| A Woman of Independent Means | |
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| Based on | A Woman of Independent Means by Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey |
| Screenplay by | Cindy Myers |
| Directed by | Robert Greenwald |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Laura Karpman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Sally Field |
| Producer | Robert Greenwald |
| Cinematography | Steven Shaw |
| Editor | Éva Gárdos |
| Running time | 360 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | February 19 – February 22, 1995 |
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A Woman of Independent Means is a 1995 American period drama television miniseries directed and produced by Robert Greenwald from a teleplay by Cindy Myers, based on the 1978 book of the same name by Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey. The miniseries stars Sally Field (who also served as an executive producer), with Ron Silver, Tony Goldwyn, Jack Thompson, Sheila McCarthy, Brenda Fricker, and Charles Durning in supporting roles. It follows for some seven decades the story of Bess Alcott, from her Dallas marriage to her fourth-grade sweetheart to the birth of three children to the fussings with grandchildren.[1]
The miniseries received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Miniseries and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special for Field, winning one for its costume design. Field was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance.
- ^ "TV WEEKEND; Sally Field in Three Nights and Seven Decades". The New York Times. February 17, 1995. Retrieved March 8, 2023.