Coal Miner's Daughter - The Loretta Lynn story starring Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones - Oscar Winner

The life of legendary Loretta Lynn, the dirt poor Appalachian Mountains girl who rose from humble beginnings to become the "Queen of Country Music."

Coal Miner's Daughter is a 1980 American biographical musical film directed by Michael Apted and written by Tom Rickman . It follows the story of country music singer Loretta Lynn from her early teen years in a poor family and getting married at 13 to her rise as one of the most influential country musicians. Based on Lynn's 1976 biography of the same name by George Vecsey , the film stars Sissy Spacek as Lynn. Tommy Lee Jones , Beverly D'Angelo and Levon Helm are featured in supporting roles. Ernest Tubb , Roy Acuff , and Minnie Pearl make cameo appearances as themselves.