Jane Wagner
Born: 1935-06-26 in Morristown, Tennessee, U.S.
Known For: Writing
Biography
Jane Wagner (born February 26, 1935), one of America’s most distinguished playwrights, has won numerous awards, including: several Emmys for writing and producing and a Writer’s Guild Award for her work in television. Wagner has also won a New York Drama Critics’ Circle Special Award and a New York Drama Desk Award for her Broadway success, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe; a CableAce Award for Executive Producing the film adaptation of The Search; three Grammy nominations for comedy albums she wrote with Lily Tomlin, Modern Scream, And That's the Truth, and On Stage; and two Peabody Awards--the first for the CBS television special, J.T., and the second for the ABC television special, Edith Ann’s Christmas: Just Say Noël.
Filmography
2020
- Radium Girls ... (Executive Producer)
2013
- An Apology to Elephants ... (Executive Producer)
1996
- Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) ... (Writer)
1994
- Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home ... (Writer)
- Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle ... (Writer)
1993
- An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends ... (Technical Advisor)
1991
1987
- Lily Tomlin as Herself
1982
- Lily for President? ... (Executive Producer)
1981
- The Incredible Shrinking Woman ... (Screenplay)
- Lily: Sold Out ... (Executive Producer)
1979
- Appearing Nitely ... (Writer)
1978
- Moment by Moment ... (Director)
1973
- Lily ... (Writer)
- Juke and Opal ... (Writer)
1969
- J.T. ... (Writer)