] she was best known for her work in two science-fiction films, The Man from Planet X (1951) and Captive Women (1952)[3] and played dozens of roles in various television series.

[5] Field was discovered at the Pasadena Playhouse[6] by talent scout Milton Lewis for Paramount Pictures.

Other television appearances included a 1950 episode of The Lone Ranger entitled "Greed for Gold", Wagon Train, Bonanza, The Virginian, The Range Rider, Yancy Derringer starring her husband Jock Mahoney, To Rome With Love starring John Forsythe, Lawman starring Barry Sullivan and Clu Gulager, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, and the 1963 Twilight Zone episode "The New Exhibit", among many others.

[5] In February 1956, Field co-starred with her husband Jock Mahoney in the Death Valley Days episode "Swamper Ike".

Around 1968, when her elder daughter Sally turned 22, Field virtually ended her acting career to focus on her family.