<P> While Novalee and Lexi are reading letters that have been sent supporting her , Novalee 's mother , Mama Lil ( Sally Field ) , who abandoned her as a child , sees her on television and appears at the hospital . Her mother , claiming the women can pool their money and get an apartment together , takes the $500 that Novalee received as a gift from the President of Walmart . Novalee also tells Mama Lil that Walmart has offered her a job in any of the Walmart stores across the country . </P>
<P> While Novalee and Lexi are reading letters that have been sent supporting her , Novalee 's mother , Mama Lil ( Sally Field ) , who abandoned her as a child , sees her on television and appears at the hospital . Her mother , claiming the women can pool their money and get an apartment together , takes the $500 that Novalee received as a gift from the President of Walmart . Novalee also tells Mama Lil that Walmart has offered her a job in any of the Walmart stores across the country . </P>
who plays novalee mom in where the heart is
who plays novalee mom in where the heart is
Sally Field
Sally Field