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Sissy Spacek Joins Big Love

Actress will play lobbyist in show's 4th season

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(Newser) – Sissy Spacek will join the cast of HBO’s Big Love, the LA Times reports. Spacek will be a regular cast member on the show’s upcoming fourth season, playing a DC lobbyist. Her first appearance comes in the third episode. Spacek raises the cast’s profile considerably: she won a best-actress Oscar in 1980 and has been nominated five other times.

In this image released by HBO, the cast of the HBO series,
In this image released by HBO, the cast of the HBO series, "Big Love," from left, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Bill Paxton and Chloe Sevigny, are shown.   (AP Photo/HBO, Lacey Terrell)
From left to right, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Bill Paxton and Chloe Sevigny, cast members in the HBO series
From left to right, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Bill Paxton and Chloe Sevigny, cast members in the HBO series "Big Love," in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
In this Feb. 24, 2008, file photo, Sissy Spacek arrives at the 80th Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.
In this Feb. 24, 2008, file photo, Sissy Spacek arrives at the 80th Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, file)
Actress Sissy Spacek arrives at the ''Get Low' screening during the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival held at the Roy Thomson Hall on September 12, 2009 in Toronto, Canada.
Actress Sissy Spacek arrives at the ''Get Low' screening during the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival held at the Roy Thomson Hall on September 12, 2009 in Toronto, Canada.   (Getty Images)
Actress Sissy Spacek arrives at the ''Get Low' screening during the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival held at the Roy Thomson Hall on September 12, 2009 in Toronto, Canada.
Actress Sissy Spacek arrives at the ''Get Low' screening during the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival held at the Roy Thomson Hall on September 12, 2009 in Toronto, Canada.   (Getty Images)
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youngblood
Sep 17, 09 1:04 PM CDT
Sissy Spacek, Martha Stewart, Jessiac Simpson!! Newser why are u posting this trash gossip! Reply
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rockermocking
Sep 17, 09 1:35 PM CDT
it's entertainment news relating to a popular show. if you don't like it, change your newser settings to more "hard" news.
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Janniel
Sep 17, 09 6:59 PM CDT
heck yeah..trashy Sissy Spacek's name should never be brought up in a serious way....no laughing!...no fun!....keep a frown on your face, that's what Newser folks should strive for. But I am weak, and I can't WAIT for the new season of Big Love!
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Kookey90
Sep 17, 09 6:00 PM CDT
Sissy Spacek is one of my favorite actresses. I don't beleive she's ever made a bad movie. I wish her the best of luck, too bad I don't get HBO here. Reply
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riffran
Sep 18, 09 1:01 AM CDT
Big Love was very informative..At one point I was joking around about how cool it would be to have my own little Harem....Then I watched the show........oh hell no....lol....I will stick to one set of in laws thank you. And as for all the little family dynamics going on???????..(imitating Monty Python in the Holy grail)..RUNNNNN AWAYYYYYY RUN AWAYYYY Reply
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