 She worked as the set dresser for DePalma's film "Phantom of the Paradise" (1974).Spacek's most prominent early role came in Brian De Palma's film "Carrie" (1976), in which she played Carietta "Carrie" White, a shy, troubled high school senior with telekinetic powers.Spacek had to work hard to persuade director de Palma to engage her for the role.