#Fact1She Was Considered for the Role of Hattie in Pretty Baby (1978) That Went to Susan Sarandon.2She Was Considered for the Role of Frances Farmer in Frances...
She auditioned for the role of Phoenix in Phantom of the Paradise (1974). She worked as set dresser for this film to assist her boyfriend, Jack Fisk, who was the film's production designer. According to Spacek, she did her job so poorly that she ruined a day's worth of filming.
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She was considered for the role of Vicki Vale in Batman (1989) that went to Kim Basinger.
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She was the first choice for the role of Helen Kingsley in _"ER' (1994) {Just as I Am (#11.14)}_ that went to Frances Fisher'.
She was originally cast as Lee Wakefield Lacker in Marvin's Room (1996), but dropped out. Meryl Streep replaced her.
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Sissy's paternal grandparents' last names are both the names of birds in their native Czech: Spacek (pronounced "shPAH-chek," which means "Starling") and Cervenka (pronounced "chair-VENK-ah," which means "Robin").
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When she was told that she did not have the role in Heart Beat (1980), she broke a glass of wine in her hands. The producer was so impressed by the gesture, that he ultimately gave Spacek the role. He handed her a piece of shattered glass and said "this clinched the deal".
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She is the 22nd great granddaughter of King Edward I.
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Her surname pronounced as "SH:pah-chek".
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She has Celtic, German, Nordic and Slavic ancestry.
Was the original choice for the role of Milena Flaherty in Bad Timing (1980), but the production's start date eventually coincided with her work on another film.
According to her commentary on the DVD of Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), she initially aspired to be a singer and auditioned for Decca Records. The label liked her but told her she was too similar to another artist they had on their label. That artist was Loretta Lynn.
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Born at 12:03 AM (CST).
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She has won four New York Film Critics Circle Awards, second to Meryl Streep, who's won the most with five. Sissy's wins are for 3 Women (1977), Best Supporting Actress; Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), Best Actress; Crimes of the Heart (1986), Best Actress; and In the Bedroom (2001), Best Actress.
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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.
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She was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in March 2001 in Austin, Texas.
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In 1969, under the pseudonym "Rainbo", she recorded a novelty song about John Lennon titled, "John, You've Gone Too Far This Time".
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Her Best Actress Oscar nomination for Carrie (1976) is notable in that performances in horror films are rarely recognized by the academy.
Was Homecoming Queen of her Senior Class in High School.
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Her brother, Edwin Spacek, is a music industry consultant in Austin, Texas.
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Lives on 300 acre farmland named "Beau Val" near Charlottesville, Virginia.
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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.
Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1976" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 28.
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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.
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"Sissy" is a nickname given by her brothers when she was growing up.
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