Joan Tewkesbury

Born: 1936-04-08

Birthplace: Redlands, California, USA

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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Known For

The Player
Breakdown: 1975
Nashville
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Old Boyfriends
Man's Favorite Sport?
Thieves Like Us
Peter Pan
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Cold Sassy Tree

Top Movie Credits

The Player Joan Tewkesbury
Breakdown: 1975 Self
Nashville Writer
McCabe & Mrs. Miller Continuity
Old Boyfriends Director
Man's Favorite Sport? Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
Thieves Like Us Screenplay
Peter Pan Ostrich
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood Self
Cold Sassy Tree Teleplay