Sisters

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Sometimes controversial, sometimes whimsical, and always compelling, Sisters follows the trials and triumphs of the four Reed sisters – Teddy (Sela Ward), Alex (Swoosie Kurtz), Georgie (Patricia Kalember) and Frankie (Julianne Phillips) – as they... read more

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Sometimes controversial, sometimes whimsical, and always compelling, Sisters follows the trials and triumphs of the four Reed sisters – Teddy (Sela Ward), Alex (Swoosie Kurtz), Georgie (Patricia Kalember) and Frankie (Julianne Phillips) – as they contend with the challenges within their very different lives. Praised for its frank discussion of many highly charged issues that continue to resonate today, Sisters was considered by many to be a game changer in how television explored the lives of women and family.

Original Release

05/11/1991 on NBC

Cast

(see additional cast & crew)
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21 Dreamcatcher Saturday, 23 March 1996
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24 Nothing Personal Saturday, 13 April 1996
25 Housecleaning Saturday, 20 April 1996
26 Taking a Gamble Saturday, 27 April 1996
27 War and Peace: Part 1 Saturday, 04 May 1996
28 War and Peace: Part 2 Saturday, 04 May 1996

Directors

Kevin Inch, James A. Contner, Harry Harris, Steven Robman, Harry Harris, Jan Eliasberg, Mel Damski, Fred Gerber, Michael Engler, Rachel Feldman, Gwen Arner, Michael Schultz, Bethany Rooney, Sandy Smolan, Michael Lange, Barbara Amato, Bruce Humphrey, Michael E. Johnson, Janet G. Knutsen, Robert Butler, Davis Guggenheim, Alan Myerson, Graeme Clifford, Arlene Sanford, Robert Mandel, David Carson, Deborah Reinisch, Joan Micklin Silver, Shawn Nelson, Lorraine Senna, Christopher Hibler, Ronald L. Schwary, Anita W. Addison, Helaine Head, Nancy Malone, Sharron Miller, Shawn Nelson

Writers

Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman, Amy Lippman, Christopher Keyser, Lisa Melamed, Kathryn Pratt, Tammy Ader, Lindsay Harrison, Jan Eliasberg, Kimberly Costello, Deborah Starr Seibel, Molly Newman, Jeffrey Stepakoff, Peter Schneider, Jeff Baron, Richard Greenberg, Michael Filerman, Allison Hock, Richard Greenberg, Michael Berlin, Eric Ellis Overmyer, Peter Schneider, Cathryn Michon, Nora Dunn, Gardner Stern, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Thomas Babe, Janet Himelstein, Diana Gould, Eric Estrin, Georgia Jeffries, P.K. Knelman, Richard Gollance, Cynthia Saunders, Heather MacGillvray, Linda Mathious, Abraham Tetenbaum, Hugh O'Neill, Ruth Wolff, Bertha Mason, Howard Gordon

Creators

Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman

Cast

Producers

Ron Cowen Executive Producer
Daniel Lipman Executive Producer
Kevin Inch Executive Producer
Michael Filerman Executive Producer
Kathryn Pratt Executive Producer
Christopher Keyser Executive Producer
Amy Lippman Executive Producer
Robert Butler Executive Producer
Anita W. Addison Executive Producer
Ron Cowen Producer
Jessie Ward Dugan Producer
Daniel Lipman Producer
Kevin Inch Producer
Amy Lippman Producer
Christopher Keyser Producer
Lisa Melamed Producer
Michael Filerman Producer
Peter Schneider Producer
Kathryn Pratt Producer
Mary Kay Kelly Producer
Allison Hock Producer
Peter Schneider Producer
Tammy Ader Producer
Robert Butler Producer
Anita W. Addison Producer
Eric Ellis Overmyer Producer
Alex Gansa Producer
Howard Gordon Producer
Howard Gordon Producer
Dennis L. Judd II Producer
Molly Newman Producer
Jan Eliasberg Producer
David J. Latt Producer
Randy Zisk Producer

Editors

Karl Jacobsen, John Duffy, Philip Carr Neel, Susanne Malles

Clips

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Sisters: Sauna Sex Talk
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Sisters: Reed Falls For Victor
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Sisters: Alex And Teddy At Odds
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Behind the Scenes

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Sisters: Creators Ron Cowen And Daniel Lipman Remember Sela Ward
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1996 Emmy Outstanding Costume Design for a Series Nominated
1994 Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama Nominated
1994 Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Won
1994 Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
1993 Golden Globe Best Television Series - Drama Nominated
1993 Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Drama Series Nominated
1993 Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Series - Single Camera Production Nominated
1993 Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement in Graphic Design and Title Sequences Nominated
1993 Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series Nominated
1993 Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominated

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