Coal Miner's Daughter
A determined young woman from a poor Kentucky family defies the odds and societal expectations to become a music legend, but her rise to fame as a country singer is threatened by the very man she loves and the rigid traditions of a male-dominated industry.
“She became a singer because it was the only thing she could do. She became a star because it was the only way she could do it.”
Synopsis
Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.
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A crew of 74+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Arthur SchmidtShot by Ralf D BodeDesigned by John W Corso
Box Office
1980 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.5× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$67.2M
Also known as
- Nashville Ladyde
- Quiero ser librees
- Nashville Ladyfr
- La ragazza di Nashvilleit
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Cast & Crew
74 unique people credited
Top billed cast
William Sanderson
as Lee Dollarhide
Sissy Spacek
as Loretta Lynn
Malla Mccown
as Webb Child
Pamela Mccown
as Webb Child
Kevin Salvilla
as Webb Child
Tommy Lee Jones
as Doolittle Lynn
Levon Helm
as Ted Webb
Phyllis Boyens
as 'Clary' Webb
Bill Anderson Jr
as Webb Child
Foister Dickerson
as Webb Child
Beverly D Angelo
as Patsy Cline
Tommie O Donnell
as Teacher at Pie Auction
Supporting cast
53Lou Headley
as Teacher at Pie Auction
Ruby Caudill
as Teacher at Pie Auction
Charles Kahlenberg
as Business Manager
Alice Mcgeachy
as Woman with Doll
Ken Riley
as Road Manager
Jim Webb
as Bus Driver
Dave Thornhill
as The Coal Miner's Band
Don Ballinger
as The Coal Miner's Band
Zeke Dawson
as The Coal Miner's Band
Gene Dunlap
as The Coal Miner's Band
Durwood Edwards
as The Coal Miner's Band
Chuck Flynn
as The Coal Miner's Band
Lonnie Godfrey
as The Coal Miner's Band
Bob Hempker
as The Coal Miner's Band
Danny Faircloth
as The Patsy Cline Band
Charles Gore
as The Patsy Cline Band
Doug Hauseman
as The Patsy Cline Band
Sissy Lucas
as Loretta & Mooney's child
Brian Warf
as Loretta & Mooney's child
Elizabeth Watson
as Loretta & Mooney's child
Bob Elkins
as Bobby Day
Bob Hannah
as Charlie Dick
Ernest Tubb
as Ernest Tubb
Jennifer Beasley
as Patsy Lynn
Frank Mitchell
as Washington Neighbor
Susan Kingsley
as Girl at Fairgrounds
Pat Patterson
as Jack Benny Lynn
Jessica Beasley
as Peggy Lynn
Michael Baish
as Storekeeper
David Wm Gray
as Doc Turner
Royce Clark
as Hugh Cherry
Gary Parker
as Radio Station Manager
Billy Strange
as Speedy West
Bruce Newman
as Opry Stage Manager
Grant Turner
as Opry Announcer
Merle Kilgore
as Cowboy at Tootsie's
Jackie Lynn Wright
as Redhead at Tootsie's
Rhonda Rhoton
as Lizzie
Vernon Oxford
as Preacher
Ron Hensley
as John Penn
Doug Bledsoe
as Cowboy at Grange Hall
Aubrey Wells
as Red Lynn
Russell Varner
as Bidder at Pie Auction
Mike Noble
as The Patsy Cline Band
Daniel Sarenana
as The Patsy Cline Band
Billy West
as The Patsy Cline Band
Roy Acuff
as Roy Acuff (uncredited)
Brad Baker
as Miner (uncredited)
Sheila Bailey
as Fan at concert (uncredited)
Oliver Lynn
as Recording Engineer (uncredited)
Brynda Mattox
as Folksinger (uncredited)
Minnie Pearl
as Minnie Pearl (uncredited)
Jimmy Yates
as Janitor (uncredited)
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