Sally Field slams 'controlling' Burt Reynolds Sally Field has alleged the late Burt Reynolds, who she dated for five years, tried to "control" her. 9 May 2026 Sally Field has alleged the late Burt Reynolds tried to "control" her. Sally Field and Burt Reynolds had a turbulent relationship The 79-year-old actress had a five-year turbulent relationship with the actor after they met on the set of 1977's Smokey and the Bandit, and she has recalled how the beginning of the end of their romance came after Sally refused to give into "frightening" Burt's insistence she turn down a role in 1979's Norma...