Jennifer Salt (born September 4, 1944)[1] is an American producer, screenwriter, and former actress known for playing Eunice Tate on Soap (1977–1981).
Jennifer Salt | |
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 Salt in 1977 | |
| Born | September 4, 1944[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Jenifer Salt |
| Alma mater | Sarah Lawrence College |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Spouse |
David Greenberg
(m. 1976; div. 1980) |
| Children | 1 |
| Father | Waldo Salt |
Life and career
editSalt was born in Los Angeles, California, to screenwriter Waldo Salt and actress Mary Davenport.[2][3] She has a younger sister, Deborah. Her stepmother was the writer Eve Merriam. She attended the High School of Performing Arts in New York City, and graduated from Sarah Lawrence College.[4] Salt's father had been blacklisted by Hollywood for most of the 1950s and early 1960s after a run-in with the House Un-American Activities Committee, but managed a triumphant return with the two movies that won him Oscars.[3]
She made several stage appearances, winning a 1971 Theatre World award as Estelle in the play Father's Day, and she portrayed Eunice Tate-Leitner, the snobbish daughter of Chester and Jessica Tate in the television comedy series Soap. An early movie role was in Midnight Cowboy (1969) as Joe Buck's hometown lover, Crazy Annie. While living with actress Margot Kidder in Malibu in the early 1970s, she worked in tandem with American director Brian De Palma in the films The Wedding Party (1969), Hi, Mom! (1970), and Sisters (1972), and appeared with Cornel Wilde and Scott Glenn in the TV film Gargoyles (1972).[citation needed].
Salt has retired from acting, and pursued a writing career, including episode scripts for Nip/Tuck and other programs. In 1998, she landed her first steady job in her new profession as a low-rung writer on a cable detective drama titled Sins of the City.[3] She is a co-writer of the script for the Julia Roberts film Eat Pray Love (2010) based on Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling memoir of the same name.[5] She was an executive producer on the American Horror Story anthology series. In 2011, Salt helped work on a pilot for an HBO series based on the memoir Foreign Babes in Beijing written by Rachel DeWoskin.[2]
In 2006, she was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for the Nip/Tuck episode "Rhea Reynolds".[6]
Family
editHer son, Jonah Greenberg, is a talent agent with CAA Beijing.[5]
Theater
editActress
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Watercolor | Gloria | |
| 1971 | Father's Day | Estelle | Won Theater World award |
| 1981 | Hasty Heart | ||
| 1982 | Diplomacy |
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Murder a la Mod | a 'Bird' | (credited as Jenifer Salt) |
| 1969 | The Wedding Party | Phoebe | |
| 1969 | Midnight Cowboy | Annie - Texas | |
| 1970 | Hi, Mom! | Judy Bishop | |
| 1970 | The Revolutionary | Helen | |
| 1970 | Brewster McCloud | Hope | |
| 1972 | Play It Again, Sam | Sharon | |
| 1972 | Gargoyles | Diana | |
| 1972 | Sisters | Grace Collier | aka Blood Sisters |
| 1980 | It's My Turn | Maisie | |
| 1985 | Out of the Darkness | Ann Zigo |
Writer
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Tempo | |
| 2010 | Eat Pray Love | (Screenplay) |
Television
editActress
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | The F.B.I. | Diane | 1 episode - "The Franklin Papers" |
| 1972 | Gargoyles | Diana Boley | TV movie |
| 1973 | Love, American Style | "Love and the Unwedding" segment | |
| 1974 | The ABC Afternoon Playbreak | Judy Owens | aka ABC Matinee Today |
| 1974 | The Great Niagara | Lois | TV movie |
| 1977 | All-Star Family Feud Special | Herself | (for Soap) |
| 1978 | Family | Susie Robinson | 1 episode |
| 1979 | $weepstake$ | Episode: "Cowboy, Linda and Angie, Mark" | |
| 1979 | Family Fortune | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 1979 | The Love Boat | Patricia Lucas | Season 3, episode #5: "My Boyfriend's Back" |
| 1981 | Terror Among Us | Connie Paxton | TV movie |
| 1977–1981 | Soap | Eunice Tate | 63 episodes |
| 1984 | Old Friends | Laura King | TV movie |
| 1985 | Out of the Darkness | Ann Zigo | TV movie |
| 1986 | Magnum, P.I. | Susan Brandis | 1 episode - "Find Me a Rainbow" |
| 1981–1986 | It's a Living | Deedee | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | Family Ties | Mrs. Kluger | 1 episode - "Be True To Your Preschool" |
| 1987 | Deadly Care | Carol | TV movie |
| 1987 | Murder, She Wrote | Helen Langley | 1 episode - "Indian Giver" |
| 1988 | Duet | Cindy | 1 episode - "Mommie and Me" |
| 1988 | Bustin' Loose | Wanda | 1 episode - "The Parent Trap" |
| 1990 | Empty Nest | Linda Brody | 1 episode - "Take My Mom, Please" |
| 1990 | The Marshall Chronicles | Cynthia Brighman | 6 episodes |
| 1990 | Lifestories | Helen Forchette | 1 episode - "Jerry Forchette" |
Producer
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2003–2010 | Nip/Tuck | (Producer, Co-Producer, Supervising Producer, Executive Producer) |
| 2010 | The Quickening | (Executive Producer) |
| 2011–present | American Horror Story | (Co-executive Producer) |
| 2020–present | Ratched | (Executive Producer) |
Writer
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Sins of the City | 4 episodes |
| 2000 | The Stalking of Laurie Show | TV movie, aka Rivals |
| 2002 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Episode: "Cop Killer" |
| 2003–2010 | Nip/Tuck | 19 episodes* |
| 2011–present | American Horror Story | 9 episodes |
| 2020–present | Ratched | 2 episodes |
(* denotes Writers Guild of America Award nomination)
References
edit- ^ a b Associated Press (September 4, 2019). "Today in History; Today's Birthdays". Albuquerque Journal. p. A2. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ a b Riley, Jenelle (August 4, 2010). "Worth Her Salt". Backstage. Archived from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c Barnes, Brooks (July 21, 2010). "Scripting a Life Much Like Hers". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ^ Riley, Janelle (August 16, 2010). ""Eat Pray Love" marks writing debut for actress". Reuters. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Littleton, Cynthia (July 27, 2010). "Salt steps into Beijing memoir". Variety. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ "2006 Writers Guild Awards Television and Radio Nominees Announced". Writers Guild of America, West. December 14, 2005. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
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