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Mary Janice Rule ( August 15 , 1931 -- October 17 , 2003 ) was an American actress `` at her most convincing playing embittered , neurotic socialites '' . Melanie Joy Mayron ( born October 20 , 1952 ) is an American actress and director of film and television . Missing (film) . is a 1982 American historical drama film directed by Costa-Gavras and starring Sissy Spacek , Jack Lemmon , Melanie Mayron , John Shea , Janice Rule and Charles Cioffi . Mary Elizabeth `` Sissy '' Spacek ( [ ˈspeɪsɛk ] born December 25 , 1949 ) is an American actress and singer .