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

[Insomniac1976]

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).

[fljoe0]

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

[Moderator]

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.

[GNTLGNT]

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