Lorna Thayer
Known for Acting · 48 credits
- Born
- 1919-03-10
- Died
- 2005-06-04
- Place of birth
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Lorna Patricia Casey
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Lorna Thayer (10 March 1919 - June 4, 2005) was an American character actress.
Thayer was born in Boston, the daughter of silent screen actress Louise Gibney. She appeared often in theatre and on television. In 1955 she played in The Beast with a Million Eyes with Paul Birch. She played minor roles in the films The Lusty Men, Texas City and Frankie and Johnny.
It was her role in the iconic 1970 film Five Easy Pieces as the waitress who refuses to allow Jack Nicholson's character to order a side of wheat toast that she is most likely to be remembered for and identified with. The scene has come to be known as the "chicken salad scene".
She died at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Retirement Home in Woodland Hills, California aged 86, after battling Alzheimer's disease for five years.
Known For
TV Shows (22)
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Dragnet
1951
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
The Tall Man
1960
That Girl
1966
Playhouse 90
1956
as Belle
The Detectives
1959
I Led Three Lives
1953
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Liza
Black Saddle
1959
as Belle Bronson
87th Precinct
1961
CHiPs
1977
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Miss Holmes
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Mrs. Haig
Medic
1954
as Lorraine Lockwood
Boston Blackie
1951
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Christine Markham
Garrison's Gorillas
1967
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Irene Williams
Movies (26)
The Andromeda Strain
1971
as Woman (uncredited)
Frankie and Johnny
1991
as Flower Mart Vendor
Five Easy Pieces
1970
as Waitress
Alice Goodbody
1974
as Yvonne
Nothing in Common
1986
as Auditioning Grandma
Skyjacked
1972
as Weber's mother
Buddy Buddy
1981
as Lady
The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968
as Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Cisco Pike
1972
as Swimming Lady
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
1979
as Hospital Receptionist
The Aliens Are Coming
1980
as Waitress
Revenge of the Cheerleaders
1976
as Lilly Downs
The Dion Brothers
1974
as TV Interviewer (uncredited)
Women's Prison
1955
The Lusty Men
1952
as Grace Burgess
The Beast with a Million Eyes
1955
as Carol Kelley
Smoke In The Wind
1975
as Ma Mondier
Jennifer
1953
as Molly
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
1974
as Mrs. Gibbs
Mrs. Sundance
1974
as Fanny Porter
The Women of Pitcairn Island
1956
as Mortua
The Family Kovack
1974
as Thelma
Rhinoceros
1974
as Restaurant Owner
Freckles
1960
as Alice Cooper
Natchez
1958
as Belle
Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
1969
as Widow Wycherly
About Lorna Thayer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lorna Thayer (10 March 1919 - June 4, 2005) was an American character actress. Thayer was born in Boston, the daughter of silent screen actress Louise Gibney. She appeared often in theatre and on television. In 1955 she played in The Beast with a Million Eyes with Paul Birch. She played minor roles in the films The Lusty Men, Texas City and Frankie and Johnny. It was her role in the iconic 1970 film Five Easy Pieces as the waitress who refuses to allow Jack Nicholson's character to order a side of wheat t… With 48 credits spanning from 1950 to 1991, Lorna Thayer has appeared in 26 films and 22 TV shows.
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- The Andromeda Strain (1971) — as Woman (uncredited)
- Frankie and Johnny (1991) — as Flower Mart Vendor
- Five Easy Pieces (1970) — as Waitress
- Alice Goodbody (1974) — as Yvonne
- Nothing in Common (1986) — as Auditioning Grandma
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