Mary Elizabeth “Sissy” Spacek was born on 25 December 1949, in Quitman, Texas USA, of Irish, English and Polish descent. Sissy is a singer and actress, perhaps still best known for portraying Carrie White in the film “Carrie” in 1976. She has also had acclaimed performances in films such as “Coal Miner’s Daughter”, “The River” and “Missing”. All of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Sissy Spacek? As of mid-2016, sources estimate a net worth that is at $15 million, mostly earned through a successful career as an actress. She’s appeared in films and television series since the 1970s, and has even tried her hand at a music career. She’s won 37 awards over the course of her career, and all of these have helped ensure the position of her wealth.
Sissy Spacek Net Worth $15 million
At a young age, Elizabeth was often called by her brothers as Sissy, and it would eventually lead to her using that as her stage name. Her brother died from leukemia during 1967, and the experience helped her to become strong and fearless when it comes to her acting career.
Sissy started her career as a photo model for Ford Models, and as an extra. She appeared in the film “Trash” but would be first credited for a part in “Prime Cut”, in which she portrayed a girl sold as a sex slave. She then found opportunities to appear in “The Waltons” before starring in the hit film “Badlands”. After starring in “Carrie” she was nominated for an Academy Award, which together would gain her international recognition. She then performed a few small roles, and tried her hand at independent films including “3 Women” and “Eraserhead”. In 1980, she starred in “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and her performance led to an Oscar win. She also started to gain popularity for her singing skills, being nominated for a Grammy for her help in the soundtrack of “Coal Miner’s Daughter”, and this led to her creating the album “Hangin’ Up My Heart”, although it only had one hit single – “Lonely But Only for You”. She continued with films such as “Heart Beat”, which received mixed reviews, and in the 1980s, she appeared with Mel Gibson in “The River” and also worked with Diane Keaton in “Crimes of the Heart”. Her net worth rose steadily though.
She took a break from acting for a while, and then resurfaced in the 1990s, appearing in “JFK”. She also appeared in more comedies, including “The Grass Harp”, and then as Brendan Fraser’s mother in “Blast From the Past”. In 2001, she had another Academy Award nomination for her performance in “In the Bedroom”, receiving many positive reviews for her performance, and winning numerous awards including a Golden Globe and New York Film Critics Circle Award. She then starred in “Nine Lives”, “Pictures of Hollis Woods” and even narrated an audio book for the “Carrie” novel.
In 2012, she released a memoir entitled “My Extraordinary Ordinary Life”, and it received great reviews from various critics.
For her personal life, it is known that she married art director Jack Fish in 1974, after they met on the set of “Badlands”. She also appeared in his films “Violets Are Blue” and “Raggedy Man”. They have two daughters, one of whom is actress Schuyler Fisk. Sissy has also been well known for keeping out of the eye of tabloids, maintaining a low private profile.
