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Sissy Spacek Biography

Sissy Spacek
  • Birth Name: Mary Elizabeth Spacek
  • Birth Place: Quitman, TX
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/25/1949, Capricorn
  • Profession: Actor; singer; model
Sissy Spacek Fast Facts:
  • Was a 4-H Club member, a cheerleader, a majorette and homecoming queen, but was turned down for the senior-class play.
  • In 1968 under the name Rainbo, she recorded the single "John, You've Gone Too Far This Time," which gently chided John Lennon for appearing nude on the album cover Two Virgins.
  • Her breakthrough movie was 1973's Badlands. She met her husband, Jack Fisk, during filming.
  • Won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and six other industry awards for her portrayal of Loretta Lynn in 1980's Coal Miner's Daughter; she also did all her own singing in the film.
    Sissy Spacek Relationships:
  • Edwin Spacek - Father
  • Jack Fisk - Husband
  • Madison Fisk - Daughter
  • Rip Torn - Cousin
  • Robert Spillman Spacek - Brother
  • Schuyler Fisk - Daughter
  • Stephen Spacek - Nephew
  • Virginia Spacek - Mother

  • Sissy Spacek Awards:
  • 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 1980 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 1982 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1984 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1986 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 2001 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1995 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1976 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 2008 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • 1982 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1983 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1985 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 2002 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
  • 1981 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
  • 1987 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner

  • College:
  • Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, New York, NY
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