Sissy Spacek
Mary Elizabeth 'Sissy' Spacek (born December 25, 1949) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and nominations for four British Academy Film Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. Spacek was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011. Born and raised in Texas, she initially aspired to a career as a recording artist. In 1968, at age 18, she recorded a single, "John, You Went Too Far This Time," under the name Rainbo. She began her professional acting career in the early 1970s, making her debut as an extra in Andy Warhol's Women in Revolt (1971). Her breakout role came with Terrence Malick's influential crime film Badlands (1973), which earned her a nomination for the British Academy Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles. She rose to international prominence with her portrayal of Carrie White in Brian De Palma's horror film Carrie (1976), for which she received her first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. After appearing 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 film 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). Her other prominent films include 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). She received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the television films The Good Old Boys (1995) and Last Call (2002), and for her guest role on the HBO drama series Big Love (2011). She portrayed matriarch Sally Rayburn on the Netflix drama thriller series Bloodline (2015–2017), Ruth Deaver on the Hulu psychological horror series Castle Rock (2018), and Ellen Bergman on the Amazon Prime Video psychological thriller series Homecoming (2018). She has also ventured into music, and recorded vocals for the soundtrack album of Coal Miner's Daughter, which peaked at number two on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart and garnered her a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. She released a studio album, Hangin' Up My Heart (1983), which was critically well-received and peaked at number 17 on Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
The Help
as Missus WaltersAibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white...
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Carrie
as CarrieWithdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse...
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Blast from the Past
as HelenFollowing a bomb scare in the 1960s that locked the Webers into their bomb shelter for 35 years,...
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The Ring Two
as EvelynAfter the ordeal with Samara, Rachel and Aiden move to a rural town. But soon Rachel learns...
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Brad and Kate have made something of an art form out of avoiding their families during the...
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Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans...
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Prime Cut
as PoppyA group of ruthless Chicago mob enforcers are sent to Kansas City to settle things with the...
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Coal Miner's Daughter
as Loretta LynnBiography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.
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3 Women
as Mildred "Pinky" RoseTwo co-workers, one a vain woman and the other an awkward teenager, share an increasingly...
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The Long Walk Home
as Miriam ThompsonTwo women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in...
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In the Bedroom
as Ruth FowlerSummertime on the coast of Maine, "In the Bedroom" centers on the inner dynamics of a family in...
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Badlands
as Holly SargisAn impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a...
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The Rage: Carrie 2
as Carrie White (archive footage) (uncredited)Following the suicide of her only friend, outcast teen Rachel Lang's life begins a downward...
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The Straight Story
as RoseA retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother...
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Hot Rod
as Marie PowellFor Rod Kimble, performing stunts is a way of life, even though he is rather accident-prone....
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The Man with Two Brains
as Anne Uumellmahaye (uncredited) (voice)A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go more...
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Missing
as Beth HormanBased on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to...
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Deadfall
as JuneA thriller that follows two siblings who decide to fend for themselves in the wake of a botched...
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The Old Man & the Gun
as JewelThe true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to...
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North Country
as Alice AimesA fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United...
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Trading Mom
as Mommy / Mama / Mom / NatashaThe Martin kids learn of a magic spell that will take them to the 'mommy market' so they can get...
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HyperNormalisation
as Self (archive footage)We live in a world where the powerful deceive us. We know they lie. They know we know they lie....
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Tuck Everlasting
as Mae TuckTeenager Winnie Foster is growing up in a small rural town in 1914 with her loving but...
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And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND...
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If These Walls Could Talk
as Barbara BarrowsA powerful, intimate portrait of three women living in the same house during different eras who...
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Affliction
as Margie FoggA small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and...
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An American Haunting
as Lucy BellAn invisible entity haunts a 19th century family, and family secrets soon begin to surface....
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Sam & Kate
as TinaBill is an ailing larger-than-life father being taken care of by his son Sam, who has returned...
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Nine Lives
as RuthCaptives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the...
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Gray Matters
as Dr. SydneySam and Gray are such a well-matched pair that it is difficult to believe they are brother and...
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A Home at the End of the World
as Alice GloverThree friends form a bond over the year, Johnathan is gay, Clare is straight and Bobby is...
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Get Low
as Mattie DarrowA movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious,...
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The River
as Mae GarveyTom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In...
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Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
as SelfThis spellbinding documentary re-examines the issues raised by Oliver Stone's JFK, and explores...
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Marie: A True Story
as Marie RagghiantiIn 1978 Tennessee, a single mother and political appointee risks her career and her life to blow...
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The Good Old Boys
as Spring RenfroAn aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of...
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Beyond the Call
as Pam O'BrienRussell Gates (David Strahairn) is a Vietnam vet on death row for killing a policeman. His...
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Midwives
as Sibyl DanforthIt's a cold and stormy night, and in a house in rural Vermont, midwife Sibyl Danforth is,...
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A Decade Under the Influence
as SelfA documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of...
