Lorna Thayer
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA — Mar 10 1919• Died Jun 04 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 tha…
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Have Gun, Will Travel
Dragnet
That Girl
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Black Saddle
Belle Bronson
Johnny Ringo
Mrs. Haig
Cavalcade of America
Miss Holmes
The Tall Man
Playhouse 90
Belle
CHiPs
The Detectives
Lux Video Theatre
Liza
Garrison's Gorillas
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
87th Precinct
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Medic
Lorraine Lockwood
Letter to Loretta
Christine Markham
Boston Blackie
I Led Three Lives
The Andromeda Strain
Woman (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Irene Williams
Frankie and Johnny
Flower Mart Vendor
The Lusty Men
Grace Burgess
Buddy Buddy
Lady
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Nothing in Common
Auditioning Grandma
Five Easy Pieces
Waitress
Cisco Pike
Swimming Lady
Women's Prison
Skyjacked
Weber's mother
Jennifer
Molly
Mrs. Sundance
Fanny Porter
The Beast with a Million Eyes
Carol Kelley
The Women of Pitcairn Island
Mortua
Freckles
Alice Cooper
Alice Goodbody
Yvonne
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
Hospital Receptionist
Natchez
Belle
The Dion Brothers
TV Interviewer (uncredited)
The Aliens Are Coming
Waitress
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
Mrs. Gibbs
Rhinoceros
Restaurant Owner
Smoke In The Wind
Ma Mondier
Revenge of the Cheerleaders
Lilly Downs
The Family Kovack
Thelma
Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
Widow Wycherly