Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek
Mary Elizabeth "Sissy" Spacekis an American actress and singer. She began her career in the early 1970s and first gained attention for her role in the film Badlands. Her career-defining role came in 1976 when she played the title character of Carrie White in Brian De Palma's horror film Carrie, based on the first novel by Stephen King, for which she earned an Oscar nomination. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Loretta Lynn in...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth25 December 1949
CityQuitman, TX
CountryUnited States of America
You shouldn't change what you are in the search for success.
I feel so blessed to get to do what I love to do and work with so many wonderfully talented people, ... The best part is I get to go home to my most precious family.
Banana Splits for Breakfast. I think I ate about five.
Fame sweeps you away. I had to go home every six months to remember who I am.
I've not had a mean life.
Most things in my life I had before leaving home. Values, support, great family. I was shaped at an early age. A musician playing guitar, I wanted to be a folk singer.
If I hadn't left Texas, I might not have met the director Terrence Malick, and I wouldn't have met my husband and I wouldn't have had the children that I've had. Life is interesting like that.
I wanted to put all my family stories down for my girls, and I remember everything so vividly. I just wanted to put everything down while I still can remember it all.
Jingle taps on the majorette boots were an important part of a little girl growing up in the South.