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Lorna Thayer (1919–2005)

Actress

Character actress Lorna Thayer will probably remain in good standing in the Hollywood cult movie annals for decades to come due to one scene and one scene alone. In the critically-acclaimed "generation gap" film Five Easy Pieces, Jack Nicholson plays a rebellious, disgruntled musician-cum-oil rigger... See full bio »

Born:

Lorna Patricia Casey
in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

(age 86) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1991 Frankie and Johnny
Flower Vendor
 
1986 Nothing in Common
Auditioning Grandma
 
1981 Buddy Buddy
Lady
 
1980 The Aliens Are Coming (TV movie)
Waitress
 
1979 The Suicide's Wife (TV movie)
Therese Harrington
 
1979 Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers (TV movie)
Hospital Receptionist
 
1978 The Next Step Beyond (TV series)
– The Haunted Inn
 
1977 CHiPs (TV series)
Matron
– Highway Robbery (1977) … Matron
 
1976 Revenge of the Cheerleaders
Lilly Downs
 
1975 Smoke in the Wind
Ma Mondier
 
1974 Alice Goodbody
Yvonne
 
1974 It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy (TV movie)
Mrs. Gibbs
 
1974 The Gravy Train
T.V. Interviewer
 
1974 The Family Kovack (TV movie)
Thelma
 
1974 Rhinoceros
Restaurant Owner
 
1974 Mrs. Sundance (TV movie)
Fanny Porter
 
1972 Skyjacked
Weber's Mother
 
1972 Cisco Pike
Swimming Lady
 
1972 Glass Houses
 
1971 Dead Men Tell No Tales (TV movie)
Suntan Lady
 
1971 The Andromeda Strain
Woman (uncredited)
 
1970 Night Chase (TV movie) (uncredited)
 
1970 The Traveling Executioner
Madam (uncredited)
 
1970 Five Easy Pieces
Waitress
 
1968 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Female Warden
– When Thieves Fall In (1968) … Female Warden
 
1968 That Girl (TV series)
Queen
– Sixty-Five on the Aisle (1968) … Queen
 
1967 Garrison's Gorillas (TV series)
Sophia
– The Great Crime Wave (1967) … Sophia
 
1966 Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Passenger on Flight to Mexico (uncredited)
 
1961-1966 Bonanza (TV series)
Mama Hackett / Mrs. Roberts
– Peace Officer (1966) … Mrs. Roberts
– Springtime (1961) … Mama Hackett
 
1966 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
Samantha Meriweather
– The Making of a Councilman (1966) … Samantha Meriweather
 
1963 Police Nurse
 
1962 The Tall Man (TV series)
Woman
– Phoebe (1962) … Woman
 
1959-1962 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Augusta / Doris / Hanna - Woody's Wife / …
– Pandora's Box (1962) … Hanna - Woody's Wife
– Love's Young Dream (1960) … Augusta
– The Prophet (1960) … Serafina
– The Golden Toad (1959) … Doris
 
1961 The Untouchables (TV series)
Connie LaVerne / Landlady
– Loophole (1961) … Connie LaVerne
– The Antidote (1961) … Landlady
 
1961 Follow the Sun (TV series)
Lorna
– The Longest Crap Game in History (1961) … Lorna
 
1960 Freckles
Alice Cooper
 
1960 Johnny Ringo (TV series)
Mrs. Quint
– The Killing Bug (1960) … Mrs. Quint
 
1960 The Rebel (TV series)
Amanda Tarrington
– Unsurrendered Sword (1960) … Amanda Tarrington
 
1959 The Detectives (TV series)
Woman
– My Name Is Tommy (1959) … Woman
 
1959 Black Saddle (TV series)
Belle Bronson
– Client: Reynolds (1959) … Belle Bronson
 
1958 I Want to Live!
Corona Guard (uncredited)
 
1956-1958 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Anna Cassen / Girl
– Dig a Grave for Ben Thompson (1958) … Girl
– The Necktie Party (1956) … Anna Cassen
 
