Fred Thompson and Sissy Spacek in Marie.
Marie, 1985
When Tennessee Parole Board head Marie Ragghianti was removed from office for opposing Governor Ray Blanton's culture of corruption, real-life lawyer Fred Dalton Thompson took her case. In 1985, real-life lawyer Fred Dalton Thompson launched his acting career by playing real-life lawyer Fred Dalton Thompson in Marie, a Brockovichian biopic starring Sissy Spacek. It was a moment when art met life — and America met Fred Dalton Thompson.