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 Scott 1980. She later played the recurring role of Mrs. Jennings in the soap opera "Richmond Hill" in 1988. Thelma Scott was a lifelong partner of Gwen Plumb. For many years she and Plumb lived in Kirribilli, New South Wales. They also had a house at Whale Beach where they hosted luncheons for show business colleagues. Plumb died on 5 June 2002. Four-and-a-half years later, Thelma Scott died of a heart attack at the Royal North Shore Hospital, in Sydney. She was 93 years old, a fact noted by all the obituary writers who referred to her as the 'grand dame'