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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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Filmography (Movies)
Frankie and Johnny
Character:Flower Mart Vendor
Release Date:11/10/1991
Nothing in Common
Character:Auditioning Grandma
Release Date:29/07/1986
Buddy Buddy
Character:Lady
Release Date:02/04/1981
The Aliens Are Coming
Character:Waitress
Release Date:02/03/1980
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
Character:Hospital Receptionist
Release Date:10/02/1979
Revenge of the Cheerleaders
Character:Lilly Downs
Release Date:01/05/1976
Smoke In The Wind
Character:Ma Mondier
Release Date:01/04/1975
Alice Goodbody
Character:Yvonne
Release Date:01/12/1974
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
Character:Mrs. Gibbs
Release Date:19/11/1974
The Dion Brothers
Character:TV Interviewer (uncredited)
Release Date:16/06/1974
The Family Kovack
Character:Thelma
Release Date:05/04/1974
Rhinoceros
Character:Restaurant Owner
Release Date:21/01/1974
Mrs. Sundance
Character:Fanny Porter
Release Date:15/01/1974
Skyjacked
Character:Weber's mother
Release Date:24/05/1972
Cisco Pike
Character:Swimming Lady
Release Date:02/11/1971
The Andromeda Strain
Character:Woman (uncredited)
Release Date:12/03/1971
Five Easy Pieces
Character:Waitress
Release Date:12/09/1970
Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
Character:Widow Wycherly
Release Date:01/01/1969
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Character:Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:10/07/1968
Freckles
Character:Alice Cooper
Release Date:19/10/1960
Natchez
Character:
Release Date:29/05/1958
The Women of Pitcairn Island
Character:Mortua
Release Date:01/12/1956
The Beast with a Million Eyes
Character:Carol Kelley
Release Date:15/06/1955
Women's Prison
Character:
Release Date:01/02/1955
Jennifer
Character:Molly
Release Date:25/10/1953
The Lusty Men
Character:Grace Burgess
Release Date:24/10/1952
Television Appearances
CHiPs
Character:
Garrison's Gorillas
Character:
That Girl
Character:
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Character:
87th Precinct
Character:
The Tall Man
Character:
The Detectives
Character:
Johnny Ringo
Character:Mrs. Haig
Black Saddle
Character:Belle Bronson
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:
Playhouse 90
Character:Belle
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Character:
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Character:
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Character:
Medic
Character:Lorraine Lockwood
Letter to Loretta
Character:Christine Markham
I Led Three Lives
Character:
Cavalcade of America
Character:Miss Holmes
Dragnet
Character:
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Irene Williams
Boston Blackie
Character:
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Liza
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