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Sissy Spacek

Also known as Rainbo

American actress

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Sissy Spacek, born Mary Elizabeth Spacek on December 25, 1949, in Quitman, Texas, is an American actor, character actor, and songwriter. She began her work period in 1972 and is a graduate of the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Spacek has received the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, and the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress. She is also recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.

Spacek is married to Jack Fisk, and they have a child named Schuyler Fisk. She is a relative of Rip Torn. As a songwriter, she has worked with Atlantic Records and performs in the country music genre. Her written works include *My Extraordinary Ordinary Life* and *Barefoot stories*.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 2

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My Extraordinary Ordinary Life
Barefoot stories

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Quitman, Texas, USA

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…

Known for

Love Letter to Texas — Narrator2026
Die My Love — Pam2025
Henry Fonda for President — Self (archive footage)2025
Dying for Sex — Gail2025
Sam & Kate — Tina2022
Night Sky — Irene York2022
Without Getting Killed or Caught — Narrator / Voice of Susanna Clark (voice)2021
The Old Man & the Gun — Jewel2018
Castle Rock — Ruth Deaver2018
Homecoming — Ellen Bergman2018

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Type: Person
Gender: Female
Country: United States
Active from: 1949

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 22,462
Total plays: 618,085

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Quitman
Spouse: Jack Fisk
Child: Schuyler Fisk
Occupation: singer
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Genre: country music
Record label: Atlantic Records
Image: Sissy Spacek by David Shankbone (cropped).jpg
Work location: United States

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Commons category: Sissy Spacek
date of birth: 1949-12-25
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress
name in native language: Sissy Spacek
start of work period: 1972-00-00
relative: Rip Torn
writing language: English language
birth name: Mary Elizabeth Spacek

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Encyclopedic overview

Mary Elizabeth "Sissy" Spacek (/ˈspeɪsɛk/; born December 25, 1949) is an American actress and singer. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over five decades, including an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for four British Academy Film Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. For her contributions to the film industry, Spacek was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011.

After attending the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, Spacek made her feature film debut in Michael Ritchie's Prime Cut (1972). Her performance in Terrence Malick's neo-noir crime drama film Badlands (1973), earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer. Spacek's breakthrough came when she played the abused teen misfit title character with telekinetic powers in Brian De Palma's supernatural horror film Carrie (1976), which earned her first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She then starred in Robert Altman's psychological drama film 3 Women (1977).

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