Here are some movie facts only true fans know.
It was only a matter of time for Hollywood to come calling.
That film went on to win an Academy Award and Lynn became even more of acountry legend.
Academy Award nominee Sissy Spacek plays country singer Loretta Lynn in the 1980 film Coal Miner’s Daughter.Credit:Bettmann / Contributor / Getty
Here are a few facts that only true fans would know aboutCoal Miners Daughter.
She was ragging on her band, and I was just dumbstruck.
I thought, I have to play this woman!
And Im so grateful that I did, because were still very close.
We stayed at a hotel in Nashville for about a week, Lynn told Yahoo!
Lynns mother was played by bluegrass artist Phyllis Boyens.
Their work inCoal Miners Daughterwas the acting debut for both.
Director Michael Apted wanted to capture the realism of performing.
Any awkwardness was avoided when Anne Murray won for her song Could I Have This Dance?
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