Joyce horman biography

Joyce Marie Horman (born December 3, ) is an American human rights activist. She is known as the wife of journalist Charles Horman, who went missing in while the couple was living in Santiago, Chile.

Her search for what happened to him was chronicled in the film Missing, in which she was portrayed by Sissy Spacek.

Joyce horman biography

Spacek was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Horman. Her family's story was first told in the book by Thomas Hauser titled The Execution of Charles Horman: An American Sacrifice.^[1][2]

Personal life

Horman was born in Owatonna, Minnesota, the daughter of Vernita (née Sauke –) and Arthur "Duffy" Hamren ().

Her paternal grandmother Marie Hamren (), was born in Iowa to Norwegian immigrants. She has one brother, Jerome Hamren. Her parents owned and operated a grocery store in Owatonna called "Duffy's Superfair". She graduated from Owatonna Senior High School in and then graduated from the University of Minnesota