Joan Tewkesbury
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer
April 8, 1936 (90 years)
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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Known For
Filmography
| 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 TownspersonOn Plex |
| 1965 | Long Hot Summer · as Hannah |
| 1964 | Man's Favorite Sport? · as Woman In Elevator (uncredited) |
| 1962 | It's a Man's World · as Mrs. Belknap |
| 1960 | Peter Pan · as Ostrich |
| 1960 | My Three Sons · as Aunt Harriet |
| 1955 | Peter Pan · as Ostrich |
| 1954 | Producers' Showcase · as Ostrich |
| 2025 | Breakdown: 1975 · as Self |
| 2022 | Robert Irwin: A Desert of Pure Feeling · as Self |
| 2003 | |
| 1997 | The Directors · as Self |
| 1996 | Robert Altman: Giggle and Give In · as Self |
| 1992 | The Player · as Joan Tewkesbury |
| 1988 | Calling the Shots · as Self |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) · as Self |
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| 1979 | Old BoyfriendsOn Plex |
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| 1981 | The Acorn People · as Screenplay |
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| 1974 | Thieves Like Us · as Screenplay |
| 2001 | The Guardian · as Consulting Producer |
| 1998 | Scattering Dad · as Teleplay |
| 1990 | Shannon's Deal · as Written By |
| 1989 | Cold Sassy Tree · as Teleplay |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 1979 | The Tenth Month · as Teleplay |
| 1979 | Old Boyfriends · as Re-WritesOn Plex |
| 1971 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller · as ContinuityOn Plex |