Joan Tewkesbury

Joan Tewkesbury
Born (1936-04-08) April 8, 1936
Redlands, California, United States
Occupation(s)Film 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.