Joan Tewkesbury
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
WritingBirthday
April 8, 1936Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
26Place of birth
Redlands, California, USAAlso known as
Joan Maguire, Joan McGuire, Joan TewksburyCast credits
Thieves Like Us
Lady in Train StationEasy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
SelfMcCabe & Mrs. Miller
TownspersonThe Player
Joan TewkesburyRobert Altman: Giggle And Give In
SelfWay Out on a Limb
SelfPeter Pan
OstrichMan's Favorite Sport?
Woman in Elevator (uncredited)Peter Pan
OstrichPeter Pan
OstrichCalling the Shots
SelfNashville
Tom's Lover / Kenny's Mother (uncredited) (voice)The Making of 'Nashville'
SelfCrew credits
The Tenth Month
Teleplay, DirectorNashville
ScreenplayA Night in Heaven
WriterScattering Dad
Director, TeleplayMcCabe & Mrs. Miller
ContinuityOld Boyfriends
DirectorWild Texas Wind
DirectorThe Acorn People
Director, ScreenplayCold Sassy Tree
Director, TeleplayThieves Like Us
ScreenplayOn Promised Land
DirectorStrangers
Director