Field's directorial career began with the television film The Christmas Tree (1996).King, Susan. "Fast Christmas Wrapping" Los Angeles Times, December 22, 1996. In 1998, she directed the episode "The Original Wives' Club" of the critically acclaimed TV miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, also playing a minor role as Trudy, the wife of astronaut Gordon Cooper.James, Caryn. "Television Review; Boyish Eyes On the Moon" , The New York Times, April 3, 1998. In 2000, she directed the feature film Beautiful.
