1980: The Film Coal Miner’s Daughter Is a Huge Hit
Loretta Lynn and Sissy Spacek, winner of Best Actress for “Coal Miner’s Daughter” (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
A movie adaptation of Lynn’s autobiography, Coal Miner’s Daughter, was released in 1980 with Sissy Spacek starring as Lynn. The movie was a box office hit and got nominated for seven Oscars, with Spacek winning Best Actress. Other 1980s hit songs by Lynn include “Pregnant Again,” “Naked in the Rain,” “I Lie” and “Somebody Led Me Away.”