''Buffalo Girls'' is a 1995 American
Western
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television
miniseries adapted from the 1990 novel
of the same name by
Larry McMurtry
Larry Jeff McMurtry (June 3, 1936March 25, 2021) was an American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in either the Old West or contemporary Texas. . Directed by
Rod Hardy
Rod Hardy (born in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian television and film director.
Career
His interest in film began before the age of 12, when he shot several short films on his brother's 8 mm film camera. Rod has over 350 hours of cre ...
, it starred
Anjelica Huston and
Melanie Griffith
Melanie Richards Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an American actress. She began her career in the 1970s, appearing in several independent thriller films before achieving mainstream success in the mid-1980s.
Born in Manhattan, New York City, ...
, with
Gabriel Byrne
Gabriel James Byrne (born 12 May 1950) is an Irish actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, audiobook narrator, and author. His acting career began in the Focus Theatre before he joined London's Royal Court Theatre in 1979. Byrne's s ...
and
Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote (born Robert Peter Cohon; October 10, 1941) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, author and narrator of films, theatre, television, and audiobooks. He worked on films such as ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' (1982), '' Cro ...
. It was nominated for two
Golden Globe and several
Emmy awards, and won one for sound mixing. This miniseries was first aired on the CBS network over two consecutive nights during the spring of 1995.
Synopsis
A story of the fading
Wild West
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is told from
Calamity Jane
Martha Jane Cannary (May 1, 1852 – August 1, 1903), better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman, sharpshooter, and storyteller. In addition to many exploits she was known for being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok. Lat ...
's point of view, with overlaid narrative to her eldest daughter about Jane's adventures.
Cast
*
Anjelica Huston as
Calamity Jane
Martha Jane Cannary (May 1, 1852 – August 1, 1903), better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman, sharpshooter, and storyteller. In addition to many exploits she was known for being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok. Lat ...
*
Melanie Griffith
Melanie Richards Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an American actress. She began her career in the 1970s, appearing in several independent thriller films before achieving mainstream success in the mid-1980s.
Born in Manhattan, New York City, ...
as
Dora DuFran
Madam Dora DuFran or Dora Bolshaw (née Amy Helen Dorothy Bolshaw; November 16, 1868 – August 5, 1934) was one of the leading and most successful Pimp, madams in the Old West days of Deadwood, South Dakota.
Biography
Dora was born in Liverpoo ...
*
Sam Elliott
Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Board of Review Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Aw ...
as
Wild Bill Hickok
James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837August 2, 1876), better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement ...
*
Gabriel Byrne
Gabriel James Byrne (born 12 May 1950) is an Irish actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, audiobook narrator, and author. His acting career began in the Focus Theatre before he joined London's Royal Court Theatre in 1979. Byrne's s ...
as Ted Blue
*
Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote (born Robert Peter Cohon; October 10, 1941) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, author and narrator of films, theatre, television, and audiobooks. He worked on films such as ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' (1982), '' Cro ...
as
Buffalo Bill Cody
William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846January 10, 1917), known as "Buffalo Bill", was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman. He was born in Le Claire, Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but he lived for several years in ...
*
Tracey Walter
Tracey Walter (born November 25, 1947) is an American character actor. He has appeared in more than 170 films and television series.
Life and career
Walter was born and grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the son of a truck driver. He has a ...
as Jim Ragg
*
Jack Palance
Jack Palance ( ; born Volodymyr Palahniuk ( uk, Володимир Палагню́к); February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an American actor known for playing tough guys and villains. He was nominated for three Academy Awards, all fo ...
as Bartle Bone
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Charlayne Woodard
Charlaine "Charlayne" Woodard (born December 29, 1953) is an American playwright and actress. She is a two-time Obie Award winner as well as a Tony Award and Drama Desk nominee. She was a series regular on the hit FX TV series Pose. She played ...
as Doosie
*
Reba McEntire as
Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley (born Phoebe Ann Mosey; August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926) was an American sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.
Oakley developed hunting skills as a child to provide for her impoverished family in western ...
*
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman as No Ears
*
Liev Schreiber
Isaac Liev Schreiber (; born October 4, 1967) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and narrator. He became known during the late 1990s and early 2000s after appearing in several independent films, and later mainstream Hollywo ...
as Ogden
*
Russell Means
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as
Sitting Bull
Awards and nominations
Wins:
*
Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special
Nominations:
*
Artios Award for Best Casting for TV miniseries
*
Cinema Audio Society
The Cinema Audio Society Awards are an annual awards ceremony given by the Cinema Audio Society that honor outstanding achievements in sound mixing. These awards have been presented by the Cinema Audio Society since 1994.
The competition is open ...
Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special
*
Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special
*
Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special
*
Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Single Camera Production
*
Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special
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Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special
*
Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
*
Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special
*
Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special (for
Anjelica Huston)
*
Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries
*
Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special (for
Sam Elliott
Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Board of Review Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Aw ...
)
*
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (for
Sam Elliott
Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Board of Review Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Aw ...
)
*
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (for
Melanie Griffith
Melanie Richards Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an American actress. She began her career in the 1970s, appearing in several independent thriller films before achieving mainstream success in the mid-1980s.
Born in Manhattan, New York City, ...
)
*
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Film or Miniseries (for
Anjelica Huston)
References
External links
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1990s American television miniseries
1990s Western (genre) television series
1995 American television series debuts
1995 American television series endings
American biographical series
Cultural depictions of Annie Oakley
Cultural depictions of Buffalo Bill
Cultural depictions of Calamity Jane
Cultural depictions of Sitting Bull
Cultural depictions of Wild Bill Hickok
Television shows based on American novels
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