Joan Tewkesbury

Apr 08, 1936 (89 years old) in Redlands, California, USA

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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Known For

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Way Out on a Limb

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Nashville

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

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Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In

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Breakdown: 1975

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Peter Pan

Ostrich

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Peter Pan

Ostrich

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McCabe & Mrs. Miller

Townsperson

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Man's Favorite Sport?

Woman in Elevator (uncredited)

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Peter Pan

Ostrich

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The Player

Joan Tewkesbury

Credits

Breakdown: 1975 2025

Self

★ 6.2
Way Out on a Limb 2016

Self

★ NR
The Making of 'Nashville' 2013

Self

★ NR
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood 2003

Self

★ 7.1
Altman on His Own Terms 2000

Self

★ NR
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In 1996

Self

★ NR
The Player 1992

Joan Tewkesbury

★ 7.2
Calling the Shots 1988

Self

★ NR
Nashville 1975

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

★ 7.2
Thieves Like Us 1974

Lady in Train Station

★ 6.5
McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971

Townsperson

★ 7.2
Man's Favorite Sport? 1964

Woman in Elevator (uncredited)

★ 6.9
Peter Pan 1960

Ostrich

★ 6.7