Patricia Resnick | |
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| 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 .
Resnik 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.
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