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Mary Elizabeth "Sissy" Spacek is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of various accolades including an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, two Critics' Choice Movie Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and nominations for four BAFTA Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. She has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Birth Name

Mary Elizabeth Spacek

Born

Sunday, 25 December 1949

Actress Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Without Getting Killed or Caught	Susanna Clark / Narrator	2021
The Movies	Loretta Lynn (archive footage)	2019
Homecoming	Ellen Bergman	2018
The Old Man & the Gun	Jewel	2018
Castle Rock	Ruth Deaver, Ruth Deaver (credit only)	2018
Hollywood Insider	Self	2018
Bloodline	Sally Rayburn	2015
Off Camera with Sam Jones	Self	2014
And the Oscar Goes To...	Herself (archive footage)	2014
Celebrity Page	Self	2013

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Actress Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Without Getting Killed or Caught	Susanna Clark / Narrator	2021
The Movies	Loretta Lynn (archive footage)	2019
Homecoming	Ellen Bergman	2018
The Old Man & the Gun	Jewel	2018
Castle Rock	Ruth Deaver, Ruth Deaver (credit only)	2018
Hollywood Insider	Self	2018
Bloodline	Sally Rayburn	2015
Off Camera with Sam Jones	Self	2014
And the Oscar Goes To...	Herself (archive footage)	2014
Celebrity Page	Self	2013
Deadfall	June Mills	2012
A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King	Carrie White (archive footage)	2011
The Help	Missus Walters	2011
Get Low	Mattie Darrow	2010
Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People	Herself - Narrator	2009
The Rotten Tomatoes Show	Herself	2009
Four Christmases	Paula	2008
Lake City	Maggie	2008
Pictures of Hollis Woods	Josie Cahill	2007
Hot Rod	Marie Powell	2007
Gray Matters	Dr. Sydney	2006
Big Love	Marilyn Densham	2006
Made in Hollywood	Self	2005
An American Haunting	Lucy Bell	2005
The Ring Two	Evelyn	2005
North Country	Alice Aimes	2005
Nine Lives	Ruth	2005
A Home At The End Of The World	Alice Glover	2004
A Decade Under The Influence	Herself	2003
Tuck Everlasting	Mae Tuck	2002
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick	Herself	2002
Last Call	Zelda Fitzgerald	2002
In the Bedroom	Ruth Fowler	2001
Midwives	Sibyl Danforth	2001
Songs In Ordinary Time	Marie Fermoyle	2000
The Straight Story	Rose	1999
The Rage: Carrie 2		1999
Blast From The Past	Helen	1999
The Directors	Herself	1999
Affliction	Margie Fogg	1997
If These Walls Could Talk	Barbara Barrows	1996
Beyond The Call	Pam O'Brien	1996
E! True Hollywood Story	Herself	1996
Streets of Laredo	Lorena	1995
The Grass Harp	Verena Talbo	1995
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain	Martha Jefferson (voice)	1995
The Good Old Boys	Spring Renfro	1995
Extra with Billy Bush	Self	1994
Inside the Actors Studio	Herself - Guest	1994
Trading Mom	Natasha	1994
A Place For Annie	Susan Lansing	1994
A Private Matter	Sherri Finkbine	1992
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories	Narrator	1992
Oscar's Greatest Moments	Herself (archive footage)	1992
Hard Promises	Christine Ann Coalter / Chris	1992
Beyond 'JFK': The Question of Conspiracy	Herself	1992
JFK	Liz Garrison	1991
The Long Walk Home	Miriam Thompson	1990
Crimes Of The Heart	Babe Magrath	1986
At the Movies	Herself	1986
'night, Mother	Jessie Cates	1986
American Masters	Loretta Lynn / Self	1986
Violets Are Blue...	Augusta 'Gussie' Sawyer / Gussie Sawyer	1986
Marie	Marie Ragghianti	1985
The River	Mae Garvey	1984
The Man With Two Brains	Anne Uumellmahaye (voice) (uncredited)	1983
Missing	Beth Horman	1982
Raggedy Man	Nita Longley	1981
Entertainment Tonight	Herself (archive footage), Herself	1981
Heart Beat	Carolyn Cassady	1980
Coal Miner's Daughter	Loretta Lynn	1980
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary	Herself	1977
3 Women	Pinky Rose	1977
Welcome to L.A.	Linda Murray	1976
Carrie	Carrie	1976
Saturday Night Live	Amy Carter / Self - Host	1975
Katherine	Katherine Alman	1975
The Migrants	Wanda Trimpin	1974
Badlands	Holly / Holly Sargis	1973
Ginger in the Morning	Ginger Brown	1973
The Girls of Huntington House	Sara	1973
The Rookies	Barbara Tabnor	1972
The Midnight Special	Herself - Musical Guest	1972
Prime Cut	Poppy	1972
The Waltons	Sarah Jane Simmons	1971
Great Performances	Verna Vane	1971
Love, American Style	Terri	1969
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Herself - Guest	1962

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Year	Type	Category	Won

2010	Emmy	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Nominated
2008	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television	Nominated
2002	Oscar	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Nominated
2002	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama	Won
2002	Emmy	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie	Nominated
1995	Emmy	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special	Nominated
1987	Oscar	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Nominated
1987	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical	Won
1985	Oscar	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Nominated
1985	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama	Nominated
1983	Oscar	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Nominated
1983	Golden Globe	Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama	Nominated
1982	Golden Globe	Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama	Nominated
1981	Oscar	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Won
1981	Golden Globe	Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical	Won
1977	Oscar	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Nominated