A Woman Named Jackie Explained

Teleplay:Roger O. Hirson
Director:Larry Peerce
Starring:Roma Downey
Stephen Collins
William Devane
Joss Ackland
Wendy Hughes
Ashley Crow
Andrew Buckley
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Bob Gunton
Theme Music Composer:Lalo Schifrin
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Episodes:3
Producer:Lorin Bennett Salob
Lester Persky (exec. producer)
Editor:Susan B. Browdy
Eric A. Sears
Cinematography:Mike Fash
Runtime:246 minutes
Network:NBC

A Woman Named Jackie is a 1991 American television miniseries chronicling the life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. It was based on C. David Heymann's 1989 book of the same title.[1]

The miniseries was split into three parts:

Cast

Actor Role
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
John F. Kennedy
John Vernou "Black Jack" Bouvier III
Aristotle Onassis
Janet Lee Bouvier
Lee Bouvier Radziwill
John F. Kennedy Jr.
Christina Onassis
Teenage Jacqueline Bouvier
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
Marilyn Monroe
Brian Smiar Lyndon B. Johnson

Award and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding MiniseriesLester Persky,
Lorin Bennett Salob,
and Tomlinson Dean
[2]
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a SpecialShelley Komarov
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a SpecialWalter Hoylman,
Jerry Clemans,
Robert L. Harman,
and Allen L. Stone

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Heymann, C. David. A woman named Jackie. 1989. Carol Cummunications. 9780818404726. Secaucus, NJ. 19512014.
  2. Web site: A Woman Named Jackie . . July 9, 2024.