Patricia Resnick Biography (1953-)

Born February 9, 1953, in Miami, FL; daughter of Edward (a lawyer) and Phyllis Resnick. Addresses: Contact: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Sandy Weinberg, Summit Entertainment.

Gender: Female
Occupation: Director, screenwriter, actress
Birth Details: February 9, 1953; Miami, Florida

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Neighbor, Three Women, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
Secretary, Welcome to L.A., United Artists, 1977
Redford, A Wedding, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
Herself, The Player, Fine Line Features, 1992
Film Work
Assistant producer, 3 Women (also known as Three Women), 1977
Director, Grandpa's Funeral, 1994
Television Work
Movies
Co-executive producer, The Price of a Broken Heart, Lifetime, 1999
Specials
Director, Grandpa's Funeral, Showtime, 1994

WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With Robert Altman, John Considine, and Allan Nicholls) A Wedding(based on a story by Considine and Altman), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
(With Altman and Frank Barhydt) Quintet (based on a story by Altman, Resnick, and Lionel Chetwynd), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
(With Colin Higgins) Nine to Five (based on story by Resnick), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
Maxie (based on the novel Marion's Wall by Jack Finney), Orion, 1985
(With Tom Schulman) Second Sight, Warner Bros., 1989
Straight Talk, 1992
Television Movies
Hansel & Gretel (also known as Faerie Tale Theatre: Hansel& Gretel), 1982
The Price of a Broken Heart, Lifetime, 1999
The Expendables, USA Network, 2000
Sex, Lies & Obsession, Lifetime, 2001
Television Specials
Ladies in Waiting, PBS, 1977
Cher ... Special, 1978
Grandpa's Funeral, Showtime, 1994
Plays
Ladies in Waiting (musical), Woodstock Music Theatre Festival, Woodstock, IL, then Civic Theatre, Chicago, IL, both 1982

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Ms., October, 1978, January, 1981, p. 44

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