Jane Wagner
Writing

Jane Wagner

Born 1935-06-26 · Morristown, Tennessee, U.S.

Jane Wagner (born February 26, 1935), one of America’s most distinguished playwrights, has won numerous awards, including: several Emmys for writing and producing and a Writer’s Guild Award for her work in television. Wagner has also won a New York Drama Critics’ Circle Special Award and a New York Drama Desk Award for her Broadway success, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe; a CableAce Award for Executive Producing the film adaptation of The Search; three Grammy nominations for comedy albums she wrote with Lily Tomlin, Modern Scream, And That's the Truth, and On Stage; and two Peabody Awards--the first for the CBS television special, J.T., and the second for the ABC television special, Edith Ann’s Christmas: Just Say Noël.

Known for

Radium Girls★ 6.8
Radium Girls
2020
The Incredible Shrinking Woman★ 5.3
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981
Juke and Opal
Juke and Opal
1973
Appearing Nitely★ 9
Appearing Nitely
1979
Moment by Moment★ 3.4
Moment by Moment
1978
An Apology to Elephants★ 8
An Apology to Elephants
2013
J.T.
J.T.
1969
Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)
Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)
1996
Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle
Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle
1994
Lily
Lily
1973
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
1993
Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home
Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home
1994
Lily for President?
Lily for President?
1982
Lily: Sold Out★ 6.5
Lily: Sold Out
1981
Lily Tomlin★ 5
Lily Tomlin
1987
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe★ 8.8
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
1991