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

The Player

as Joan Tewkesbury

Nashville

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

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

as Townsperson

Man's Favorite Sport?

as Woman in Elevator (uncredited)

Thieves Like Us

as Lady in Train Station

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

as Self

Peter Pan

as Ostrich

Peter Pan

as Ostrich

Peter Pan

as Ostrich

Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In

as Self