Joan Tewkesbury

Joan Tewkesbury
Born (1936-04-08) April 8, 1936
OccupationsFilm and television actress, director, and screenwriter

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.