
Writing
Joan Tewkesbury
1936 · Redlands, California, USA
26 films
Bio
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.
Filmography

The Player
Joan Tewkesbury

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

Breakdown: 1975
Self

Thieves Like Us
Lady in Train Station

McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Townsperson

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self

Man's Favorite Sport?
Woman in Elevator (uncredited)

A Night in Heaven
Writer

Old Boyfriends
Director

Peter Pan
Ostrich

Strangers
Director

Altman on His Own Terms
Self