Thelma & Louise Thelma & Louise Thelma & Louise is a 1991 American road film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri. It stars Geena Davis as Thelma and Susan Sarandon as Louise, two friends who embark on a road trip with unforeseen consequences. The supporting cast include Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, and Brad Pitt in his first major film role. The film became a critical and commercial success, receiving six Academy Award nominations and winning for Best Original Screenplay. Scott was nominated for Best Director, and both Sarandon and Davis were nominated for Best Actress. At its release, the film
Thelma Madine businessman with a successful glass company, and the couple had three children: Kenneth, Tracey and Hayley Thelma and Kenny divorced in 1999. Thelma remarried a year later in 2000, to Peter Akin their marriage was short lived and they divorced shortly after. With two divorces under her belt Thelma was low on money, so with a loan from her aunt, her divorce settlement money and savings she set up her wedding dress shop, Thelma has in recent years progressed to offering wedding planning services . Thelma continues to use her first husband surname in order to share the same name