Writing
Joan Tewkesbury
Born 1936-04-08
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.
Acting
Breakdown: 1975
2025 · Self
Way Out on a Limb
2016 · Self
Way Out on a Limb
2016
The Making of 'Nashville'
2013 · Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003 · Self
Altman on His Own Terms
2000 · Self
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
1996 · Self
The Player
1992 · Joan Tewkesbury
Calling the Shots
1988 · Self
Nashville
1975 · Tom's Lover / Kenny's Mother (uncredited) (voice)
Thieves Like Us
1974 · Lady in Train Station
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971 · Townsperson
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964 · Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
Peter Pan
1960 · Ostrich
Peter Pan
1956 · Ostrich
Peter Pan
1955 · Ostrich
