Portrait of Joan Tewkesbury

Joan Tewkesbury

Writing

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. ​

Born: April 8, 1936

Place of Birth: Redlands, California, USA

Filmography

2025
1992
The Player

as Joan Tewkesbury

1975
Nashville

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

1974
Thieves Like Us

as Lady in Train Station

1971
McCabe & Mrs. Miller

as Townsperson

1964
Man's Favorite Sport?

as Woman in Elevator (uncredited)

1960
Peter Pan

as Ostrich

1956
Peter Pan

as Ostrich

1955
Peter Pan

as Ostrich