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Biography

Early life

Spacek was born in Quitman, Texas to Edwin Arnold Spacek and Virginia Spilman. Her paternal grandparents, Mary Cervenka and Arnold A. Spacek, who served as Mayor of Granger, TX in Williamson County, were of Moravian/Czech/Bohemian descent. Spacek's mother was from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Spacek's great-uncle, Rudolph Spacek of Fayetteville, served five terms in the Texas State Legislature in the 1940's with a perfect attendance record, never missing a vote. Her mother's brother, Wade Spilman, once served as the Speaker of the House in the Texas State Legislature, also. Spacek was given the nickname Sissy by her older brothers. She was greatly affected by the death of her eighteen-year old brother, Robbie, in 1967. Spacek decided life was too short to waste in college and moved to New York City to pursue acting. Quitman is a city located in Wood County, Texas. ... Flag of Moravia Moravia (Czech and Slovak: Morava; German: ; Hungarian: ; Polish: ) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic. ... Flag of Bohemia Bohemia (Czech: ; German: ) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. ...

Career

Spacek started out as a country singer, recording one single ("John, You Went Too Far This Time", about John Lennon) under the name "Rainbo". With the help of her cousin, actor Rip Torn, she was able to enroll in Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio and then the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City. Her first credited role was in the 1972 movie Prime Cut, in which she played a young woman sold into white slavery. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... Rip Torn in Men in Black. ... January 20, 1978: Lee Strasberg talks about his craft during a two-week seminar in Germany. ... The Actors Studio is a theatrical school and workshop located in the Old Labor Stage on 44th Street in New York City. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Prime Cut is a 1972 American movie produced by Joe Wizan and directed by Michael Ritchie, with a screenplay written by Robert Dillon. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

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Her breakout role was in Carrie, in 1976, in which she played the title character, an emotionally troubled teenager with telekinetic powers. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her work in the film. She eventually won the Oscar in 1980 for Coal Miner's Daughter, in which she played country music star Loretta Lynn. Carrie is a 1976 film directed by Brian De Palma based on the novel by Stephen King. ... Psychokinesis (literally mind-movement) or PK is the more commonly used term today for what in the past was known as telekinesis (literally distant-movement). It refers to the psi ability to influence the behavior of matter by mental intention (or possibly some other aspect of mental activity) alone. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... DVD cover Loretta Lynn published her autobiography, Coal Miners Daughter, in the mid-70s. ... Loretta Lynn (born April 14, 1935) is an American country singer who was the leading country female vocalist during much of the 1960s and 1970s. ...

She was also nominated for a Grammy Award for her singing on that film's soundtrack album. She made a comeback of sorts in 2001 when she starred as Ruth Fowler in In the Bedroom, winning extraordinary praise and garnering the New York and Los Angeles Film Critics Awards for Best Actress. She lost the Oscar to Halle Berry that year. Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards), presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music... Soundtrack refers to the recorded sound accompanying a visual medium such as a motion picture, television show, or video game. ... In the Bedroom is a 2001 movie directed by Todd Field and starring Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl, Marisa Tomei, and William Mapother. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... The Academy Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... Halle Maria Berry (born August 14, 1966[1] in Cleveland, Ohio) is an Emmy, Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning American actress and former fashion model and beauty queen. ...

Personal life

Spacek married production designer Jack Fisk in 1974. They have two daughters; Schuyler Elizabeth and Madison Fisk. Schuyler Fisk has appeared in several starring film roles. Spacek and her family live on a horse ranch in Virginia. She is also an ardent crusader for women's rights. Jack Fisk (19 December 1945 Canton, IL) married actress Sissy Spacek on April 12, 1974. ... Schuyler Fisk in Orange County Schuyler Elizabeth Fisk (born July 8, 1982 in Los Angeles, California, moving to Charlottesville, Virginia shortly thereafter) is an American actress, singer-songwriter and the daughter of Sissy Spacek and Jack Fisk. ... The feminist movement (also known as the Womens Movement and Womens Liberation) campaigns on issues such as reproductive rights (including abortion), domestic violence, maternity leave, equal pay, sexual harassment, and sexual violence. ...

Academy Award and nominations

• 1976 - Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Carrie
• 1980 - Won - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Coal Miner's Daughter
• 1982 - Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Missing
• 1984 - Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - The River
• 1986 - Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Crimes of the Heart
• 2001 - Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - In the Bedroom

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Filmography

• Hot Rod (in production)
• An American Haunting (2006)
• North Country (2005)
• A Home at the End of the World (2004)
• The Ring 2 (2005)
• Tuck Everlasting (2002)
• Last Call (2002)
• Midwives (2001)
• In the Bedroom (2001) – Academy Award nomination for Best Actress
• Songs in Ordinary Time (2000)
• The Straight Story (1999)
• Blast from the Past (1999)
• Affliction (1997)
• If These Walls Could Talk
• Beyond the Call (1996)
• Streets of Laredo (1995)
• The Grass Harp (1995)
• The Good Old Boys (1995)
• Trading Mom (1994)
• A Place for Annie (1994)
• A Private Matter (1992)
• JFK (1991)
• Hard Promises (1991)
• The Long Walk Home (1990)
• Crimes of the Heart (1986) – Academy Award nomination for Best Actress
• 'night, Mother (1986)
• Violets Are Blue (1986)
• Marie (1985)
• The River (1984) – Academy Award nomination for Best Actress
• The Man with Two Brains (1983)
• Missing (1982) – Academy Award nomination for Best Actress
• Raggedy Man (1981)
• Heart Beat (1980)
• Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) – Academy Award for Best Actress
• Verna, USO Girl (1978)
• Welcome to L.A. (1976)
• 3 Women (1977)
• Carrie (1976) – Academy Award nomination for Best Actress
• Katherine a.k.a. The Radical (1975)
• The Migrants (1974)
• Badlands (1973)
• Ginger in the Morning (1974)
• The Girls of Huntington House (1973)
• Prime Cut (1972)
• Trash (1970)
• Phantom of the Paradise (Costume Designer)
• Death Game (art director)

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