Acting
Sissy Spacek
- Titles
- 76movies23TV shows
- Career
Active from 1972 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 39top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Badlands87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 58 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Family Dynamics6.7average 4.8
- Melancholy6.3average 4.7
- Pathos6.8average 5.2
- Historical4.0average 2.6
- Psychological6.6average 5.6
- Nostalgia4.6average 3.7
- Romance4.6average 3.8
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.5, average 4.9
- Physical Comedy1.5, average 2.4
- Situational Comedy1.8, average 2.7
- Crime2.9, average 3.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 11
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Character Study 4
- Nostalgic 4
- Rural Setting 4
- Biographical Drama 3
- Bleak Atmosphere 3
- Character-Driven Drama 3
- Heartwarming 3
- Character-Driven Narrative 3
- Complex Relationships 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Sam ShepardActorStreets of Laredo, The Good Old Boys, Crimes of the Heart, Raggedy Man
Nick NolteActorDie My Love, Affliction, Heart Beat
Tony BillActorPictures of Hollis Woods, Beyond the Call, Heart Beat
Ralf D. BodeCinematographerCoal Miner's Daughter, Raggedy Man, Violets Are Blue
Piper LaurieActorCarrie, Midwives
Amy IrvingActorCarrie, Tuck Everlasting
Tommy Lee JonesActorThe Good Old Boys, Coal Miner's Daughter
Danny GloverActorThe Old Man & the Gun, Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
Henry ThomasActorSam & Kate, Raggedy Man
Don HoodActorThe River, Marie: A True Story
Sally KellermanActorWelcome to L.A., Verna: USO Girl
William HurtActorTuck Everlasting, Verna: USO Girl
Movies and TV shows
742020s
6 titles · average score 70
as Narrator
as Pam
TV show · as Gail
TV show · as Irene York
as Tina
as Narrator / Voice of Susanna Clark (voice)
2010s
8 titles · average score 70
as Jewel
TV show · as Ruth Deaver
TV show · as Ellen Bergman
as Narrator
TV show · as Sally Rayburn
as June
as Missus Walters
as Mattie Darrow
2000s
15 titles · average score 55
as Paula
as Maggie
as Josie Cahill
as Marie Powell
as Lucy Bell
as Evelyn
as Alice Aimes
as Mae Tuck
as Zelda Fitzgerald
as Ruth Fowler
as Sibyl Danforth
as Marie Fermoyle
1990s
19 titles · average score 65
as Rose
as Helen
as Margie Fogg
as Barbara Barrows
as Pam O'Brien
TV show · as Lorena
as Spring Renfro
as Mommy / Mama / Mom / Natasha
as Susan Lansing
as Christine Ann Coalter
as Sherri Finkbine
as Miriam Thompson
1980s
10 titles · average score 61
as Jessie Cates
as Babe Magrath
as Augusta "Gussie" Sawyer
as Marie Ragghianti
as Mae Garvey
as Anne Uumellmahaye (uncredited) (voice)
as Beth Horman
as Nita
as Loretta Lynn
as Carolyn Cassady
1970s
15 titles · average score 65
as Verna Vane
as Mildred "Pinky" Rose
as Carrie
as Linda Murray
as Katherine Alman
as Wanda Trimpin
Set Dresser
as Ginger Brown
as Holly Sargis
as Poppy
TV show
1950s
1 title · average score 85
TV show · as Susan Lansing