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Joan Tewkesbury
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Joan Tewkesbury

Born 1936 · Redlands, California, USA · Active 1955–2025

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-B...

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Man's Favorite Sport?

Man's Favorite Sport?

1964 ★ 6.9
as Woman in Elevator (uncredited)

Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he crosses paths with Abigail Paige, a sweetly annoying girl who has just badgered his boss into signing Roger up for an annual fishing tournament. Roger Willoughby is considered to be a leading expert on sports fishing. He's written books on the subject and is loved by his customers in the sporting goods department at Abercrombie and Fitch, where he works. There's only one problem however: he's never been fishing in his life. When the store owner enters him in a fishing contest, mayhem ensues.

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Filmography

41 credits
2020s 1 credit
2025
Movie ★ 6.8
2010s 3 credits
2016
Movie
2013
Movie
1990s 2 credits
1992
The Player as Joan Tewkesbury
Movie ★ 7.2
1980s 1 credit
1988
Movie ★ 9.0
1970s 3 credits
1975
Nashville as Tom's Lover / Kenny's Mother (uncredited) (voice)
Movie ★ 7.2
1974
Thieves Like Us as Lady in Train Station
Movie ★ 6.5
1971
McCabe & Mrs. Miller as Townsperson
Movie ★ 7.2
1960s 2 credits
1964
Man's Favorite Sport? as Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1960
Peter Pan as Ostrich
Movie ★ 6.7
1950s 2 credits
1956
Peter Pan as Ostrich
Movie ★ 1.0
1955
Peter Pan as Ostrich
Movie ★ 6.2
Crew Credits
2000s 1 credit
2001
TV ★ 7.0
1990s 10 credits
1998
Movie ★ 9.5
1998
Movie ★ 9.5
1998
Felicity Director
TV ★ 6.6
1997
TV ★ 9.5
1994
Movie ★ 7.5
1992
Strangers Director
Movie ★ 3.2
1991
Movie ★ 6.0
1990
Movie ★ 6.9
1990
TV ★ 7.9
1990
TV ★ 7.7
1980s 8 credits
1989
Movie ★ 6.6
1989
Movie ★ 6.6
1989
TV ★ 6.5
1985
TV ★ 7.2
1983
Movie ★ 4.6
1981
Movie ★ 3.7
1981
Movie ★ 3.7
1970s 6 credits
1979
Movie ★ 8.7
1979
Movie ★ 5.1
1979
Movie ★ 8.7
1975
Movie ★ 7.2
1974
Movie ★ 6.5
1971
Movie ★ 7.2