Spacek, Sissy (1949–)
Spacek, Sissy (1949–)
American actress. Born Mary Elizabeth Spacek, Dec 25, 1949, in Quitman, TX; cousin of actor Rip Torn; m. Jack Fisk (art director), 1974; children: Schuyler and Madison Fisk.
Nominated for 5 Academy Awards during her career, made film debut in Prime Cut (1972); came to early prominence in Badlands (1973), followed by Carrie (1976), 3 Women (1977) and Welcome to L. A. (1977); won an Academy Award for Best Actress for Coal Miner's Daughter (1980); other films include Raggedy Man (1981), Missing (1982), The River (1984), 'Night Mother (1986), Crimes of the Heart (1986), JFK (1991), In the Bedroom (2001), Tuck Everlasting (2002) and The Ring Two (2005); for tv, starred in "Verna: USO Girl" (1978), among others.
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