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Fannie Flagg

American actress, comedian and author · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1944 · age 82

Fannie Flagg is an American actress, comedian, and author. She is most notable as a frequent panelist on the 1973-1982 versions of the game show Match Game and for her 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, which she adapted into the script for the 1991 motion picture Fried Green Tomatoes.

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2021Mister Candid CameraFilm2017The Grease StoryFilm, Nurse Wilkins2012Harper Lee AwardAward1999Crazy in AlabamaFilm, Sally1998Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green TomatoesFilm1991Fried Green TomatoesFilm, Writer1987DollySeries, WriterMy Best Friend Is a VampireFilm, 1987Mrs. Capello1981Harper ValleySeries, Cassie Bowman1978GreaseFilm, Nurse WilkinsRabbit TestFilm, 1978The President's Wife1977The Love BoatSeries, Alicia FinchSex and the Married WomanFilm, 1977Virginia Ladysmith1976Stay HungryFilm, Amy1975Wonder WomanSeries, Amazon Doctor1974Dinah!Series1971The New Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries, 'Mike' PrestonSome of My Best Friends Are...Film, 1971Helen (Mildred Pierce)1970Five Easy PiecesFilm, Stoney1969The Johnny Cash ShowSeries1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSeries1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeries1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1944Born21 September 1944

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  • Fried Green Tomatoes 1991
  • Grease 1978
  • Five Easy Pieces 1970
  • Crazy in Alabama 1999
  • My Best Friend Is a Vampire 1987

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Filmography 13

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Television 14

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Awards

Harper Lee Award2012
Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors

About this person

She was nominated for an Academy Award for the screenplay adaptation. Flagg lives in California and Alabama.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1944 · age 82

In the same film or series as Fannie

René AuberjonoisAlso in My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987)Gil GerardAlso in Some of My Best Friends Are... (1971)Paul Ben-VictorAlso in Crazy in Alabama (1999)R. G. ArmstrongAlso in Stay Hungry (1976)Didi ConnAlso in The Grease Story (2017)Lois SmithAlso in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)