--- name: "Loretta Lynn" canonical: "https://film.one/person/loretta-lynn" roles: ["Book"] born: "14 April 1932" died: "4 October 2022" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_over: 0 updated: "2026-09-20T06:16:57.869611+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Loretta Lynn Book. Born 14 April 1932 in Butcher Hollow, Van Lear, Kentucky, USA. Died 4 October 2022. ## Details - **Work:** Book - **Born:** 14 April 1932, Butcher Hollow, Van Lear, Kentucky, USA - **Died:** 4 October 2022 - **Also known as:** Loretta Webb - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loretta_Lynn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q272931, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0528750/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1193549 ## Biography Loretta Lynn (née Webb) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, she achieved success with autobiographical songs including the 1970 hit 'Coal Miner's Daughter'. The 1980 biographical film *Coal Miner's Daughter*, directed by Michael Apted, was based on her 1976 autobiography of the same name. Lynn contributed music to the production, which starred Sissy Spacek as Lynn and won the Academy Award for Best Actress. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Coal Miner's Daughter* (1980), Fi1m 81, Book, Songs, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/coal-miners-daughter.md) ## Complete filmography (12) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Jack White & Loretta Lynn Remembering Van Lear Rose* (2015), Actor - *Opry Video Classics: Love Songs* (2007), Actor - *Loretta Lynn In Concert* (2005), Actor - *Loretta Lynn - You're Looking at Country* (2005), Actor - *Austin City Limits: Country* (2001), series, Actor - *Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child* (1995), series, as Deli Porkchop (voice) - *Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story* (1995), as Loretta Lynn - *Roseanne* (1988), series, Actor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/roseanne.md) - *Coal Miner's Daughter* (1980), Book, Songs, Music — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/coal-miners-daughter.md) - *Hee Haw* (1969), series, Actor - *Music City U.S.A.* (1966), Actor - *An evening with Loretta Lynn*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Loretta Lynn](https://film.one/media/person/1246131/gallery-8e4a0e35b0c8.jpg) Loretta Lynn — Anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Loretta_Lynn_SXSW_2016_-8842_%2833197871691%29_%28cropped_2%29.jpg/1280px-Loretta_Lynn_SXSW_2016_-8842_%2833197871691%29_%28cropped_2%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![1965 promotional image of Loretta Lynn.](https://film.one/media/person/1246131/gallery-8343f2f89147.jpg) 1965 promotional image of Loretta Lynn. — Les Leverett, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/LorettaLynn1960s.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Loretta Lynn 2016. (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/1246131/gallery-d2720fdf1aca.jpg) Loretta Lynn 2016. (2022) — Anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Loretta_Lynn_-_2016.jpg/1280px-Loretta_Lynn_-_2016.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Loretta Lynn SXSW 2016 -8782.jpg](https://film.one/media/person/1246131/gallery-50bdcc42a177.jpg) Loretta Lynn SXSW 2016 -8782.jpg — Anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Loretta_Lynn_SXSW_2016_-8782_%2833284921396%29.jpg/1280px-Loretta_Lynn_SXSW_2016_-8782_%2833284921396%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Loretta Lynn](https://film.one/media/person/1246131/gallery-08e75402b2a0.jpg) Loretta Lynn — Image via TMDB - ![Loretta Lynn](https://film.one/media/person/1246131/gallery-d8a19397617d.jpg) Loretta Lynn — Image via TMDB - ![Loretta Lynn SXSW 2016 -8798.jpg](https://film.one/media/person/1246131/gallery-f61f99cfb6e5.jpg) Loretta Lynn SXSW 2016 -8798.jpg — Anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Loretta_Lynn_SXSW_2016_-8798_%2833284924236%29.jpg/1280px-Loretta_Lynn_SXSW_2016_-8798_%2833284924236%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Loretta Lynn SXSW 2016 -8781.jpg](https://film.one/media/person/1246131/gallery-e54b999c82b6.jpg) Loretta Lynn SXSW 2016 -8781.jpg — Anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Loretta_Lynn_SXSW_2016_-8781_%2833284920006%29.jpg/1280px-Loretta_Lynn_SXSW_2016_-8781_%2833284920006%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Other awards — 20 won, 1 nominated - Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award 2021: Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award (won) - Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting 2014: Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting (won) - Presidential Medal of Freedom 2013: Presidential Medal of Freedom (won) - Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 2010: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (won) - Americana Award for Artist of the Year 2004: Americana Award for Artist of the Year (won) - Grammy Award for Best Country Album 2004: Grammy Award for Best Country Album (won), for *Van Lear Rose* - Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals 2004: Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals (won), for *Portland Oregon* - Kentucky Women Remembered 2004: Kentucky Women Remembered (won) - Shortlist Music Prize 2004: Shortlist Music Prize (nominated), for *Van Lear Rose* - Kennedy Center Honors 2003: Kennedy Center Honors (won) - American Music Award of Merit 1985: American Music Award of Merit (won) - American Music Award for Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group 1978: American Music Award for Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group (won) - American Music Award for Favorite Country Female Artist 1978: American Music Award for Favorite Country Female Artist (won) - star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1978: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (won) - American Music Award for Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group 1977: American Music Award for Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group (won) - American Music Award for Favorite Country Female Artist 1977: American Music Award for Favorite Country Female Artist (won) - American Music Award for Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group 1975: American Music Award for Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group (won) - Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year 1973: Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year (won) - Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year 1972: Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year (won) - Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal 1971: Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (won), for *After the Fire Is Gone* - Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year 1967: Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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