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