This page will contain images about Sissy Spacek, as they become available.Sissy SpacekMary Elizabeth "Sissy" Spacek (born December 25, 1949 in Quitman, Texas) is an Academy Award winning American actress and singer. Her cousin, Rip Torn, was already in the entertainment business, and through him, she was able to enroll in Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio and then the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York. Her first credited role was in the 1972 movie Prime Cut, in which she played a young woman sold into white slavery. The first role that brought her notice was the 1973 film Badlands, where she met art director Jack Fisk, whom she would later marry. Spacek is also an ardent crusader for women's lib. Her breakout role was in Carrie, in 1976, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She eventually won the Oscar in 1980 for Coal Miner's Daughter. She was also nominated for a Grammy Award for her singing on that film's soundtrack album. Academy awards and nominations
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She was also nominated for a Grammy Award for her singing on that film's soundtrack album. This rumour has been debunked by Snopes. She eventually won the Oscar in 1980 for Coal Miner's Daughter. The mistake was considered too embarrassing to correct.. Her breakout role was in Carrie, in 1976, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. during the 'Oscar' ceremony, Jack Palance announced Tomei as winner, while actually there was another name on his note. Spacek is also an ardent crusader for women's lib. The rumour goes that. The first role that brought her notice was the 1973 film Badlands, where she met art director Jack Fisk, whom she would later marry. There is an urban legend that Tomei's Oscar for My Cousin Vinny should have gone to someone else. Her first credited role was in the 1972 movie Prime Cut, in which she played a young woman sold into white slavery. Part of her persona is a thick New York accent. Her cousin, Rip Torn, was already in the entertainment business, and through him, she was able to enroll in Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio and then the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York. She received a second Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for In the Bedroom (2001). Mary Elizabeth "Sissy" Spacek (born December 25, 1949 in Quitman, Texas) is an Academy Award winning American actress and singer. Her breakthrough performance came in My Cousin Vinny (1992) for which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Death Game (art director). She started her acting career in the soap opera As the World Turns, which she followed up with a role on the sitcom A Different World. Phantom of the Paradise (set dresser). Marisa Tomei (born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. Trash. guest appearance in 'The Seinfeld Show'. Prime Cut. As the World Turns (1983-'85) TV Series. The Girls of Huntington House. The Flamingo Kid (1984). Ginger in the Morning. The Toxic Avenger (1985) (uncredited). Badlands. Playing for Keeps (1986). The Migrants. A Different World (1987) TV Series. Katherine. Oscar (1991). Carrie. Zandalee (1991). 3 Women. My Cousin Vinny (1992). Welcome to L.A.. Equinox (1992). Verna, USO Girl. Chaplin (1992). Coal Miner's Daughter. Untamed Heart (1993). Heart Beat. The Paper (1994). Raggedy Man. Only You (1994). Missing. The Perez Family (1995). The Man with Two Brains. Four Rooms (1995). The River. Unhook the Stars (1996). Marie. A Brother's Kiss (1997). Violets Are Blue. Welcome to Sarajevo (1997). 'night, Mother. Reflections of Eden (1997). Crimes of the Heart. Slums of Beverly Hills (1998). The Long Walk Home. My Own Country (1998) (TV). Hard Promises. Happy Accidents (2000). JFK. The Watcher (2000). A Private Matter. What Women Want (2000). A Place for Annie. Dirk and Betty (2000). Trading Mom. In the Bedroom (2001). The Good Old Boys. Someone Like You (2001). The Grass Harp. King of the Jungle (2001). Streets of Laredo. Just a Kiss (2002). Beyond the Call. The Guru (2002). If These Walls Could Talk. Anger Management (2003). Affliction. Alfie (2004). Blast from the Past. Loverboy (2004). The Rage, Carrie 2. The Straight Story. Songs in Ordinary Time. In the Bedroom. Midwives. Last Call. Tuck Everlasting. 1977 Nominated Carrie. 1981 Won Coal Miner's Daughter. 1983 Nominated Missing. 1985 Nominated The River. 1987 Nominated Crimes of the Heart. 2002 Nominated In the Bedroom. |