Exclusive: Sissy Spacek to join 'Big Love'

Major casting alert: Oscar-winning actress Sissy Spacek is joining HBO's "Big Love." She'll play a powerful Washington D.C. lobbyist in a multi-episode arc starting in the third episode of next season.

It's quite the coup for the HBO drama. Spacek has a whopping six Academy Award nominations for her memorable roles in films such as "Carrie," "Crimes of the Heart," and "In the Bedroom," and she won the Best Actress statuette for her indelible portrayal of Loretta Lynn in 1980's "Coal Miner's Daughter." The  actress was just at the Toronto film festival promoting her latest feature, "Get Low." 

Spacek is just the latest addition to "Big Love"'s fourth season; other actors cast include Bella Thorne, who will replace Jolean Wejbe as Barb and Bill's youngest daughter Teenie, and Ben Koldyke as Dale, a state-appointed trustee and love interest for Alby (Matt Ross).

The Emmy-nominated HBO drama is slated to begin its fourth season early next year.

-- Allyssa Lee

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Comments

[karina]

Ican't wait that long for Big Love!!! I love that show and Sissy Spacek joining the cast makes me even less patient!!! Sorry to hear that Jean Tripplehorn is leaving:( Hope they don't lose any of the other actors. Nikki has got to stay!!! If Chloe wants more money, at any time ,please give it to her. And I don't believe in actors and sports figures getting paid so much!!!

[alex]

Why couldn't this "reporter" maybe also include when Big Love will be starting it's new season? Hmm

[gale]

Karina--Jean Tripplehorn is NOT leaving....the young actress who played Teenie is being replaced. Breathe a sigh of relief!

[Dobbies]

---And I don't believe in actors and sports figures getting paid so much!!!---

Karina if they weren't paid so much then why would they bother doing it? That would mean the studios would reap all the money and only have to pay pennies to the talent who makes them their money. That's even worse