Joan Tewkesbury
Personal Info
Known for
Writing
Gender
Female
Birthday
1936-04-08 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
Redlands, California, USA
Joan Tewkesbury
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.
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Acting
(2016)
Way Out on a Limb
as Self
(2013)
The Making of 'Nashville'
as Self
(2003)
(2000)
Altman on His Own Terms
as Self
(1996)
(1992)
The Player
as Joan Tewkesbury
(1988)
Calling the Shots
as Self
(1975)
Nashville
as Tom's Lover / Kenny's Mother (uncredited) (voice)
(1974)
Thieves Like Us
as Lady in Train Station
(1971)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
as Townsperson
(1964)
Man's Favorite Sport?
as Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
(1960)
Peter Pan
as Ostrich
(1956)
Peter Pan
as Ostrich
(1955)
Peter Pan
as Ostrich
Crew
(1998)
Scattering Dad
Director, Teleplay
(1994)
On Promised Land
Director
(1992)
Strangers
Director
(1991)
Wild Texas Wind
Director
(1990)
Sudie and Simpson
Director
(1989)
Cold Sassy Tree
Director, Teleplay
(1983)
A Night in Heaven
Writer
(1981)
The Acorn People
Director, Screenplay
(1979)
The Tenth Month
Teleplay, Director
(1979)
Old Boyfriends
Director
(1975)
Nashville
Screenplay
(1974)
Thieves Like Us
Screenplay
(1971)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Continuity