Jennifer Salt
Biography
Jennifer Salt is an American screenwriter, producer, and former actress who is best known for playing Eunice Tate on the comedy series Soap. Born in Los Angeles to the screenwriter Waldo Salt, she studied at the High School of Performing Arts in New York and at Sarah Lawrence College. She played Estelle in the play Father's Day, a performance that earned her a Theatre World award in 1971. Her early film work included Midnight Cowboy (1969), and she appeared in several Brian De Palma films, among them Hi, Mom! (1970), The Wedding Party (1969), and Sisters (1973). She also appeared in the television film Gargoyles (1972). After retiring from acting, Salt wrote scripts for Nip/Tuck and other programs, co-wrote Eat Pray Love (2010), and was an executive producer on American Horror Story. She received a Writers Guild of America Award nomination in 2006.
82years old
Turns 83 on September 4in 327 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 12 years1968 to 1980
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A change of course
Salt's first steady writing job came in 1998 when she was hired as a low-rung writer on the cable detective drama Sins of the City.
Behind the camera
Salt co-wrote the script for the 2010 Julia Roberts film Eat Pray Love, which was based on Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling memoir.
Jennifer Salt movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Brian De Palma directed four of these films. William Finley appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
William Finley's page
Robert De Niro's page
Jill Clayburgh's page
Barnard Hughes's page
All films by Brian De Palma
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 1971 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.