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 Thurstone She attended the University of Missouri, graduating with a baccalaureate degree in German in 1917, before earning a second degree in education. Thurstone went on to complete a master's degree in psychology in 1923 from the Carnegie Institute of Technology. Thurstone married Louis Leon Thurstone in 1924 who, in his autobiography, described Thelma as a "genius in test construction". The couple had three children, born between 1927 and 1932. Thelma Thurstone Thelma Gwinn Thurstone (December 11, 1897 – February 12, 1993) was a U.S. psychologist. After obtaining her master's degree in 1923, Thurstone worked for a year at the Institute