Sissy Spacek biography and movies
As a kid, Sissy Spacek climbed trees, rode horses, swam, and played in the woods. She was born Mary Elizabeth Spacek on December 25, 1949, in Quitman, Texas. Sissy attended Quitman High School and was homecoming queen. After graduating, she embarked on an acting career, gaining interest in the profession through her cousin, actor Rip Torn. Sissy relocated to New York, and through him, enrolled in the New York branch of the Actors Studio. She studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute while also pursuing work as a model and singer, appearing in West Village showcases such as the Bitter End for $10 a night. Sissy eventually broke into film and one of her first roles was as Holly in the classic Badlands (1973). The art director on that film was Jack Fisk, with whom she would marry in 1974 and ultimately collaborate on eight films. Sissy followed this landmark film with a star-making and Oscar nominated performance in Carrie (1976), in which she played a humiliated prom queen who goes postal with her telekinesis. Sissy has had an enduring and award winning career in movies and television, which includes an Oscar as Best Actress for Coal Miner's Daughter (1980). The parents of two grown daughters, Sissy and Jack live on a large horse ranch in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Even though she continued to appear in film and television during the late 1980s and 1990s, Sissy devoted most of those years to her family. Then, in 2001, Sissy returned to the big screen in a major way with a powerful performance in In the Bedroom (2001), which not only earned her a sixth Best Actress Oscar nomination, but a win for Best Actress at the Golden Globes, Independent Spirit Awards, and numerous critics association awards.

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Rate: 5.7 Four Christmases

Year: 2008

Genres: Romance, Drama, Comedy

Director: Seth Gordon

Artists: Jon Voight, Steve Wiebe, Sissy Spacek, Robert Duvall, Vince Vaughn, Jim, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam, Tim McGraw, Jon Favreau, Kristin Chenoweth, Susan Strasberg, Aunt Donna, Reese Witherspoon, Jack Donner, Jeanette Miller, Katy Mixon, Colleen Camp, Courtney Ford


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Rate: 5.8 Lake City

Year: 2008

Genres: Drama

Director: Perry Moore, Hunter Hill

Artists: Jessica Hutson, Cheryl Fare, Alina Phelan, Jason Davis, Sissy Spacek, Irene Ziegler, Barry Corbin, Colin Ford, Dave Matthews, Allison Sarofim, Troy Garity, Kenny Hinkle, Sydney ter Avest, Jack Weber


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Rate: 9.7 Lake City

Year: 2008

Genres: Drama

Director: Perry Moore, Hunter Hill

Artists: Sissy Spacek, Jessica Hutson, Cheryl Fare, Alina Phelan, Jason Davis


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Rate: 6.5 Hot Rod

Year: 2007

Genres: Comedy

Director: Akiva Schaffer

Artists: Ian McShane, Ken Kirzinger, Sissy Spacek, Chester Tam, Isla Fisher, Danny McBride, Andy Samberg, Richardson, Alana Husband, Homeless Dude, Bill Hader, Jorma Taccone, Mark Acheson, Brittney Irvin, Chris Parnell, Maggie Robertson, Will Arnett, Brittany Tiplady


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Rate: 9.7 Gray Matters

Year: 2006

Genres: Romance, Comedy

Director: Sue Kramer

Artists: Heather Graham, Bridget Moynahan, Benjamin Ratner, Sissy Spacek, Molly Shannon


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Rate: 4.9 An American Haunting

Year: 2005

Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Courtney Solomon

Artists: Matthew Marsh, Gaye Brown, Sissy Spacek, Zoe Thorne, Thom Fell


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Rate: 9.7 An American Haunting

Year: 2005

Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Courtney Solomon

Artists: Matthew Marsh, Rachel Hurd-Wood, James D\'Arcy, Sissy Spacek, Donald Sutherland


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Rate: 5.1 The Ring Two

Year: 2005

Genres: Horror

Director: Hideo Nakata

Artists: Naomi Watts, Simon Baker, David Dorfman, Elizabeth Perkins, Gary Cole, Marilyn McIntyre, Evil Samara, James Lesure, Kelly Stables, Jesse Burch, Kelly Overton, Sissy Spacek, Daveigh Chase, Ryan Merriman, Emily VanCamp, Cooper Thornton


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Rate: 6.7 A Home At The End Of The World

Year: 2004

Genres: Romance, Drama

Director: Michael Mayer

Artists: Matt Frewer, Harris Allan, Erik Smith, Ron Lea, Shawn Roberts, Robin Wright, Dallas Roberts, Colin Farrell, Sissy Spacek, Andrew Chalmers, Lisa Merchant, Quancetia Hamilton, Ryan Donowho, Asia Vieira


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