Writing
Joan Tewkesbury
Born 1936-04-08
Redlands, California, USA
Department: Writing
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
Prominent works featuring Joan Tewkesbury
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The Player
1992
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Nashville
1975
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McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971
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Northern Exposure
1990
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Felicity
1998
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Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
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The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
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The Guardian
2001
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Man's Favorite Sport?
1964
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Thieves Like Us
1974
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (41 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Breakdown: 1975 | Self | Movie | 2025 |
 | Way Out on a Limb | Self | Movie | 2016 |
 | Way Out on a Limb | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Making of 'Nashville' | Self | Movie | 2013 |
 | Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood | Self | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Guardian | Director | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Altman on His Own Terms | Self | Movie | 2000 |
 | Felicity | Director | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Scattering Dad | Director | Movie | 1998 |
| Scattering Dad | Teleplay | Movie | 1998 |
 | Nothing Sacred | Director | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In | Self | Movie | 1996 |
 | On Promised Land | Director | Movie | 1994 |
 | Strangers | Director | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Player | Joan Tewkesbury | Movie | 1992 |
 | Wild Texas Wind | Director | Movie | 1991 |
 | Sudie and Simpson | Director | Movie | 1990 |
 | Northern Exposure | Director | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Shannon's Deal | Director | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Cold Sassy Tree | Director | Movie | 1989 |
| Cold Sassy Tree | Teleplay | Movie | 1989 |
 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Director | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Calling the Shots | Self | Movie | 1988 |
 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Director | TV Series | 1985 |
| The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Writer | TV Series | 1985 |
 | A Night in Heaven | Writer | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Acorn People | Director | Movie | 1981 |
| The Acorn People | Screenplay | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Tenth Month | Teleplay | Movie | 1979 |
| The Tenth Month | Director | Movie | 1979 |
 | Old Boyfriends | Director | Movie | 1979 |
 | Nashville | Tom's Lover / Kenny's Mother (uncredited) (voice) | Movie | 1975 |
| Nashville | Writer | Movie | 1975 |
 | Thieves Like Us | Lady in Train Station | Movie | 1974 |
| Thieves Like Us | Screenplay | Movie | 1974 |
 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller | Townsperson | Movie | 1971 |
| McCabe & Mrs. Miller | Continuity | Movie | 1971 |
 | Man's Favorite Sport? | Woman in Elevator (uncredited) | Movie | 1964 |
 | Peter Pan | Ostrich | Movie | 1960 |
 | Peter Pan | Ostrich | Movie | 1956 |
 | Peter Pan | Ostrich | Movie | 1955 |