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.
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Movies (25)
Breakdown: 1975
as Self
2025
Way Out on a Limb
as Self
2016
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
Scattering Dad
Director (Directing)
1998
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
as Self
1996
On Promised Land
Director (Directing)
1994
Strangers
Director (Directing)
1992
The Player
as Joan Tewkesbury
1992
Wild Texas Wind
Director (Directing)
1991
Sudie and Simpson
Director (Directing)
1990
Cold Sassy Tree
Director (Directing)
1989
Calling the Shots
as Self
1988
A Night In Heaven
Writer (Writing)
1983
The Acorn People
Director (Directing)
1981
The Tenth Month
Teleplay (Writing)
1979
Old Boyfriends
Director (Directing)
1979
Nashville
as Tom's Lover / Kenny's Mother (uncredited) (voice)
1975
Thieves Like Us
as Lady in Train Station
1974
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
as Townsperson
1971
Man's Favorite Sport?
as Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
1964
Peter Pan
as Ostrich
1960
Peter Pan
as Ostrich
1956
Peter Pan
as Ostrich
1955
TV Shows (7)
The Guardian
Director (Directing)
2001
Felicity
Director (Directing)
1998
Nothing Sacred
Director (Directing)
1997
Northern Exposure
Director (Directing)
1990
Shannon's Deal
Director (Directing)
1990
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Director (Directing)
1989
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Director (Directing)
1985