Fannie Flagg (born Patricia Neal; September 21, 1944) is an American actress, comedian, author, and screenwriter. She is best known for her bestselling 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. She also adapted the screenplay for the 1991 film Fried Green Tomatoes. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay; supporting actress Jessica Tandy was also nominated. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) gave the adaptation and award for best feature film with lesbian content. As of 2026, her most recent acting credit is in 1999. However, she is still publishing novels, including a sequel to Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 21, 1944 (82)
- Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Actor and writer
- 10 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Known for
What are Fannie Flagg's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Fannie Flagg's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Fannie Flagg's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
17 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Grease Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Crazy in Alabama(1999)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Fried Green Tomatoes(1991)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Dolly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Harper Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Harper Valley P.T.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Grease(1978)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Rabbit Test (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
The Love Boat(1977)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Stay Hungry(1976)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Wonder Woman(1975)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The New Dick Van Dyke Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Five Easy Pieces(1970)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The All-Girl Filling Station (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles, 16 of them dated from 1970 to 2017; peak year 1977.
Film career
Peak 1977 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1970Screen debut· Five Easy Pieces
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Fannie Flagg's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.