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Sissy Spacek (born Mary Elizabeth Spacek; December 25, 1949) is an American actress and singer. She came to international prominence for her role as Carrie White in Brian De Palma's 1976 horror film Carrie (based on the first novel by Stephen King) for which she earned her first Academy Award nomination. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as country star Loretta Lynn in the 1980 film Coal Miner's Daughter. She has been nominated for an Oscar a total of six times, and is also known for her role as Holly Sargis in Terrence Malick's 1973 film Badlands.
Spacek is mainly a dramatic actress, but also has made comedies. The films that Spacek has starred in have earned more than $1 billion worldwide.
Spacek was born on Christmas Day, 1949, in Quitman, Texas. She is the daughter of Virginia Frances (née Spilman) and Edwin Arnold Spacek, Sr., a county agricultural agent. Spacek's paternal grandparents, Mary Červenka and Arnold A. Špaček (who served as Mayor of Granger, Texas in Williamson County), were of Czech (Moravian) and German ancestry. Her mother, of English and Irish descent, was from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
A Place for Annie (1994) full movie - Sissy Spacek, Mary-Louise Parker, Joan Plowright
Sissy Spacek Wins Best Actress: 1981 Oscars
There He Goes by Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn & Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek & Levon Helm-Coal Miner's Daughter
Sissy Spacek & Levon Helm-He's Walking Away
Tribute to Sissy Spacek
03-20-1991 Letterman Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek - Hove I Told You Lately That I Love You
Tribute to Coal Miners Daughter
Loretta Lynn, Sissy Spacek, You Ain't woman enough, Grand Ole Opry 1979
Sissy Spacek Twirling Queen
Sissy Spacek Wins Best Actress Motion Picture Drama - Golden Globes 2002
Sissy Spacek - In Character: Actors Acting