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Fannie Flagg

born 1944 · Acting

66.1avg grm
4titles
#1,585best rank
2honors
Fbest title · #1,585 on siteFive Easy Pieces1970 · as Stoney72.5

Honors

2
2012Harper Lee Award
—Audie Award — Narration by the Author or Authors

Bio

Fannie Flagg (born Patricia Neal; September 21, 1944) is an American actress, comedian, author, and screenwriter. She is best known for her bestselling 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. She also adapted the screenplay for the 1991 film Fried Green Tomatoes. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay; supporting actress Jessica Tandy was also nominated. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) gave the adaptation and award for best feature film with lesbian content. As of 2026, her most recent acting credit is in 1999. However, she is still publishing novels, including a sequel to Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.

Biography

Fannie Flagg (born Patricia Neal; September 21, 1944) is an American actress, comedian, author, and screenwriter. She is best known for her bestselling 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. She also adapted the screenplay for the 1991 film Fried Green Tomatoes. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay; supporting actress Jessica Tandy was also nominated. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) gave the adaptation and award for best feature film with lesbian content. As of 2026, her most recent acting credit is in 1999. However, she is still publishing novels, including a sequel to Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.

Filmography

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1970s4 titlesMMatch Game PM1975 · as Self - Panelist · series64.5MMatch Game1973 · as Self - Panelist · series63.6NThe New Dick Van Dyke Show1971 · as 'Mike' Preston · series63.6FFive Easy Pieces1970 · as Stoney72.5

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Fannie Flagg

F
born1944
known forActing
titles on site4
best title rank#1,585 · Five Easy Pieces (1970)
avg GRM66.1
honors2 · Harper Lee Award, 2012
Honors
  • 2012Harper Lee Award
  • —Audie Award — Narration by the Author or Authors
Fannie Flagg (born Patricia Neal; September 21, 1944) is an American actress, comedian, author, and screenwriter. She is best known for her bestselling 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. She also adapted the screenplay for the 1991 film Fried Green Tomatoes. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay; supporting actress Jessica Tandy was also nominated. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) gave the adaptation and award for best feature film with lesbian content. As of 2026, her most recent acting credit is in 1999. However, she is still publishing novels, including a sequel to Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.

Filmography

ranked on this site

1970s

4 titles
M64.5Match Game PM1975 · as Self - Panelist · seriesM63.6Match Game1973 · as Self - Panelist · seriesN63.6The New Dick Van Dyke Show1971 · as 'Mike' Preston · seriesF72.5Five Easy Pieces1970 · as Stoney

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