Directed credits
13
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Joan Tewkesbury
Writing
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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 7All crew credits: 19
TMDB ID: 30588
IMDb ID: nm0570219
Known for: Writing
Born: April 8, 1936
Age: 89
Place of birth: Redlands, California, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 2025
Years active: 71
Average TMDB rating: 6.76
Wikidata: Q6205491
Also known as
Joan Maguire • Joan McGuire • Joan Tewksbury
Frequent jobs
Director (13)Teleplay (2)Writer (2)Continuity (1)Screenplay (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Joan Tewkesbury.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Joan Tewkesbury.
7.0
The Guardian
Director • 6 eps
2001 Series
6.6
Felicity
Director • 2 eps
1998 Series
9.0
Nothing Sacred
Director • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.9
Northern Exposure
Director • 1 eps
1990 Series
8.0
Shannon's Deal
Director • 1 eps
1990 Series
6.5
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Director • 3 eps
1989 Series
7.2
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Joan Tewkesbury.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Joan Tewkesbury.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Joan Tewkesbury.
7.2
The Player
as Joan Tewkesbury
1992 Movie
7.2
Nashville
Writer
1975 Movie
4.9
Old Boyfriends
Director
1979 Movie
6.4
Breakdown: 1975
as Self
2025 Movie
7.2
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Continuity
1971 Movie
7.1
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
2003 Movie
7.0
Man's Favorite Sport?
as Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
1964 Movie
6.7
Peter Pan
as Ostrich
1960 Movie
4.5
A Night In Heaven
Writer
1983 Movie
6.5
Thieves Like Us
Screenplay
1974 Movie
6.1
Peter Pan
as Ostrich
1955 Movie
1.0
Peter Pan
as Ostrich
1956 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Joan Tewkesbury.
7.9
Northern Exposure
Director • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.0
The Guardian
Director • 6 eps
2001 Series
7.2
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.6
Felicity
Director • 2 eps
1998 Series
6.5
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Director • 3 eps
1989 Series
8.0
Shannon's Deal
Director • 1 eps
1990 Series
9.0
Nothing Sacred
Director • 1 eps
1997 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Joan Tewkesbury.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Joan Tewkesbury.
6.4
Breakdown: 1975
as Self
2025 Movie
Way Out on a Limb
as Self
2016 Movie
Way Out on a Limb
2016 Movie
The Making of 'Nashville'
as Self
2013 Movie
7.1
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
2003 Movie
Altman on His Own Terms
as Self
2000 Movie
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
as Self
1996 Movie
7.2
The Player
as Joan Tewkesbury
1992 Movie
Calling the Shots
as Self
1988 Movie
7.2
Nashville
as Tom's Lover / Kenny's Mother (uncredited) (voice)
1975 Movie
6.5
Thieves Like Us
as Lady in Train Station
1974 Movie
7.2
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
as Townsperson
1971 Movie