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Sissy Spacek

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
99

Gender
Female

Birthday
December 25, 1949 (76 years old)

Place of Birth
Quitman, Texas, USA

Sissy Spacek

Biography

Mary Elizabeth 'Sissy' Spacek (born December 25, 1949) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and nominations for four British Academy Film Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. Spacek was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011.

Born and raised in Texas, she initially aspired to a career as a recording artist. In 1968, at age 18, she recorded a single, "John, You Went Too Far This Time," under the name Rainbo. She began her professional acting career in the early 1970s, making her debut as an extra in Andy Warhol's Women in Revolt (1971). Her breakout role came with Terrence Malick's influential crime film Badlands (1973), which earned her a nomination for the British Academy Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles. She rose to international prominence with her portrayal of Carrie White in Brian De Palma's horror film Carrie (1976), for which she received her first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. After appearing in the acclaimed films Welcome to L.A. (1976) and Robert Altman's 3 Women (1977), she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Loretta Lynn in the biographical musical film Coal Miner's Daughter (1980).

Her other Oscar-nominated roles include Missing (1982), The River (1984), Crimes of the Heart (1986), and In the Bedroom (2001). Her other prominent films include Raggedy Man (1981), JFK (1991), Affliction (1997), The Straight Story (1999), Tuck Everlasting (2002), Nine Lives (2005), North Country (2005), Four Christmases (2008), Get Low (2010), The Help (2011), and The Old Man & the Gun (2018). She received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the television films The Good Old Boys (1995) and Last Call (2002), and for her guest role on the HBO drama series Big Love (2011). She portrayed matriarch Sally Rayburn on the Netflix drama thriller series Bloodline (2015–2017), Ruth Deaver on the Hulu psychological horror series Castle Rock (2018), and Ellen Bergman on the Amazon Prime Video psychological thriller series Homecoming (2018).

She has also ventured into music, and recorded vocals for the soundtrack album of Coal Miner's Daughter, which peaked at number two on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart and garnered her a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. She released a studio album, Hangin' Up My Heart (1983), which was critically well-received and peaked at number 17 on Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Known For

Acting

2027The Catchas
2026Love Letter to Texasas Narrator
2025Die My Loveas Pam
2025Dying for Sexas Gail
2025Henry Fonda for Presidentas Self (archive footage)
2022Sam & Kateas Tina
2022Night Skyas Irene York
2021Without Getting Killed or Caughtas Narrator / Voice of Susanna Clark (voice)
2018Homecomingas Ellen Bergman
2018The Old Man & the Gunas Jewel
2018Castle Rockas Ruth Deaver
2018GQ Presents: Iconic Charactersas Self
2016HyperNormalisationas Self (archive footage)
2016River of Goldas Narrator
2016Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girlas Self / Loretta Lynn
2015Bloodlineas Sally Rayburn
2014Off Camera with Sam Jonesas Self
2013Making Badlandsas Self
2012Deadfallas June
2011The Helpas Missus Walters
2010Get Lowas Mattie Darrow
2009Appalachia: A History of Mountains and Peopleas
2008Four Christmasesas Paula
2008Lake Cityas Maggie
2007Pictures of Hollis Woodsas Josie Cahill
2007Hot Rodas Marie Powell
2007Gray Mattersas Dr. Sydney
2006Big Loveas Marilyn Densham
2005Nine Livesas Ruth
2005An American Hauntingas Lucy Bell
2005The Ring Twoas Evelyn
2005North Countryas Alice Aimes
2004A Home at the End of the Worldas Alice Glover
2003Absence of Malickas Self
2003A Decade Under the Influenceas Self
2002Tuck Everlastingas Mae Tuck
2002Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malickas Self
2002Last Callas Zelda Fitzgerald
2001In the Bedroomas Ruth Fowler
2001Visualizing 'Carrie'as Self (archive footage)
2001Acting 'Carrie'as Self
2001Midwivesas Sibyl Danforth
2000Songs In Ordinary Timeas Marie Fermoyle
1999The Straight Storyas Rose
1999The Rage: Carrie 2as Carrie White (archive footage) (uncredited)
1999Blast from the Pastas Helen
1998Afflictionas Margie Fogg
1997The Viewas Self
1996The Grass Harpas Verena Talbo
1996If These Walls Could Talkas Barbara Barrows
1996Beyond the Callas Pam O'Brien
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Showas Self - Guest
1995Streets of Laredoas Lorena
1995Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountainas Martha Jefferson Randolph (voice)
1995The Good Old Boysas Spring Renfro
1994Inside the Actors Studioas Self
1994A Place for Annieas Susan Lansing
1994Trading Momas Mommy / Mama / Mom / Natasha
1993Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracyas Self
1992A Private Matteras Sherri Finkbine
1992Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Storiesas Narrator (voice)
1992Hard Promisesas Christine Ann Coalter
1992Fonda on Fondaas Self - The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (archive footage)
1991JFKas Liz Garrison
1991The Talking Eggsas Narrator (voice)
1991Voices That Careas Self - Choir Member
1990The Long Walk Homeas Miriam Thompson
1987Seitenblickeas self
1986Crimes of the Heartas Babe Magrath
1986'night, Motheras Jessie Cates
1986Violets Are Blueas Augusta "Gussie" Sawyer
1985Marie: A True Storyas Marie Ragghianti
1984The Riveras Mae Garvey
1983The Man with Two Brainsas Anne Uumellmahaye (uncredited) (voice)
1982Missingas Beth Horman
1981Raggedy Manas Nita
1980Heart Beatas Carolyn Cassady
1980Coal Miner's Daughteras Loretta Lynn
1978Verna: USO Girlas Verna Vane
1977Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversaryas Self
19773 Womenas Mildred "Pinky" Rose
1976Welcome to L.A.as Linda Murray
1976Carrieas Carrie
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Host
1975Katherineas Katherine Alman
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheas Self
1974Ginger in the Morningas Ginger Brown
1974The Migrantsas Wanda Trimpin
1974Badlandsas Holly Sargis
1973The Girls of Huntington Houseas Sara
1972The Waltonsas
1972The Rookiesas
1972Prime Cutas Poppy
1971Film '72as Self
1971Great Performancesas Verna Vane
1962The Merv Griffin Showas Self
1953The Oscarsas Self
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Susan Lansing
A Woman in the Sunas

Production

1997Eye of God...Thanks
1977Death Game...Set Dresser
1974Phantom of the Paradise...Set Dresser
1974Ginger in the Morning...Songs