Sissy Spacek - Biography

Last Editor: raldjl				Sissy Spacek Biography -   Name : Sissy Spacek Date of birth : 25 December 1949 Place of birth : Quitman, Texas, USA Birth name : Mary Elizabeth Spacek Height : 5' 2

Sissy Spacek Trivia -

"Sissy" was a nickname that her brothers used to call her when she was growing up, and it stayed with her. During her audition for Carrie (1976), she wore a dress that her mother forced her to wear to a party when she was in the seventh grade. Not only did she win an Oscar for her performance in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), but she was nominated for a Grammy for her rendition of the title song in the category Best Country Vocal Performance, Female. Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1976" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 28. She appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song "Voices That Care." Attended Quitman High School in Quitman, Texas. She was a majorette and homecoming queen. Lives with her husband Jack Fisk and their daughters Schuyler Fisk and Madison Fisk on a 210-acre horse farm in northern Virginia. She first got into acting when she was visiting her cousin, actor Rip Torn. Attended the Lee Strasburg Institute. Was the first choice to play the daughter in Terms of Endearment (1983). Released a country LP titled Hangin' Up My Heart on Atlantic Records in 1983. Decided to skip college after her older brother, Robbie, died at 18 years of age in 1967 from leukemia during her senior year in high school. She decided life was way too short to waste it in four years of college. Mother of Schuyler Fisk and Madison Fisk Lives on 300 acre farmland named "Beau Val" in Charlottesville, Virginia. Brother Robbie died of leukemia at age 18 in 1967. Brother Ed is a music industry consultant in Austin, Texas. Measurements: 34B-24-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Was Homecoming Queen of her Senior Class in High School. Godmother of Rebecca Taylor.

Sissy Spacek Detailed Biography -

Sissy Spacek has been one of the industry's most respected actresses for more than three decades. Her many honors include an Academy Award, five additional Oscar nominations, three Golden Globe Awards and numerous critics awards. She first gained the attention of critics and audiences with her performance in Terrence Malick's widely praised 1973 drama Badlands, in which she starred opposite Martin Sheen. In 1976, Spacek earned her first Academy Award nomination and won a National Society of Film Critics Award for her chilling performance in the title role of Brian De Palma's Carrie, based on the Stephen King novel. The following year, she won the New York Film Critics Award for her work in Robert Altman's Three Women. In 1980, Spacek starred as Loretta Lynn in the acclaimed biopic Coal Miner's Daughter, winning the Oscar and Golden Globe Award for her performance. Spacek also swept the New York Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics, National Board of Review, and National Society of Film Critics Awards for her portrayal of the country music legend. Spacek received another Golden Globe nomination the next year for her work in Raggedy Man, directed by her husband, Jack Fisk. She earned her third Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for her role in Costa-Gavras' 1982 drama Missing, opposite Jack Lemmon, and her fourth Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for her work in 1984's The River, in which she starred with Mel Gibson. In 1987, Spacek gained her fifth Academy Award nomination and won another Golden Globe and the New York Film Critics Award for her performance in the dark comedy Crimes of the Heart. Her most recent Oscar nomination came for her portrayal of a mother grieving for her murdered son in the drama In the Bedroom, for which she also won a Golden Globe Award, an Independent Spirit Award, and an AFI Film Award for Best Actress. In addition, she garnered Best Actress Awards from a number of critics organizations, including the Los Angeles, New York and Broadcast Film Critics. Her work in In the Bedroom also brought Spacek two Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award nominations, one for Outstanding Lead Actress and another for Outstanding Cast, shared with the rest of the film's ensemble. Spacek's other film credits include A Home at the End of the World, The Straight Story, Blast From the Past, Affliction, The Grass Harp, JFK, The Long Walk Home, 'Night, Mother and Marie. She next stars in Nine Lives, which premieres at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, and also has several films upcoming, including An American Haunting. Spacek has also been honored for her work on the small screen, where she has starred in several highly praised longform projects. She received Emmy Award nominations for her portrayal of Zelda Fitzgerald in Last Call and for her work in Tommy Lee Jones' Western The Good Old Boys, as well as SAG Award nominations for her performances in Midwives and A Place for Annie. Her additional television credits include If These Walls Could Talk, Beyond the Call, Streets of Laredo and A Private Matter.