Sissy Spacek
Biography
Sissy Spacek is an American actress and singer who trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute before making her feature debut in Prime Cut (1972). She drew international attention in Terrence Malick's Badlands (1973), then starred as the telekinetic teenager in Brian De Palma's Carrie (1976), earning her first Academy Award nomination. She earned the Academy Award for Best Actress as Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), doing her own singing, and received further Academy Award nominations for Missing (1982), The River (1984), Crimes of the Heart (1986), and In the Bedroom (2001). Her other films include 3 Women (1977), The Help (2011), The Old Man & the Gun (2018), and Sam & Kate (2022). On television, she appeared in Bloodline, Castle Rock, and Homecoming and earned Emmy nominations for Last Call and Big Love. She also recorded country music, including the album Hangin' Up My Heart.
76years old
Turns 77 on December 25in 73 days
- Born Quitman
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Mary Elizabeth Spacek (birth name)Also credited as Rainbo
Movie Career
- Films
- 38
- Career span
- 53 years1972 to 2025
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Behind the camera
Spacek helped finance Eraserhead, which came out in 1977 and was David Lynch's first time directing a film. She is also thanked in the movie's credits.
Sissy Spacek movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jack Fisk directed two of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Also two films together12 more actors
- Walter MatthauThe Grass Harp (1995) and Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy (1992)
- Sam ShepardCrimes of the Heart (1986) and Raggedy Man (1981)
- Henry ThomasSam & Kate (2022) and Raggedy Man (1981)
- William SandersonRaggedy Man (1981) and Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
- Piper LaurieThe Grass Harp (1995) and Carrie (1976)
- Amy IrvingTuck Everlasting (2002) and Carrie (1976)
- Keith SzarabajkaMarie: A True Story (1985) and Missing (1982)
- Andy StahlGet Low (2009) and The River (1984)
- Don HoodMarie: A True Story (1985) and The River (1984)
- Schuyler FiskSam & Kate (2022) and The Long Walk Home (1990)
- Janice RuleMissing (1982) and 3 Women (1977)
- James CadaNorth Country (2005) and The Straight Story (1999)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Sissy Spacek's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$921 million
27 of the 38 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 38 films: 27 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 27Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 82% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$217M23.5% of the total
- 2$164M17.8% of the total
- 3$161M17.5% of the total
- 4$67M7.3% of the total
- 5$45M4.9% of the total
- 6$40M4.4% of the total
- 7$34M3.7% of the total
- 8$30M3.2% of the total
$163 millionfrom the other 19 films with a worldwide figure, 18% of the total
Awards
Nine awards and honors from 1980 to 2011, five of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 1981 | Best Actress | Coal Miner's Daughter | Won |
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2001 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | In the Bedroom | Won |
| 1986 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Crimes of the Heart | Won |
| 1980 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Coal Miner's Daughter | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| 2011 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The Help | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2011 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast | The Help | Won |
| 2001 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress | In the Bedroom | Won |
| 2001 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead | In the Bedroom | Won |
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
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