Joan Tewkesbury
Known for: Writing
Born: April 8, 1936
Place of birth: Redlands, California, USA
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.
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Filmography
26 movies · 7 TV shows, newest first
6.8
Breakdown: 1975
2025
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Way Out on a Limb
2016
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Way Out on a Limb
2016
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The Making of 'Nashville'
2013
7.1
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
7.0
The Guardian
2001
9.0
Altman on His Own Terms
2000
6.6
Felicity
1998
9.5
Scattering Dad
1998
9.5
Nothing Sacred
1997
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Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
1996
7.5
On Promised Land
1994
3.2
Strangers
1992
7.2
The Player
1992
6.0
Wild Texas Wind
1991
6.9
Sudie and Simpson
1990
7.8
Northern Exposure
1990
7.7
Shannon's Deal
1990
6.6
Cold Sassy Tree
1989
6.7
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
9.0
Calling the Shots
1988
7.2
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
4.5
A Night in Heaven
1983
3.7
The Acorn People
1981
8.7
The Tenth Month
1979
5.1
Old Boyfriends
1979
7.3
Nashville
1975
6.5
Thieves Like Us
1974
7.2
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971
7.0
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964
6.6
Peter Pan
1960
1.0
Peter Pan
1956
6.2
Peter Pan
1955