Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 1981
Sissy Spacek Coal Miner’s Daughter 1981
SEX WORKER ROLE
Poppy in Prime Cut 1972
Lorena in Streets of Laredo 1995
Both Characters Are Prostitutes
Sissy Spacek in Prime Cut 1972 and Streets of Laredo 1995
“Prime Cut” was Sissy’s film debut. She plays an orphan named Poppy, who gets sold into prostitution.
Watch clip of the film “Prime Cut”
Twenty-five years later, she would star in the prequel to the Lonesome Dove series, “Streets of Laredo.” This mini-series featured an ensemble cast, including Sissy in the part of Lorena. The character is a former prostitute, now married with children. The residents must be okay with her previous occupation, as she is now the town’s schoolteacher!
Watch trailer of the film “Streets of Laredo”
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