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Sissy Spacek
Mary Elizabeth "Sissy" Spacek (/ˈspeɪsɛk/; born December 25, 1949) is an eminent American actress and singer, known for her rich array of roles and commendable performances. She has indulged in a varied range of roles, receiving great recognition including an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award. Also, she has been nominated for four BAFTA Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. She was saluted with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011.
Spacek initially desired for a singing career, recording a 1968 single, "John You Went Too Far This Time". However, after a faltered music career, she directed her focus to acting, studying at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Over the years, Spacek has delivered power-packed performances in numerous films including Carrie (1976), Missing (1982), The River (1984), Crimes of the Heart (1986), and In the Bedroom (2001); receiving Oscar nominations for several. Her notable television roles have fetched her Primetime Emmy nominations for The Good Old Boys (1995), Last Call (2002), and Big Love (2011). Apart from acting, Spacek ventured into music, recording vocals for the Coal Miner's Daughter soundtrack album, earning her a Grammy nomination for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. Her pursuits in the industry, extending from 1968 till present, highlight a dedicated and accomplished career.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Mary Elizabeth Spacek
Born: Quitman, Texas, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: December 25, 1949
Occupations: Actress, Singer
Years Active: 1968-present
Children: 2
Spouses: Jack Fisk
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Awards and Nominations Received by Sissy Spacek
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Movies Featuring Sissy Spacek
Badlands
Carrie
The Straight Story
In the Bedroom
Affliction
Get Low
The Long Walk Home
Tuck Everlasting
Deadfall
A Home at the End of the World
An American Haunting
The Ring Two
Missing
3 Women
Sam & Kate
Crimes of the Heart
Coal Miner's Daughter
Henry Fonda for President
Making Badlands
And the Oscar Goes To…
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
HyperNormalisation
Visualizing ‘Carrie’
Acting ‘Carrie’
Last Call
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
Songs In Ordinary Time
Midwives
Absence of Malick
Pictures of Hollis Woods
Voices That Care
Heart Beat
Raggedy Man
Hard Promises
Violets are Blue
Marie: A True Story
’night, Mother
The River
Without Getting Killed or Caught
Marie: A True Story
’night, Mother
The River
The Grass Harp
Streets of Laredo
Welcome to L.A.
Fonda on Fonda
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
3 Women
The Migrants
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
A Private Matter
Trading Mom
Prime Cut
Ginger in the Morning
If These Walls Could Talk
The Good Old Boys
A Place for Annie
Die, My Love
Dying for Sex
Verna: USO Girl
Career Timeline
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2016
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
Self / Loretta Lynn
HyperNormalisation
Self (archive footage)
2002
Tuck Everlasting
3 Women
Last Call
Zelda Fitzgerald
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
Self
2001
In the Bedroom
Visualizing ‘Carrie’
Self (archive footage)
Acting ‘Carrie’
Self
Midwives
Sibyl Danforth
1992
Fonda on Fonda
Self - The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (archive footage)
A Private Matter
Sherri Finkbine
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