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    Default Miss Spacek's age, and Oscar nod for "Carrie"...

    Anybody know how old Sissy Spacek was for this movie? I was very curious for a few different reasons. First, because I figured it would be inappropriate if she really was 16 for the shower scene. Most importantly, I think it was great for the Academy to acknowlege her performance at such an early age, AND in a "horror" movie no less. (I also thought it was ironic that Piper Laurie thought her own performance was over the top).

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    Default Re: Miss Spacek's age, and Oscar nod for "Carrie"...

    Quote Originally Posted by Insomniac1976 View Post
    Anybody know how old Sissy Spacek was for this movie? I was very curious for a few different reasons. First, because I figured it would be inappropriate if she really was 16 for the shower scene. Most importantly, I think it was great for the Academy to acknowlege her performance at such an early age, AND in a "horror" movie no less. (I also thought it was ironic that Piper Laurie thought her own performance was over the top).
    We weren't all hung up with inappropriate back then

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    Default Re: Miss Spacek's age, and Oscar nod for "Carrie"...

    She was born in 1949 which would have made her 27 when it was filmed, if I have it correct that it was filmed in 1976--the same year it was released.


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    Default Re: Miss Spacek's age, and Oscar nod for "Carrie"...

    ...and in dog years that would have made her, like 189-more than old enough to pull off an awkward shower scene...

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