Her first starring role was in "Thank God It's Friday," followed by her performance in "Urban Cowboy" in 1980 with John Travolta, for which she received a BAFTA nomination and a pair of Golden Globe nominations (for Best Performance by an Actress and Best New Star). In 1982 she co-starred with Nick Nolte in "Cannery Row" and with Richard Gere in "An Officer and a Gentleman", for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress twice more: for "Terms of Endearment" in 1983 (which was awarded to her co-star, Shirley MacLaine, who played her mother in the film) and for "Shadowlands" in 1993, for which she also received her second BAFTA nomination. Her performance in "A Dangerous Woman" earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress.