Patricia Resnick

American screenwriter

Patricia Resnick

Born| February 9, 1953

Miami, Florida, USA

Education| University of Southern California
Occupation(s)| Screenwriter, TV writer, producer

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.

## Biography

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She 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)

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### Film

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* Straight Talk (1992)
* Second Sight (1989)
* Maxie (1985)
* 9 to 5 (1980)
* Quintet (1979)
* A Wedding (1978)
* 3 Women (1977) (uncredited)

### TV

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* 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

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "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.

## External links

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* Patricia Resnick at IMDb

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