1958 The Californians (TV series)
Millicent
– The Foundling (1958) … Millicent
 
1958 Wagon Train (TV series)
Ethel Archer
– The Sarah Drummond Story (1958) … Ethel Archer
 
1957-1958 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Celeste Durand / Christine Trask / Mattie Cameron / …
– Bowie's Baby (1958) … Christine Trask
– The Irishman (1957) … Mrs. Williams
– An Eye for an Eye (1957) … Mattie Cameron
– The Beggar of New Orleans (1957) … Celeste Durand
 
1958 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Christine Markham
– Air Stewardess (1958) … Christine Markham
 
1956-1957 Dragnet (TV series)
– The Big Full Moon (1957)
– The Big Set (1956)
 
1957 Circus Boy (TV series)
Zelda
– Uncle Cyrus (1957) … Zelda
 
1957 The Court of Last Resort (TV series)
Beth
– The Gordon Wallace Case (1957) … Beth
 
1956 The Women of Pitcairn Island
Moa'tua, weeping woman
 
1956 I've Lived Before
Mrs. Fred Bolan (uncredited)
 
1956 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Miss Holmes
– The Jackie Jensen Story (1956) … Miss Holmes
 
1956 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Nurse Ann
– An Echo Out of the Past (1956) … Nurse Ann
 
1956 Dr. Christian (TV series)
Mrs. Garber
– The Thin Line (1956) … Mrs. Garber
 
1955 Captain Midnight (TV series)
Mrs. Kingsley
– Flight Into the Unknown (1955) … Mrs. Kingsley
 
1955 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV series)
Belle
– Rusty Goes to Town (1955) … Belle
 
1955 Studio 57 (TV series)
Margaret Winterton
– Death Dream (1955) … Margaret Winterton
 
1955 The Beast with a Million Eyes
Carol Kelley
 
1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Liza
– Lightning Strikes Twice (1955) … Liza
 
1955 Soldiers of Fortune (TV series)
Kirstin Winslow
– Hate at Forty Fathoms (1955) … Kirstin Winslow
 
1955 Women's Prison
Deputy Sheriff Green (uncredited)
 
1955 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Mrs. Hanson
– Brief Affair (1955) … Mrs. Hanson
 
1955 The Public Defender (TV series)
Florence Novak
– Your Witness (1955) … Florence Novak
 
1954-1955 Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson (TV series)
Mrs. Berry
– Up Ferguson Way (1955) … Mrs. Berry
– The Buzzer (1954)
 
1954 Medic (TV series)
Lorraine Lockwood / Miss Kelly
– My Brother Joe (1954) … Lorraine Lockwood
– Laughter Is a Boy (1954) … Miss Kelly
 
1954 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Johnny's Mother
– Delay at Fort Bess (1954)
– Rim of Violence (1954) … Johnny's Mother
 
1954 The Lone Wolf (TV series)
Babe
– The Emerald Ring … Babe
 
1954 I Led 3 Lives (TV series)
Mrs. Malison
– Close Factory (1954) … Mrs. Malison
 
1953 Jennifer
Molly, Grocery Clerk
 
1951-1953 Boston Blackie (TV series)
Mrs. Hendrix
– Hired Hand (1953) … Mrs. Hendrix
– Faraday Murder Case (1951)
 
1952 The Lusty Men
Grace Burgess
 
1952 Just Across the Street
Girl (uncredited)
 
1952 Texas City
Aunt Harriet Upton (uncredited)
 
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1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
Waitress (uncredited)
 

Related Videos

The Beast with a Million Eyes -- The countryside is invaded by a series of weird events: Birds go after humans. Normally tranquil animals turn vicious. A rancher discovers that a mysterious creature with a million eyes is feeding on the animals' brains. The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 5: Episode 17 -- Rob agrees to run for office but realizes he'd prefer to vote for his brainy opponent. Wally Cox guest-stars. Five Easy Pieces -- A drop-out from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil-rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.
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Is remembered for her bit part as the unnamed crusty waitress in "Five Easy Pieces" who has a classic exchange with Jack Nicholson in his attempt to customize his chicken salad sandwich. See more »

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