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Sammi Smith(1943-2005)

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Grammy winner Sammi Smith was a leading country female vocalist during the 1970s. Her biggest hit was the million-selling definitive version of Kris Kristofferson's "Help Me Make it Through the Night" which earned her the Grammy for "Best Country Vocalist Performance - Female" and "Single of the Year" from the Country Music Association in 1971. The song was a number one country record in Billboard magazine and also made the pop top ten.

She was the mother of actor/singer Waylon Payne.
BornAugust 5, 1943
DiedFebruary 12, 2005(61)
BornAugust 5, 1943
DiedFebruary 12, 2005(61)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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Known for

Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, and Joan Allen in The Ice Storm (1997)
The Ice Storm
7.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 1997
Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor in I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)
I Love You Phillip Morris
6.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2009
Matt Damon in Stillwater (2021)
Stillwater
6.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2021
Jennifer Lopez and Sean Penn in U Turn (1997)
U Turn
6.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 1997

Credits

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Actress



  • Sammi Smith, Erik Bogh, and Peter Weidman in Status (2012)
    Status
    Short
    • Whitney
    • 2012

Music Department



  • Claire Rushbrook and Adeel Akhtar in Ali & Ava (2021)
    Ali & Ava
    6.7
    • performed by: "Saunders Ferry Lane"
    • 2021

Soundtrack



  • Kyle Gallner and Samara Weaving in Carolina Caroline (2025)
    Carolina Caroline
    6.6
    • performer: "Help Me Make It Through the Night"
    • 2025
  • Bill Murray, Ed Harris, Gabrielle Union, Jennifer Coolidge, Pete Davidson, and Lewis Pullman in Riff Raff (2024)
    Riff Raff
    5.7
    • performer: "Help Me Make It Through the Night"
    • 2024
  • Vicky Krieps in Corsage (2022)
    Corsage
    6.5
    • performer: "Help Me Make It Through The Night"
    • 2022
  • Claire Rushbrook and Adeel Akhtar in Ali & Ava (2021)
    Ali & Ava
    6.7
    • performer: "Saunders Ferry Lane"
    • 2021
  • Matt Damon in Stillwater (2021)
    Stillwater
    6.6
    • performer: "Help Me Make It Through the Night"
    • 2021
  • Promised Land (2012)
    Promised Land
    6.6
    • performer: "Help Me Make It Through the Night"
    • 2012
  • Opry Memories
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Help Me Make It Through the Night"
    • 2011
  • Road to Nowhere (2010)
    Road to Nowhere
    5.4
    • performer: "Help Me Make It Through The Night"
    • 2010
  • Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor in I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)
    I Love You Phillip Morris
    6.6
    • performer: "Help Me Make It Through the Night"
    • 2009
  • Opry Video Classics: Queens (2007)
    Opry Video Classics: Queens
    9.0
    Video
    • performer: "Help Me Make It Through the Night"
    • 2007
  • Jennifer Lopez and Sean Penn in U Turn (1997)
    U Turn
    6.7
    • performer: "Help Me Make It Through The Night"
    • 1997
  • Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, and Joan Allen in The Ice Storm (1997)
    The Ice Storm
    7.3
    • performer: "Help Me Make It Through the Night", "Help Me Make it Through the Night"
    • 1997

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 5, 1943
    • Orange, California, USA
  • Died
    • February 12, 2005
    • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA(emphysema)
  • Spouses
      Jody Payne(divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Waylon Payne
  • Other works
    Single: "Just You N' Me" / "Walking In The Sunshine" (Zodiac)

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