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Raggedy Man
as NitaNita, a divorced mother of two boys, is stuck working as a telephone operator in a small Texas...
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'night, Mother
as Jessie CatesA mother and daughter spend a night together after the daughter reveals that she will kill...
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Crimes of the Heart
as Babe MagrathThree sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.
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The Girls of Huntington House
as SaraAn unmarried teacher in a school for unwed mothers finds herself becoming too emotionally...
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Welcome to L.A.
as Linda MurrayThe lives of a group of Hollywood neurotics intersect over the Christmas holidays. Foremost...
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The Grass Harp
as Verena TalboBased on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man...
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Last Call
as Zelda FitzgeraldRenowned writer F. Scott Fitzgerald is living the last months of his life with his youthful...
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The Migrants
as Wanda TrimpinA look at the lives of migratory farm workers, focusing on one family.
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Violets are Blue
as Augusta "Gussie" SawyerAfter fifteen years of traveling around the world, Gussie, a famous photographer, returns to the...
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Heart Beat
as Carolyn CassadyAn exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal...
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Absence of Malick
as SelfAn overview of the making of Terrence Malick's Badlands (1973), coupled with a examination of...
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Ginger in the Morning
as Ginger BrownA recently divorced Santa Fe architect is surprised to find himself falling in love with a...
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A Place for Annie
as Susan LansingBaby Annie is HIV positive and has been left in the clinic by her drug addicted mother. To...
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Lake City
as MaggieIn this searing Southern drama, a mother and son reunite under desperate circumstances years...
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Without Getting Killed or Caught
as Narrator / Voice of Susanna Clark (voice)Follow Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, and Townes Van Zandt as they rise from obscurity to reverence:...
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A Private Matter
as Sherri FinkbineThe true story of Romper Room host "Miss Sherri" Finkbine, who, after the devastating effects of...
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Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
as Self / Loretta LynnExplore the country legend's hard-fought road to stardom. From her Appalachian roots to the...
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Hard Promises
as Christine Ann CoalterA man who doesn't like stable work environments has been away for too many years, and finds out...
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River of Gold
as NarratorNarrated by Academy Award winners Sissy Spacek and Herbie Hancock, River of Gold is the...
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Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
as SelfRosy-Fingered Dawn is a film on Terrence Malick. It is about the making of BADLANDS, DAYS OF...
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Pictures of Hollis Woods
as Josie CahillAfter running away from her last foster placement with the Regan family, twelve year old Hollis...
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Songs In Ordinary Time
as Marie FermoyleBased on Mary McGarry Morris' best-selling novel! A struggling mother takes in a mysterious...
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Katherine
as Katherine AlmanA harrowing look at the 60s and early 70s through the eyes of Katherine Alman, a wealthy...
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Visualizing 'Carrie'
as Self (archive footage)The making of "Carrie" (1976) is presented on the film's 25th anniversary with interviews with...
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Voices That Care
as Self - Choir MemberBehind the scenes making of the charity single "Voices That Care".
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Verna: USO Girl
as Verna VaneAn untalented singer-dancer, Verna Vane, fervently believes that a U.S.O. tour overseas will put...
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Making 'Badlands'
as SelfAn overview of the making of Badlands (1973).
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Acting 'Carrie'
as SelfIn this documentary, director Brian De Palma and the stars from his film "Carrie" (such as Sissy...
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Saturday Night Live
as Self - HostA late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...
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The View
as SelfABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...
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The Waltons
as uncreditedThe Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World...
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Great Performances
as Verna VaneThe best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...
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The Rookies
as uncreditedThe Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It follows...
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Bloodline
as Sally RayburnA dramatic thriller that explores the demons lurking beneath the surface of a contemporary...
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Big Love
as Marilyn DenshamThe story of Bill Henrickson and his life in suburban Salt Lake City, balancing the needs of his...
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Castle Rock
as Ruth DeaverBased on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the...
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as SelfA talk show presented by Michel Drucker
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Off Camera with Sam Jones
as SelfPhotographer and director Sam Jones sits down with the myriad professionals of television and...
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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Arena
as SelfArena is a British television documentary series, made and broadcast by the BBC. Voted by...
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Homecoming
as Ellen BergmanHeidi Bergman is a caseworker at Homecoming, a Geist Group facility helping soldiers transition...
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Night Sky
as Irene YorkIrene and Franklin York, a retired couple, have a secret: a Chamber buried in their backyard...
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Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (Voice)Actress Shelley Duvall presents charming animated versions of some of the most beloved...
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - GuestThe Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Susan LansingHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Streets of Laredo
as LorenaCaptain Woodrow Call, now retired from the Rangers, is a bounty hunter. He is hired by an...
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GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
as SelfOver the years, celebrities have been a part of many outstanding projects and have portrayed...
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Inside the Actors Studio
as SelfJames Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for...
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Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
as Martha Jefferson Randolph (voice)One of America's most complex and enduring figures, Thomas Jefferson struggled personally and...
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Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People
as uncreditedAppalachia: A History of Mountains and People is a four-part American documentary television...
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