Carol Sobieski

Film career In 1978, Sobieski won the Humanitas Prize for the television series Family. She was nominated for two Emmy Awards, for Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking in 1977, and Sarah, Plain and Tall in 1991.

Sobieski and author Fannie Flagg were awarded the 1991 USC Scripter Award for their screenplay for Fried Green Tomatoes, the film adaptation of Flagg's novel, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. They were also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Filmography 1973: Sunshine 1976: Family 1976: Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking 1976: Amelia Earhart - television miniseries 1978: Casey's Shadow 1980: Honeysuckle Rose 1980: The Women's Room 1982: Annie 1982: The Toy 1985: Sylvester 1988: The Bourne Identity - television movie 1989: Winter People 1991: Sarah, Plain and Tall 1991: Fried Green Tomatoes 1993: Money for Nothing

Death Sobieski died on November 4, 1990, in Santa Monica, California, at age 51. Her cause of death was from the blood plasma liver disease known as amyloidosis.