A Woman Named Jackie

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A Woman Named Jackie
Based onBiography
by C. David Heymann
Teleplay byRoger O. Hirson
Directed by Larry Peerce
Starring Roma Downey
Stephen Collins
William Devane
Joss Ackland
Wendy Hughes
Ashley Crow
Andrew Buckley
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Bob Gunton
Theme music composer Lalo Schifrin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3
Production
ProducersLorin Bennett Salob
Lester Persky (exec. producer)
CinematographyMike Fash
EditorsSusan B. Browdy
Eric A. Sears
Running time246 minutes
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseOctober 13 (1991-10-13) 
October 15, 1991 (1991-10-15)

A Woman Named Jackie is a 1991 American television miniseries chronicling the life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. It was based on C. David Heymann's 1989 book of the same title. [1]

Contents

The miniseries was split into three parts:

Cast

ActorRole
Roma Downey Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Stephen Collins John F. Kennedy
William Devane John Vernou "Black Jack" Bouvier III
Joss Ackland Aristotle Onassis
Wendy Hughes Janet Lee Bouvier
Ashley Crow Lee Bouvier Radziwill
Andrew Buckley John F. Kennedy Jr.
Nadia Dajani Christina Onassis
Sarah Michelle Gellar Teenage Jacqueline Bouvier
Josef Sommer Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
Eve Gordon Marilyn Monroe
Brian Smiar Lyndon B. Johnson

Award and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
1992
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Miniseries Lester Persky,
Lorin Bennett Salob,
and Tomlinson Dean
Won [2]
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special Shelley Komarov
(for "Part I")
Nominated
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special Walter Hoylman,
Jerry Clemans,
Robert L. Harman,
and Allen L. Stone
(for "Part III")
Nominated

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References

  1. Heymann, C. David (1989). A woman named Jackie. Secaucus, NJ: Carol Cummunications. ISBN   9780818404726. OCLC   19512014.
  2. "A Woman Named Jackie". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Retrieved July 9, 2024.