Directed credits
14
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Joan Tewkesbury
Writing
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Directed movies: 7Directed series: 7All crew credits: 20
TMDB ID: 30588
IMDb ID: nm0570219
Known for: Writing
Born: April 8, 1936
Age: 90
Place of birth: Redlands, California, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 2025
Years active: 71
Average TMDB rating: 6.68
Wikidata: Q6205491
Also known as
Joan Maguire • Joan McGuire • Joan Tewksbury
Frequent jobs
Director (14)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.
Director • 6 eps
The Guardian
2001 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Felicity
1998 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Nothing Sacred
1997 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Northern Exposure
1990 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Shannon's Deal
1990 • Series
Director • 3 eps
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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.
Writer
Nashville
1975 • Movie
as Joan Tewkesbury
The Player
1992 • Movie
as Self
Breakdown: 1975
2025 • Movie
Director
Old Boyfriends
1979 • Movie
Continuity
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971 • Movie
as Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003 • Movie
Writer
A Night in Heaven
1983 • Movie
as Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964 • Movie
as Self
Altman on His Own Terms
2000 • Movie
Director
Sudie and Simpson
1990 • Movie
Director
Cold Sassy Tree
1989 • Movie
as Ostrich
Peter Pan
1955 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Joan Tewkesbury.
Director • 6 eps
The Guardian
2001 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Northern Exposure
1990 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Felicity
1998 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 • Series
Director • 3 eps
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Shannon's Deal
1990 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Nothing Sacred
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.
as Self
Breakdown: 1975
2025 • Movie
as Self
Way Out on a Limb
2016 • Movie
Way Out on a Limb
2016 • Movie
as Self
The Making of 'Nashville'
2013 • Movie
as Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003 • Movie
as Self
Altman on His Own Terms
2000 • Movie
as Self
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
1996 • Movie
as Joan Tewkesbury
The Player
1992 • Movie
as Self
Calling the Shots
1988 • Movie
as Tom's Lover / Kenny's Mother (uncredited) (voice)
Nashville
1975 • Movie
as Lady in Train Station
Thieves Like Us
1974 • Movie
as Townsperson
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971 • Movie