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Joan Tewkesbury
Writer

Joan Tewkesbury

8 Apr 1936Born
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26Credits
Redlands, California, USABirthplace

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

Filmography

  1. 2016Way Out on a LimbFilm
  2. 2001The GuardianSeries: Director (6 episodes)
  3. 1998FelicitySeries: Director (2 episodes)
  4. 1998Scattering DadFilm: Director
  5. 1997Nothing SacredSeries: Director (1 episode)
  6. 1994On Promised LandFilm: Director
  7. 1992StrangersFilm: Director
  8. 1992The PlayerFilm: Joan Tewkesbury
  9. 1991Wild Texas WindFilm: Director
  10. 1990Sudie and SimpsonFilm: Director
  11. 1990Northern ExposureSeries: Director (1 episode)
  12. 1990Shannon's DealSeries: Director (1 episode)
  13. 1989Cold Sassy TreeFilm: Director
  14. 1989Doogie Howser, M.D.Series: Director (3 episodes)
  15. 1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries: Director, Writer (1 episode)
  16. 1983A Night in HeavenFilm: Writer
  17. 1981The Acorn PeopleFilm: Director, Screenplay
  18. 1979The Tenth MonthFilm: Director
  19. 1979Old BoyfriendsFilm: Director
  20. 1975NashvilleFilm: Tom's Lover / Kenny's Mother (uncredited) (voice), Writer
  21. 1974Thieves Like UsFilm: Lady in Train Station, Screenplay
  22. 1971McCabe & Mrs. MillerFilm: Townsperson
  23. 1964Man's Favorite Sport?Film: Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
  24. 1960Peter PanFilm: Ostrich
  25. 1956Peter PanFilm: Ostrich
  26. 1955Peter PanFilm: Ostrich

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