Joan Tewkesbury

Writing

Joan Tewkesbury

Born April 8, 1936Redlands, California, USA33 credits

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

Filmography

Felicity
1998Felicity
DirectorTV
Scattering Dad
1998Scattering Dad
DirectorMovie
Strangers
1992Strangers
DirectorMovie
The Player
1992The Player
as Joan TewkesburyMovie
Wild Texas Wind
1991Wild Texas Wind
DirectorMovie
Cold Sassy Tree
1989Cold Sassy Tree
DirectorMovie
The Tenth Month
1979The Tenth Month
DirectorMovie
Old Boyfriends
1979Old Boyfriends
DirectorMovie
Nashville
1975Nashville
as Tom's Lover / Kenny's Mother (uncredited) (voice)Movie
Thieves Like Us
1974Thieves Like Us
as Lady in Train StationMovie
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971McCabe & Mrs. Miller
as TownspersonMovie
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964Man's Favorite Sport?
as Woman in Elevator (uncredited)Movie
Peter Pan
1960Peter Pan
as OstrichMovie
Peter Pan
1956Peter Pan
as OstrichMovie
Peter Pan
1955Peter Pan
as OstrichMovie