Joan Tewkesbury
Known for department: Writing
Birthday: 1936-04-08
Place of birth: Redlands, California, USA
Biography
Joan Tewkesbury (born April 8, 1936) is an American film and television director, screenwriter, playwright, author, producer, choreographer and actress. She had a long association with the celebrated director Robert Altman, writing the screenplays for Thieves Like Us (1974), and Nashville (1975), widely regarded as "Altman's masterpiece", and which earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. She has directed numerous hours of episodic television, including for Disney, HBO, CBS, TNT, and NBC. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Tewkesbury, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​
Known for
Thieves Like Us
1974Lady in Train Station
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971Townsperson
The Player
1992Joan Tewkesbury
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
1996Self
Way Out on a Limb
2016Self
Peter Pan
1960Ostrich
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
Peter Pan
1955Ostrich
Peter Pan
1956Ostrich
Calling the Shots
1988Self
Nashville
1975Tom's Lover / Kenny's Mother (uncredited) (voice)
The Making of 'Nashville'
2013Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003Self
Altman on His Own Terms
2000Self
Breakdown: 1975
2025Self