Joan Tewkesbury
Writing
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
2025Breakdown: 1975
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2016Way Out on a Limb
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2016Way Out on a Limb
2013The Making of 'Nashville'
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2003Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
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2000Altman on His Own Terms
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1996Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
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1992The Player
Joan Tewkesbury
1988Calling the Shots
Self
1975Nashville
Tom's Lover / Kenny's Mother (uncredited) (voice)
1974Thieves Like Us
Lady in Train Station
1971McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Townsperson
1964Man's Favorite Sport?
Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
1960Peter Pan
Ostrich
1956Peter Pan
Ostrich
1955Peter Pan
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