Joan Tewkesbury
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- April 8, 1936
- Birthplace
- Redlands, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Breakdown: 1975 2025
as Self
Way Out on a Limb 2016
as Self
The Making of 'Nashville' 2013
as Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood 2003
as Self
Altman on His Own Terms 2000
as Self
Scattering Dad 1998
Director, Teleplay
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In 1996
as Self
On Promised Land 1994
Director
Strangers 1992
Director
The Player 1992
as Joan Tewkesbury
Wild Texas Wind 1991
Director
Sudie and Simpson 1990
Director
Cold Sassy Tree 1989
Director, Teleplay
Calling the Shots 1988
as Self
A Night in Heaven 1983
Writer
The Acorn People 1981
Director, Screenplay
The Tenth Month 1979
Teleplay, Director
Old Boyfriends 1979
Director
Nashville 1975
as Tom's Lover / Kenny's Mother (uncredited) (voice), Writer
Thieves Like Us 1974
as Lady in Train Station, Screenplay
McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971
as Townsperson, Continuity
Man's Favorite Sport? 1964
as Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
Peter Pan 1960
as Ostrich
Peter Pan 1956
as Ostrich
Peter Pan 1955
as Ostrich
Credits from TMDB.