[PAR] [TLE] Working Girl [SEP] Working Girl is a 1988 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Kevin Wade.  It tells the story of a Staten Island-raised secretary, Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith), working in the mergers and acquisitions department of a Wall Street investment bank.  When her boss, Katharine Parker (Sigourney Weaver), breaks her leg skiing, Tess uses Parker's absence and connections, including her errant beau Jack Trainer (Harrison Ford), to put forward her own idea for a merger deal. [PAR] [TLE] Melanie Griffith [SEP] Melanie Richards Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an American actress.  Griffith began her career as an adolescent in nonspeaking film roles before making her credited debut opposite Gene Hackman in Arthur Penn's "Night Moves" (1975).  She rose to prominence for her role in Brian De Palma's "Body Double" (1984), which earned her a National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress.  Griffith's subsequent performance in "Something Wild" (1986) garnered critical acclaim before she was cast in 1988's "Working Girl", which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won her a Golden Globe.
[PAR] [TLE] Working Girl [ SEP ] Working Girl is a 1988 romantic comedy - drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Kevin Wade . It tells the story of a Staten Island - raised secretary , Tess McGill ( Melanie Griffith ) , working in the mergers and acquisitions department of a Wall Street investment bank . When her boss , Katharine Parker ( Sigourney Weaver ) , breaks her leg skiing , Tess uses Parker 's absence and connections , including her errant beau Jack Trainer ( Harrison Ford ) , to put forward her own idea for a merger deal . [PAR] [TLE] Melanie Griffith [ SEP ] Melanie Richards Griffith ( born August 9 , 1957 ) is an American actress . Griffith began her career as an adolescent in nonspeaking film roles before making her credited debut opposite Gene Hackman in Arthur Penn 's " Night Moves " ( 1975 ) . She rose to prominence for her role in Brian De Palma 's " Body Double " ( 1984 ) , which earned her a National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress . Griffith 's subsequent performance in " Something Wild " ( 1986 ) garnered critical acclaim before she was cast in 1988 's " Working Girl " , which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won her a Golden Globe .
What is a 1988 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Kevin Wade, that stars an American actress which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won her a Golden Globe?
What is a 1988 romantic comedy - drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Kevin Wade , that stars an American actress which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won her a Golden Globe ?
Working Girl
Working Girl