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How much do you really know about Sissy Spacek? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Sissy Spacek won her only Oscar for playing Loretta Lynn in 'Coal Miner's Daughter'.

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She won Best Actress in 1981 for her transformative role as the country music legend, also singing all the songs herself.

2.

Sissy Spacek has never appeared in a single horror film during her entire career.

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She famously starred in the horror classic 'Carrie' (1976), earning her first Oscar nomination for the role.

3.

Sissy Spacek is the only actress to win an Oscar for playing a real-life country singer.

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Reese Witherspoon also won an Oscar for playing June Carter Cash in 'Walk the Line', so Spacek isn't alone.

4.

Sissy Spacek's real first name is Mary Elizabeth, and 'Sissy' is a childhood nickname.

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Born Mary Elizabeth Spacek, her brothers called her 'Sissy' as a kid, and it stuck professionally.

5.

Sissy Spacek directed the 1995 horror film 'The Shining' alongside Stanley Kubrick.

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Spacek is an actress, not a director. The Shining was directed solely by Stanley Kubrick and released in 1980, not 1995. She had no involvement.

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Sissy Spacek won an Academy Award for Best Actress.

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She won the Oscar for Best Actress for her portrayal of country singer Loretta Lynn in the 1980 film Coal Miner's Daughter.

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Sissy Spacek portrayed country singer Loretta Lynn in the 1980 film 'Coal Miner's Daughter'.

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Sissy Spacek won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Loretta Lynn in the 1980 biographical film.

8.

Sissy Spacek is a distant cousin of actor Rip Torn, who appeared in 'The Larry Sanders Show'.

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Her mother's maiden name was Torn, and Rip Torn was her first cousin once removed, making their Hollywood connection a family affair.

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