Following a 1980 film about her life, Coal Miner’s Daughter, Lynn shot further into stardom. The film was received with wide critical acclaim, and Sissy Spacek won the Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Lynn. By this time, “Loretta Lynn” was a household name. She even had a series of popular commercials and recipes as the spokesman for Crisco shortening – a Southern baking staple.
In 1971, Lynn was the first solo female country artist to perform at the White House after an invitation from President Nixon. She would go on to perform during the administrations of Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush.
In 2015, President Barack Obama awarded her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom – just 12 years after she was honored during the Kennedy Center Honors under President George W. Bush.
Her professional life wasn’t the only place where Lynn excelled–she was married to her husband for 48 years until he passed away in 1996. She currently still owns and operates her world-famous ranch that they owned together, Loretta Lynn’s Hurricane Mills Ranch, in the Tennessee town of the same name.