"Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame."
Sissy Spacek
as Loretta Lynn
Tommy Lee Jones
as 'Mooney' Lynn
Levon Helm
as Ted Webb
Beverly D'Angelo
as Patsy Cline
William Sanderson
as Lee Dollarhide
Phyllis Boyens
as 'Clary' Webb
Bill Anderson Jr.
as Webb child
Foister Dickerson
Malla McCown
Pamela McCown
Kevin Salvilla
Sissy Lucas
as Loretta & Mooney's child
Brian Warf
Elizabeth Watson
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
Tommie O'Donnell
as Teacher at Pie Auction
Lou Headley
Ruby Caudill
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
Zeke Dawson
Gene Dunlap
Durwood Edwards
Chuck Flynn
Lonnie Godfrey
Bob Hempker
Danny Faircloth
as The Patsy Cline Band
Charles Gore
Doug Hauseman
Mike Noble
Daniel Sarenana
Billy West
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)
Michael Apted
Director
Thomas Rickman
Writer
George Vecsey
Book
Bernard Schwartz
Producer
Zelda Barron
Associate Producer
Sean Daniel
Executive In Charge Of Production
Ralf D. Bode
Director of Photography
Arthur Schmidt
Editor
Michael Chinich
Casting
John W. Corso
Production Design
John M. Dwyer
Set Decoration
Joe I. Tompkins
Costume Design
Mark Reedall
Makeup Artist
Lorraine Roberson
Hairstylist
Wallace Worsley Jr.
Production Manager
Loretta Lynn
Bob Larson
Executive Producer
Katy Emde
Second Assistant Director
Dan Kolsrud
First Assistant Director
James R. Alexander
Sound
Lon Bender
Sound Editor
Gordon Ecker
Supervising Sound Editor
Alsie L. Florence
Sound Recordist
Roger Heman Jr.
Joseph Holsen
Andrew London
John McDonald
Boom Operator
Richard Portman
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Wylie Stateman
Tom Del Genio
Special Effects
Floyd Van Wey
Mags Kavanaugh
Stunts
William Birch
Camera Operator
John T. Dustin
Michael Stone
George Osaki
Title Designer