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Sissy Spacek

1949 - Today

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Mary Elizabeth "Sissy" Spacek (; 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sissy Spacek is the 779th most popular actor (down from 647th in 2019), the 1,590th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,188th in 2019) and the 396th most popular American Actor.

Sissy Spacek is most famous for her roles in the films Carrie, Coal Miner's Daughter, and The Help.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sissy Spacek ranks 779 out of 13,578Before her are Eugene Levy, Jack Black, Dominique Sanda, Max Linder, Mukesh, and Billy Bob Thornton. After her are Alyson Hannigan, Barbara Bouchet, Ugo Tognazzi, André Antoine, Woody Harrelson, and Gong Li.

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Among people born in 1949, Sissy Spacek ranks 91Before her are Teófilo Cubillas, Tom Berenger, Dubravka Ugrešić, Marc Ravalomanana, Peter Shilton, and Alan García. After her are Bengt Holmström, Twiggy, Patrick Duffy, Carl Bildt, Joachim Sauer, and Annie Leibovitz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sissy Spacek ranks 1,590 out of 20,380Before her are Donna Haraway (1944), Carl Woese (1928), Jeff Lindsay (1952), Louis Zamperini (1917), Clyde Drexler (1962), and Billy Bob Thornton (1955). After her are John Cheever (1912), Alyson Hannigan (1974), Stephanie Kwolek (1923), Dale T. Mortensen (1939), Thomas Curtis (1873), and Joseph Nye (1937).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Sissy Spacek ranks 396Before her are Linda Harrison (1945), David Duchovny (1960), Alan Ladd (1913), Mark Ruffalo (1967), Jack Black (1969), and Billy Bob Thornton (1955). After her are Alyson Hannigan (1974), Woody Harrelson (1961), Grace Zabriskie (1941), Steve Reeves (1926), Buck Henry (1930), and Guy Williams (1924).