A Woman Named Jackie

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A Woman Named Jackie
Written byC. David Heymann (Biography)
Roger O. Hirson (teleplay)
Directed by
Theme music composerLalo Schifrin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3
Production
ProducersLorin Bennett Salob
Lester Persky (exec. producer)
CinematographyMike Fash
EditorsSusan B. Browdy
Eric A. Sears
Running time246 minutes
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseOctober 13 (1991-10-13) –
October 15, 1991 (1991-10-15)

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:

  • A Woman Named Jackie, Part 1: The Bouvier Years (October 13, 1991)
  • A Woman Named Jackie, Part 2: The Kennedy Years (October 14, 1991)
  • A Woman Named Jackie, Part 3: The Onassis Years (October 15, 1991)

Cast

Actor Role
Roma Downey Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Stephen Collins John F. Kennedy
William Devane John Vernou "Black Jack" Bouvier III
Joss Ackland Aristotle Onassis
Wendy Hughes Janet Lee Bouvier
Ashley Crow Lee Bouvier Radziwill
Andrew Buckley John F. Kennedy Jr.
Nadia Dajani Christina Onassis
Sarah Michelle Gellar Teenage Jacqueline Bouvier
Josef Sommer Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
Eve Gordon Marilyn Monroe
Brian Smiar Lyndon B. Johnson

Award and nominations

Emmy Awards (1992)

  • Won, "Outstanding Miniseries"
  • Nominated, "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special" (Part I)
  • Nominated, "Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special" (Part III)

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