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
The Player
Joan Tewkesbury
Nashville
Tom's Lover / Kenny's Mother (uncredited) (voice)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Townsperson
Altman on His Own Terms
Self
Breakdown: 1975
Self
Man's Favorite Sport?
Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
The Making of 'Nashville'
Self
Thieves Like Us
Lady in Train Station
Peter Pan
Ostrich