Coal Miner's Daughter

Coal Miner's Daughter

Coal Miner's Daughter is a 1980 biographical film which tells the story of country music legend Loretta Lynn. It stars Sissy Spacek in her Academy Award for Best Actress winning role, Tommy Lee Jones, Beverly D'Angelo, and Levon Helm, and was directed by Michael Apted.

Helm (drummer for the rock group The Band) made his screen debut as Loretta's father, Ted Webb. Ernest Tubb, Roy Acuff, and Minnie Pearl all make cameo appearances as themselves.