Sissy Spacek

Biography

Mary Elizabeth 'Sissy' Spacek (born December 25, 1949) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and nominations for four British Academy Film Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. Spacek was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011. Born and raised in Texas, she initially aspired to a career as a recording artist. In 1968, at age 18, she recorded a single, "John, You Went Too Far This Time," under the name Rainbo. She began her professional acting career in the early 1970s, making her debut as an extra in Andy Warhol's Women in Revolt (1971). Her breakout role came with Terrence Malick's influential crime film Badlands (1973), which earned her a nomination for the British Academy Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading...

Known For

Career Timeline

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  1. 2026
    Love Letter to Texas

    Narrator • Acting

  2. 2025
    Die My Love

    Pam • Acting

  3. 2025
    Henry Fonda for President

    Self (archive footage) • Acting

  4. 2022
    Sam & Kate

    Tina • Acting

  5. 2021
    Without Getting Killed or Caught

    Narrator / Voice of Susanna Clark (voice) • Acting

  6. 2018
    The Old Man & the Gun

    Jewel • Acting

  7. 2016
    HyperNormalisation

    Self (archive footage) • Acting

  8. 2016
    Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl

    Self / Loretta Lynn • Acting

Sissy Spacek - Aperture