Mary Elizabeth "Sissy" Spacek (/ˈspeɪsɛk/; born December 25, 1949)
is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of various
accolades including an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, two
Critics' Choice Movie Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and
nominations for four BAFTA Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a
Grammy Award. She has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame.Born and raised in Texas, Spacek initially aspired to a career as
a singer. In 1968, using the name "Rainbo", she recorded a single,
"John, You Went Too Far This Time". Sales of her music sputtered,
however, and she was dropped from her record label. She subsequently
switched her focus to acting, enrolling at the Lee Strasberg Theatre
and Film Institute. Spacek began her professional acting career in the
early 1970s, making her debut as an extra in Andy Warhol's Women in
Revolt (1971). She received attention for her role as Holly Sargis in
Terrence Malick's Badlands (1973).Spacek rose to prominence with her
portrayal of Carrie White in Brian De Palma's Carrie (1976), for which
she received her first nomination for the Academy Award for Best
Actress. Following her appearances 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 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). Spacek also appeared in
the films 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).
is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of various
accolades including an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, two
Critics' Choice Movie Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and
nominations for four BAFTA Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a
Grammy Award. She has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame.Born and raised in Texas, Spacek initially aspired to a career as
a singer. In 1968, using the name "Rainbo", she recorded a single,
"John, You Went Too Far This Time". Sales of her music sputtered,
however, and she was dropped from her record label. She subsequently
switched her focus to acting, enrolling at the Lee Strasberg Theatre
and Film Institute. Spacek began her professional acting career in the
early 1970s, making her debut as an extra in Andy Warhol's Women in
Revolt (1971). She received attention for her role as Holly Sargis in
Terrence Malick's Badlands (1973).Spacek rose to prominence with her
portrayal of Carrie White in Brian De Palma's Carrie (1976), for which
she received her first nomination for the Academy Award for Best
Actress. Following her appearances 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 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). Spacek also appeared in
the films 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).
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