Musicians' biopics reflect the privilege and pitfalls of success, depicting chaotic lives of talent and excess. Films like ...

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Her earlier noms, all in the best actress category, came for Carrie, Coal Miner’s Daughter, Missing, 1984’s The River, 1986’s Crimes of the Heart and 2001’s In the Bedroom.

Along with winning an Oscar, Spacek’s rendition of “Coal Miner’s Daughter” went to No. 2 on the Country chart and earned her a Grammy nomination. Photo: Bettmann/Getty Images ...

Loretta Lynn, right, and Sissy Spacek sang together at a party to celebrate the opening of "Coal Miner's Daughter" in Louisville. Spacek portrayed Lynn in the film. March 5, 1980 ...

Sissy Spacek won the Academy Award for memorably portraying Lynn in “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” which landed six other nods in addition to scoring at the box office.

Coal Miner’s Daughter, Loretta Lynn’s bestselling autobiography-turned-smash-hit movie, is heading to Broadway, with two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster to play the role of the late ...

Sissy Spacek won the Academy Award for memorably portraying Lynn in “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” which landed six other nods in addition to scoring at the box office.

(inset) Loretta Lynn, Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn in 'Coal Miner's Daughter' (1980), and Sutton Foster Everett/Getty Coal Miner’s Daughter, Loretta Lynn’s bestselling autobiography-turned ...

Known for her work in such classic films as In the Bedroom, Coal Miner’s Daughter and Carrie, Spacek has been busiest on the TV side of late, starring in Prime Video’s Night Sky, the first ...

While her early attempt at pop stardom wasn't promising, years later Spacek's musical skills would serve her well when Loretta Lynn handpicked the actress to play her in Coal Miner's Daughter. She ...