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 Given Thelma Given Thelma Given (March 9, 1896 — December 25, 1977), after 1943 found as Thelma Given Verdi, was an American violinist and child musical prodigy. Thelma Mary Given was born in Columbus, Ohio, and raised in Decatur, Illinois, the daughter of James Frederick Given and Emma Jones Given. Her musical abilities were recognized by age 5. She studied with Leopold Auer in Russia. She toured Europe with Auer as a teenager, and was caught in the tumult of war and the Russian Revolution for almost a year before she and her mother were able to return to the United