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
Merle Louise Merle Louise Merle Louise (born Merle Louise Letowt, April 15, 1934) is an American actress, best known for appearing in four Stephen Sondheim musicals, most famously as "The Beggar Woman" in "Sweeney Todd". Early in her career, (when she was still known as Merle Letowt), she played "Thelma" in the original cast of "" (1959). Eventually, she moved up to the fourth lead role of "Dainty June", playing it for much of the Broadway run and on the first national tour. Louise returned to Broadway in "Company" (1970) as "Susan". Her biggest success was as "the Beggar Woman" in "Sweeney