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Lorna Thayer

Lorna Thayer

Actor

Born March 10, 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died June 4, 2005

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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.

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Frankie and Johnny Poster

Frankie and Johnny Feature Film1991Flower Vendor

Nothing in Common Poster

Nothing in Common Feature Film1986Auditioning Grandma

Buddy Buddy Poster

Buddy Buddy Feature Film1981Lady

The Aliens Are Coming Poster

The Aliens Are Coming TV Movie1980Waitress

Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers Poster

Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers TV Movie1979Hospital Receptionist

The Suicide's Wife Poster

The Suicide's Wife TV Movie1979Therese Harrington

The Next Step Beyond Poster

The Next Step Beyond TV Series1978Mrs. Argus

CHiPs TV Series1977Matron

America at the Movies Poster

America at the Movies Documentary1976Waitress

Revenge of the Cheerleaders Poster

Revenge of the Cheerleaders Feature Film1976Lilly Downs

Smoke in the Wind Poster

Smoke in the Wind Feature Film1975Ma Mondier

Alice Goodbody Poster

Alice Goodbody Feature Film1974Yvonne

It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy Poster

It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy TV Movie1974Mrs. Gibbs

Mrs. Sundance Poster

Mrs. Sundance TV Movie1974Fanny Porter

Rhinoceros Poster

Rhinoceros Feature Film1974Restaurant owner

The Dion Brothers Poster

The Dion Brothers Feature Film1974T.V. interviewer

The Family Kovack Poster

The Family Kovack TV Movie1974Thelma

Glass Houses Poster

Glass Houses Feature Film1972Woman Smoking in Pool

Skyjacked Poster

Skyjacked Feature Film1972Weber's Mother

Cisco Pike Poster

Cisco Pike Feature Film1971Swimming Lady

Dead Men Tell No Tales Poster

Dead Men Tell No Tales TV Movie1971Suntan Lady

The Andromeda Strain Poster

The Andromeda Strain Feature Film1971Woman

Five Easy Pieces Poster

Five Easy Pieces Feature Film1970Waitress

Night Chase Poster

Night Chase TV Movie1970

The Traveling Executioner Poster

The Traveling Executioner Feature Film1970Madam

Dr. Heidegger's Experiment Short Film1969Widow Wycherly

It Takes a Thief Poster

It Takes a Thief TV Series1968Female Warden

The Shakiest Gun in the West Poster

The Shakiest Gun in the West Feature Film1968Saloon Girl

Garrison's Gorillas Poster

Garrison's Gorillas TV Series1967Sophia Drucker

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round Poster

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round Feature Film1966Passenger on Mexico Flight

That Girl Poster

That Girl TV Series1966Queen

Police Nurse Poster

Police Nurse Feature Film1963

87th Precinct Poster

87th Precinct TV Series1961Mrs. Livingston

Follow the Sun Poster

Follow the Sun TV Series1961Lorna Handsin Wymond

The Dick Van Dyke Show Poster

The Dick Van Dyke Show TV Series1961Samantha Meriweather

Freckles Poster

Freckles Feature Film1960Alice Cooper

The Tall Man Poster

The Tall Man TV Series1960Woman

Black Saddle Poster

Black Saddle TV Series1959Belle Bronson

Bonanza TV Series1959Mama Hackett

Johnny Ringo Poster

Johnny Ringo TV Series1959Mrs. Haig

The Dennis O'Keefe Show Poster

The Dennis O'Keefe Show TV Series1959Ernestine Dix

The Detectives Poster

The Detectives TV Series1959Woman

The Man from Blackhawk Poster

The Man from Blackhawk TV Series19591 episode, 1959

The Rebel Poster

The Rebel TV Series1959Amanda Tarrington

The Untouchables Poster

The Untouchables TV Series1959Connie LaVerne

I Want to Live! Poster

I Want to Live! Feature Film1958Corona Guard

Have Gun - Will Travel Poster

Have Gun - Will Travel TV Series1957Augusta

The Californians Poster

The Californians TV Series1957Millicent Hicks

The Court of Last Resort Poster

The Court of Last Resort TV Series1957Beth

The O. Henry Playhouse Poster

The O. Henry Playhouse TV Series1957Martella Garvey

Wagon Train Poster

Wagon Train TV Series1957Ethel Archer

Circus Boy Poster

Circus Boy TV Series1956Zelda

Dr. Christian Poster

Dr. Christian TV Series1956Mrs. Garber

I've Lived Before Poster

I've Lived Before Feature Film1956Mrs. Fred Bolan

Playhouse 90 Poster

Playhouse 90 TV Series1956Belle

The Adventures of Jim Bowie Poster

The Adventures of Jim Bowie TV Series1956Celeste Durand

The Women of Pitcairn Island Poster

The Women of Pitcairn Island Feature Film1956Mortua

West Point Poster

West Point TV Series1956Mrs. Henderson

Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre Poster

Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre TV Series1955Nurse Ann

Soldiers of Fortune Poster

Soldiers of Fortune TV Series1955Kirstin Winslow

The Beast with a Million Eyes Poster

The Beast with a Million Eyes Feature Film1955Carol Kelley

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Poster

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp TV Series1955Anna Cassen

The Star and the Story Poster

The Star and the Story TV Series1955Mrs. Hanson

Women's Prison Poster

Women's Prison Feature Film1955Deputy Sheriff Green

Captain Midnight Poster

Captain Midnight TV Series1954Mrs. Kingsley

Medic TV Series1954Lorraine Lockwood

Public Defender Poster

Public Defender TV Series1954Florence Novak

Studio 57 Poster

Studio 57 TV Series1954Margaret Winterton

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin Poster

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin TV Series1954Belle

The Lone Wolf Poster

The Lone Wolf TV Series1954Babe

I Led 3 Lives Poster

I Led 3 Lives TV Series1953Mrs. Malison

Jennifer Poster

Jennifer Feature Film1953Molly - Grocery Clerk

The Loretta Young Show Poster

The Loretta Young Show TV Series1953Christine Markham

Your Favorite Story Poster

Your Favorite Story TV Series19531 episode, 1954

Cavalcade of America Poster

Cavalcade of America TV Series1952Miss Holmes

Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson Poster

Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson TV Series1952Mrs. Berry

Death Valley Days Poster

Death Valley Days TV Series1952Jessie Fremont

Just Across the Street Poster

Just Across the Street Feature Film1952Girl

Rebound TV Series1952Ruth

Texas City Poster

Texas City Feature Film1952Aunt Harriet Upton

The Lusty Men Poster

The Lusty Men Feature Film1952Grace Burgess

The Unexpected TV Series19521 episode, 1952

Boston Blackie Poster

Boston Blackie TV Series1951Rachel Hendrix

Dragnet TV Series1951

Schlitz Playhouse Poster

Schlitz Playhouse TV Series1951Irene Williams

Lux Video Theatre Poster

Lux Video Theatre TV Series1950Liza

Fireside Theatre Poster

Fireside Theatre TV Series19491 episode, 1954

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