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 van Alstyne Christianity), and practiced and taught Tai chi. Van Alstyne died in Port Hope, Ontario in 2008. in 1977, Alystne was elected a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Alstyne was listed in both the International Who's Who and the Canadian Who's Who (1981–83). Thelma van Alstyne Thelma Van Alstyne (born Thelma Selina Scribbans) was a Canadian artist who was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1977. Van Alstyne was born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1913. Although she studied at the Vancouver School of Art, she is mostly self-taught. She worked as a secretary before