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Joan Tewkesbury

Actor / Film Director / Screenwriter / Television Director | * 04/08/1936 (88) | Redlands, California (United States of America (USA))
Joan Tewkesbury (born April 8, 1936) is an American film and television director, writer, 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. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Bowie, a youthful convicted murderer, and bank robbers Chicamaw and T-Dub escape from a Mississippi chain gang in the 1930s. They hole up with a gas station attendant and continue robbing banks. Bowie ...

Thieves Like Us

Certification unknown

1974 | 3.5/5 | 2h 3min
Crime, Drama, Romance / Love
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The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville, Tennessee. ...

Nashville

R

1975 | 3.7/5 | 2h 40min
Drama, Music, Comedy
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A gambler and a prostitute become business partners in a remote Old West mining town, and their enterprise thrives until a large corporation arrives on the scene. ...

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

R

1971 | 3.6/5 | 2h
Western, Drama
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CBS anthology series airing unsold television pilots during the summer season. ...

CBS Summer Playhouse

Certification unknown

1987 | 3.0/5 | 1h per episode
Action & Adventure, Drama, Comedy
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Movies with Joan Tewkesbury as Actress(11)

as herself2016 Way Out on a Limb
as herself2003 Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as herself1996 Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
as herself1992 The Player
as herself1988 Calling the Shots
as Tom's Lover / Kenny's Mother (uncredited) (voice)1975 Nashville
as Lady in Train Station1974 Thieves Like Us
as Woman in Elevator (uncredited)1964 Man's Favorite Sport?
as Ostrich1960 Peter Pan
as Ostrich1956 Peter Pan
as Ostrich1955 Peter Pan

Movies with Joan Tewkesbury as Crew(17)

Directing/Director1998 Scattering Dad
Writing/Teleplay1998 Scattering Dad
Directing/Director1994 On Promised Land
Directing/Director1992 Strangers
Writing/Writer1992 Strangers
Directing/Director1991 Wild Texas Wind
Directing/Director1990 Sudie and Simpson
Directing/Director1989 Cold Sassy Tree
Writing/Teleplay1989 Cold Sassy Tree
Writing/Writer1983 A Night in Heaven
Directing/Director1981 The Acorn People
Writing/Screenplay1981 The Acorn People
Directing/Director1979 The Tenth Month
Writing/Teleplay1979 The Tenth Month
Directing/Director1979 Old Boyfriends
Writing/Screenplay1975 Nashville
Writing/Screenplay1974 Thieves Like Us

TV Shows/Series with Joan Tewkesbury as Crew(7)

Directing/Director2001 The Guardian
Directing/Director1998 Felicity
Directing/Director1990 Shannon's Deal
Directing/Director1990 Northern Exposure
Directing/Director1989 Doogie Howser, M.D.
Directing/Director1985 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Writing/Writer1985 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Full Name: Joan Tewkesbury
Born: Wednesday, 04/08 1936 (April) in Redlands, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 88 years + 19 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Joan Tewkesbury (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Joan Maguire"
"Joan McGuire"
"Joan Tewksbury"
Joan Tewkesbury frequently works together with these people:
Robert Altman (6x, Crew)
Jerome Robbins (6x, Crew)
David Greenwalt (5x, Crew)
Peter Jamison (5x, Crew)
Robin Green (5x, Crew)
J.J. Abrams (4x, Crew)
Karen Black (4x, Actress)
Keith Carradine (4x, Actor)
Robert P. Seppey (4x, Crew)
Janis Cole (4x, Crew)
Michael Tolkin (4x, Crew)
David Chase (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:371097, Added: 08/16/2018, Last updated: 04/26/2024