Academy Award winner Sissy Spacek has been cast in a recurring role in the upcoming Amazon series Homecoming. The series stars Julia Roberts, Bobby Cannavale and Stephan James and is described as a psychological thriller that centers on a caseworker at a facility treating soldiers returning from war, and a veteran eager to rejoin civilian life. It is based on the hit podcast from Gimlet Media.
Spacek will play Ellen Bergman, the mother of Roberts’ character Heidi. Ellen is said to be no-nonsense, somewhat crabby, but fiercely protective of her daughter.
Spacek is one of the most respected actresses in Hollywood with a career spanning four decades. She is best known for playing the title role in Brian De Palma’s Carrie, based on the Stephen King novel, as well as for her roles in Coal Miner’s Daughter, Badlands, The Straight Story, In the Bedroom, and the upcoming film Old Man and The Gun. She won the Oscar for her role in Coal Miner’s Daughter. Her television credits include HBO’s Big Love, Netflix’s Bloodline, and upcoming Hulu series Castle Rock.
