Joan Tewkesbury
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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
Credits
The Player (1992)
as Joan Tewkesbury
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Self
Nashville (1975)
as Tom's Lover / Kenny's Mother (uncredited) (voice)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
as Townsperson
Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
as Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
Peter Pan (1960)
as Ostrich
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
as Self
The Making of 'Nashville' (2013)
as Self
Peter Pan (1955)
as Ostrich
Altman on His Own Terms (2000)
as Self
Peter Pan (1956)
as Ostrich
Calling the Shots (1988)
as Self
Thieves Like Us (1974)
as Lady in Train Station
Way Out on a Limb (2016)
Actor
Way Out on a Limb (2016)
as Self
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In (1996)
as Self