Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek in Blast From The Past

Biography

Born 12/25/1949

Six-time Oscar nominee Sissy Spacek was one of Hollywood’s leading actresses in the 1970s and 1980s, initially gaining attention for the startling character transformations of her wide-eyed innocents in “Badlands” (1973) and the blood-drenched “Carrie” (1977). The Texas-bred actress had a...
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Awards

  • In 2002, received Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
  • In 2001, received Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
  • In 2001, received Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

Highlights

  • In 2007, Played Heather Graham's therapist in the indie feature "Gray Matters"
  • In 2007, Played a retired art teacher, who takes in a foster child in the TV movie, "Pictures of Hollis Woods" (CBS); earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Mini-series or TV Movie
  • In 2006, Co-starred with Donald Sutherland in Courtney Solomon's "An American Haunting"

Family & Companions

  • Edwin Arnold Spacek: father (Uncle of actor Rip Torn; died Jan. 7, 2001 at age 90)
  • Virginia Frances Spacek: mother (Died in 1981)

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