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

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