Patricia Resnick is an American screenwriter and producer, known for her work on films like 9 to 5, Straight Talk, and Maxie. She has also worked as a consulting producer or co-producer on TV series like Mad Men and Better Things.
Patricia Resnick | |
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| Born | February 9, 1953 Miami, Florida, USA |
| Education | University of Southern California |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, TV writer, producer |
Biography
editShe met Robert Altman while studying at the University of Southern California and started her career working with him on the film 3 Women.[1] She collaborated several times with Altman, beginning with developing 3 Women. She later appeared as herself in one of his films, The Player. One of her biggest successes came in 9 to 5: Resnick wrote the first draft drama, and Jane Fonda cast herself, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton in the leads, the last in her first film role.[2]
Resnick served as a writer on a number of television series, and as a supervising producer on the final season of Mad Men.[1][3] She got a Tony nomination for the musical of 9 to 5, written with Dolly Parton ran on Broadway in 2009 and was recently a huge hit on the West End in London. She is currently working on a sequel to 9 to 5 alongside Rashida Jones.
Selected filmography (as writer)
editFilm
edit- Straight Talk (1992)
- Second Sight (1989)
- Maxie (1985)
- 9 to 5 (1980)
- Quintet (1979)
- A Wedding (1978)
- 3 Women (1977) (uncredited)
TV
edit- Better Things (2020) (series) (1 episode)
- Tales of the City (2019) (series) (1 episode)
- The Arrangement (2017) (series) (2 episodes)
- Recovery Road (2016) (series) (3 episodes)
- Perfect Match (2015) (TV movie)
- Midnight Masquerade (2015) (TV movie)
- Olivia (2009) (series) (15 episodes)
- The Battle of Mary Kay (2002) (TV movie)
- Jenifer (2001) (TV movie)
- Sex, Lies & Obsession (2001) (TV movie)
- The Expendables (2000) (TV movie)
- Price of a Broken Heart (1999) (TV movie)
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1983) (series) (1 episode)
- Cher… and Other Fantasies (1979) (TV movie)
- Visions (1979) (series) (1 episode)
- Cher… (1978) (TV special)
References
edit- ^ a b Goldberg, Paula (2019-01-02). "Screenwriter Patricia Resnick on Altman, Mad Men, and Working 9 to 5". The Beat: A Blog by PremiumBeat. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ^ "Dolly Parton: first footlights, now films". The Australian Women's Weekly. 28 May 1980. p. 145 Supplement: FREE Your TV Magazine. Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Gay Female Oscar Voter to Academy: Don't Kick Me Out "to Help You Deal With a Publicity Nightmare"". The Hollywood Reporter. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
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