Sissy Spacek
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| Sissy Spacek | |
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| Image:Sissy Spacek (2005).jpg | |
| Birth name | Mary Elizabeth Spacek |
| Born | December 25 1949 Quitman, Texas |
| Spouse(s) | Jack Fisk (1974-) |
Mary Elizabeth "Sissy" Spacek (born December 25, 1949) is an Academy Award-winning American actress and singer.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Spacek was born in Quitman, Texas, the daughter of Virginia Frances (née Spilman) and Edwin Arnold Spacek, Sr., a county agricultural agent.[1] Her paternal grandparents, Mary Cervenka and Arnold A. Spacek (who served as Mayor of Granger, Texas in Williamson County), were of Moravian/Czech/Bohemian descent.[2] Spacek's mother was from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Spacek was given the nickname Sissy by her older brothers. She was greatly affected by the death of her eighteen-year old brother, Robbie, in 1967. Spacek decided life was too short to waste in college and moved to New York City to pursue acting.
[edit] Career
Spacek started out as a country singer, recording one single ("John, You Went Too Far This Time," about John Lennon) under the name "Rainbo." With the help of her cousin, actor Rip Torn, she was able to enroll in Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio and then the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City. Her first credited role was in the 1972 movie Prime Cut, in which she played a young woman sold into sexual slavery. The first role that brought her notice was the 1973 film Badlands, where she met art director Jack Fisk, whom she would later marry.
Her breakout role was in 1976's Carrie, in which she played the title character, an unpopular and emotionally troubled teenager with telekinetic powers. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her work in the film. She won the Oscar in 1980 for Coal Miner's Daughter, in which she played country music star Loretta Lynn.
She was also nominated for a Grammy Award for her singing on that film's soundtrack album. She made a comeback of sorts in 2001 when she starred as Ruth Fowler in In the Bedroom, winning extraordinary praise and garnering the New York and Los Angeles Film Critics Awards for Best Actress. She also put out a much sought after country album in the 80's. It has never been put on cd.
[edit] Personal life
Spacek married production designer Jack Fisk in 1974. They have two daughters; Schuyler Elizabeth and Madison Fisk. Schuyler Fisk has appeared in several starring film roles. Spacek and her family live on a horse ranch near the city of Charlottesville, Virginia. She is also an ardent crusader for women's rights.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Trash | Girl extra at bar | uncredited |
| 1972 | Prime Cut | Poppy | |
| 1973 | The Girls of Huntington House | Sara | TV film |
| Badlands | Holly | Nomination - BAFTA Award | |
| 1974 | Ginger in the Morning | Ginger | TV film |
| The Migrants | Wanda Trimpin | ||
| 1975 | Katherine | Katherine Alman | |
| 1976 | Carrie | Carrie White | Nomination - Academy Award for Best Actress |
| Welcome to L.A. | Linda Murray | ||
| 1977 | 3 Women | Pinky Rose | |
| 1978 | Verna: U.S.O. Girl | Verna Vane | TV film |
| 1980 | Coal Miner's Daughter | Loretta Lynn | Academy Award for Best Actress; Golden Globe; Nomination - BAFTA Award |
| Heart Beat | Carolyn Cassady | ||
| 1981 | Raggedy Man | Nita Longley | Nomination - Golden Globe |
| 1982 | Missing | Beth Horman | Nomination - Academy Award for Best Actress; Nomination - BAFTA Award; Nomination - Golden Globe |
| 1983 | The Man with Two Brains | Anne Uumellmahaye | voice (uncredited) |
| 1984 | The River | Mae Garvey | Nomination - Academy Award for Best Actress; Nomination - Golden Globe |
| 1985 | Marie | Marie Ragghianti | |
| 1986 | Violets Are Blue | Augusta 'Gussie' Sawyer | |
| 'night, Mother | Jessie Cates | ||
| Crimes of the Heart | Rebeca 'Babe'/'Becky' Magrath Botrelle | Golden Globe; Nomination - Academy Award for Best Actress | |
| 1990 | The Long Walk Home | Miriam Thompson | |
| 1991 | Hard Promises | Christine Ann Coalter | |
| JFK | Liz Garrison | ||
| 1992 | A Private Matter | Sherri Finkbine | TV film |
| 1994 | A Place for Annie | Susan Lansing | TV film |
| Trading Mom | Mrs. Mommy Martin; Mama, Snappy French; Mom, the Nature-Hiker; Natasha, the Circus Performer | ||
| 1995 | The Good Old Boys | Spring Renfro | Nomination - Emmy Award |
| The Grass Harp | Verena Talbo | ||
| Streets of Laredo | Lorena Parker | TV mini-series | |
| 1996 | Beyond the Call | Pam O'Brien | TV film |
| If These Walls Could Talk | Barbara Barrows (segment "1974") | TV film | |
| 1997 | Affliction | Margie Fogg | |
| 1999 | Blast from the Past | Helen Thomas Webber | |
| The Straight Story | Rose 'Rosie' Straight | ||
| 2000 | Songs in Ordinary Time | Marie Fermoyle | TV film |
| 2001 | In the Bedroom | Ruth Fowler | Golden Globe; Nomination - Academy Award for Best Actress; Nomination - BAFTA Award |
| Midwives | Sibyl Danforth | TV film | |
| 2002 | Last Call | Zelda Fitzgerald | Nomination - Emmy Award |
| Tuck Everlasting | Mae Tuck | ||
| 2004 | A Home at the End of the World | Alice Glover | |
| 2005 | Nine Lives | Ruth | |
| The Ring 2 | Evelyn | ||
| North Country | Alice Aimes | ||
| 2006 | An American Haunting | Lucy Bell | |
| Summer Running: The Race to Cure Breast Cancer | Mrs. Flora Good | ||
| 2007 | Gray Matters | Sydney | |
| Hot Rod | Marie Powell | ||
| Pictures of Hollis Woods | Josie Cahill | TV film - Nomination - Golden Globe | |
| 2008 | Lake City | Maggie | |
| Four Christmases |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sally Field for Norma Rae | Academy Award for Best Actress 1980 for Coal Miner's Daughter | Succeeded by Katharine Hepburn for On Golden Pond |
| Preceded by Julia Roberts for Erin Brockovich | Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for In The Bedroom 2002 | Succeeded by Nicole Kidman for The Hours |
| Preceded by Sally Field for Norma Rae | NYFCC Award for Best Actress 1980 for Coal Miner's Daughter | Succeeded by Glenda Jackson for Stevie |
| Preceded by Norma Aleandro for The Official Story | NYFCC Award for Best Actress 1986 for Crimes of the Heart | Succeeded by Holly Hunter for Broadcast News |
| Preceded by Laura Linney for You Can Count On Me | NYFCC Award for Best Actress 2001 for In The Bedroom | Succeeded by Diane Lane for Unfaithful |
[edit] References
- ^ Sissy Spacek biography. Film Reference.com.
- ^ Ancestry of Sissy Spacek. Wargs.com.
[edit] External links
- Sissy Spacek at the Internet Movie Database
- Sissy Spacek at Yahoo! Moviesde:Sissy Spacek
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