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name: "Patricia Resnick"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "9 February 1953"
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updated: "2026-09-17T04:33:15.418131+00:00"
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# Patricia Resnick

Writer. Born 9 February 1953 in Miami.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 9 February 1953, Miami

## Biography

Patricia Resnick is an American screenwriter and producer. Born on 9 February 1953 in Miami, Florida, she studied at the University of Southern California, where she met director Robert Altman. She began her career working with him on *3 Women* (1977, uncredited) and *A Wedding* (1978).

Resnick is best known for writing the screenplay for *9 to 5* (1980). Her other film credits include *Quintet* (1979), *Straight Talk* (1992) and *Maxie* (1985). She has written episodes of television series including *Better Things* (2016) and *Tales of the City* (2019), and served as a producer on *Mad Men* and *Better Things*. She wrote the book for the stage musical *9 to 5* and received a Tony nomination for it. She appeared as herself in Altman’s *The Player* (1992).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, dailynews.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Better Things* (2016), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/better-things-2016.md)

## Also known for

- *Nine to Five* (1980), Screenplay, Story
- *3 Women* (1977), Writer
- *Tales of the City* (2019), Writer
- *Straight Talk* (1992), Screenplay
- *Quintet* (1979), Screenplay, Story
- *A Wedding* (1978), Screenplay
- *Perfect Match* (2015), Writer
- *Midnight Masquerade* (2014), Teleplay

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