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