Sissy Spacek

Also Credited As:

Mary Elizabeth Spacek, Rainbo
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Biography

Multiple Oscar nominee Sissy Spacek was one of Hollywood's leading actresses during the 1970s and 1980s, initially gaining attention for the startling character transformations of her wide-eyed innocents in "Badlands" (1973) and the blood-drenched "Carrie" (1977). The Texas-bred actress had a penchant for embodying strong, independent women and what she called "ordinary people in extraordinary situations" - both apt descriptions for her …
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Job Title

Actor, Music, Art Department

Born

December 25, 1949

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Songs in Ordinary Time

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Verna: USO Girl

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Rose

Coal Miner's Daughter

Loretta Lynn

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Jessie Cates

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Marie Ragghianti

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Mom, Mama

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Carrie White

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Gussie Sawyer

Heart Beat

Carolyn Cassady

Three Women

Pinky Rose

The Long Walk Home

Miriam Thompson

The River

Mae Garvey

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