Trivia / Coal Miner's Daughter

• Dawson Casting: Sissy Spacek, who was 29/30 at the time of filming, played Loretta Lynn between the ages of 13-14 to 35 years old.
• He Also Did: Levon Helm, former singer/drummer for The Band, plays Loretta's father Ted Webb. He got good notices and sustained a side career as a character actor for a while afterwards.
• Making Use of the Twin: Loretta's infant sister Peggy Sue was played by twins.

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