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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Tewkesbury, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Known For

Lady in Train Station

Thieves Like Us

Townsperson

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

Joan Tewkesbury

The Player

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Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In

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Way Out on a Limb

Ostrich

Peter Pan

Woman in Elevator (uncredited)

Man's Favorite Sport?

Ostrich

Peter Pan

Ostrich

Peter Pan

Self

Calling the Shots

Tom's Lover / Kenny's Mother (uncredited) (voice)

Nashville

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The Making of 'Nashville'

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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

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Altman on His Own Terms

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Breakdown: 1975

Way Out on a Limb