Lorna Thayer
Acting
Born March 10, 1919 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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 fo…
Known For · 40 titles
Dragnet
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
That Girl
The Detectives
Playhouse 90
The Tall Man
CHiPs
87th Precinct
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
I Led Three Lives
Lux Video Theatre
Boston Blackie
Cavalcade of America
Black Saddle
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Garrison's Gorillas
Johnny Ringo
Medic
Letter to Loretta
The Andromeda Strain
Frankie and Johnny
Five Easy Pieces
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Nothing in Common
Alice Goodbody
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Revenge of the Cheerleaders
Skyjacked
Buddy Buddy
Rhinoceros
The Lusty Men
Cisco Pike
Women's Prison
The Aliens Are Coming
The Beast with a Million Eyes
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
The Dion Brothers