Known For
Writing
Born
Apr 08, 1936
Place of Birth
Redlands, California, USA
Credits
33 titles
Joan Tewkesbury
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Tewkesbury, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Breakdown: 1975
Self
Way Out on a Limb
Self
Way Out on a Limb
The Making of 'Nashville'
Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
The Guardian
Director
Altman on His Own Terms
Self
Felicity
Director
Scattering Dad
Director
Nothing Sacred
Director
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
Self
On Promised Land
Director
Strangers
Director
The Player
Joan Tewkesbury
Wild Texas Wind
Director
Sudie and Simpson
Director
Northern Exposure
Director
Shannon's Deal
Director
Cold Sassy Tree
Director
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Director
Calling the Shots
Self
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Director
A Night in Heaven
Writer
The Acorn People
Director
The Tenth Month
Teleplay
Old Boyfriends
Director
Nashville
Tom's Lover / Kenny's Mother (uncredited) (voice)
Thieves Like Us
Lady in Train Station
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Townsperson
Man's Favorite Sport?
Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
Peter Pan
Ostrich
Peter Pan
Ostrich
Peter Pan
Ostrich