Joan Tewkesbury
Writing
16
Acting Credits
16
Directed
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, C...
Known For
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