Years active 1952-1991 Name Lorna Thayer | Role Character actress | |
Full Name Lorna Patricia Casey Children Nikki Neise, Adrienne Neise Siblings Anne Casey, Adrienne Casey, Clarke Casey Movies Five Easy Pieces, The Beast with a Million Ey, The Lusty Men, Nothing in Common, Rhinoceros Similar People Bob Rafelson, George N Neise, Lois Smith, Karen Black, Nicholas Ray | ||
Checking In "Women's Prison" (1955)
Lorna Thayer (born Lorna Patricia Casey; August 16, 1919 – June 4, 2005) was an American character actress.
Contents
- Checking In Womens Prison 1955
- 1954 MEDIC Laughter is a Boy Richard Boone Bobby Driscoll
- Biography
- Personal life
- Death
- Filmography
- References
1954 MEDIC - "Laughter is a Boy" - Richard Boone, Bobby Driscoll
Biography
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Thayer was 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 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 for which she is most likely to be remembered. Fifty at the time, the scene has come to be known as the "chicken salad scene."
Personal life
Thayer was married to actor George N. Neise, and they had two daughters.
Death
After battling Alzheimer's disease for five years, Thayer died at age 85 at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Retirement Home in Woodland Hills, California.
Filmography
Actress
1991
Frankie and Johnny as
Flower Vendor
1986
Nothing in Common as
Auditioning Grandma
1981
Buddy Buddy as
Lady
1980
The Aliens Are Coming (TV Movie) as
Waitress
1979
The Suicide's Wife (TV Movie) as
Therese Harrington
1979
Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers (TV Movie) as
Hospital Receptionist
1978
The Next Step Beyond (TV Series) as
Miss Argus
- The Haunted Inn (1978) - Miss Argus
1977
CHiPs (TV Series) as
Matron
- Highway Robbery (1977) - Matron
1976
Revenge of the Cheerleaders as
Lilly Downs
1975
Smoke in the Wind as
Ma Mondier
1974
Alice Goodbody as
Yvonne
1974
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Gibbs
1974
The Dion Brothers as
T.V. Interviewer (uncredited)
1974
The Family Kovack (TV Movie) as
Thelma
1974
Rhinoceros as
Restaurant Owner
1974
Mrs. Sundance (TV Movie) as
Fanny Porter
1972
Skyjacked as
Weber's Mother
1972
Glass Houses as
Woman Smoking in Pool
1971
Dead Men Tell No Tales (TV Movie) as
Suntan Lady
1971
Cisco Pike as
Swimming Lady
1971
The Andromeda Strain as
Woman (uncredited)
1970
Night Chase (TV Movie)(uncredited)
1970
The Traveling Executioner as
Madam (uncredited)
1970
Five Easy Pieces as
Waitress
1969
Dr. Heidegger's Experiment (Short) as
Widow Wycherly
1968
The Shakiest Gun in the West as
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
1968
It Takes a Thief (TV Series) as
Female Warden
- When Thieves Fall In (1968) - Female Warden
1968
That Girl (TV Series) as
Queen
- Sixty-Five on the Aisle (1968) - Queen
1967
Garrison's Gorillas (TV Series) as
Sophia Drucker
- The Great Crime Wave (1967) - Sophia Drucker
1966
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round as
Passenger on Mexico Flight (uncredited)
1961
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Mrs. Roberts / Mama Hackett
- Peace Officer (1966) - Mrs. Roberts
- Springtime (1961) - Mama Hackett
1966
The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) as
Samantha Meriweather
- The Making of a Councilman (1966) - Samantha Meriweather
1963
Police Nurse
1962
The Tall Man (TV Series) as
Woman
- Phoebe (1962) - Woman
1959
Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) as
Hanna / Augusta / Serafina / ...
- Pandora's Box (1962) - Hanna
- Love's Young Dream (1960) - Augusta
- The Prophet (1960) - Serafina
- The Golden Toad (1959) - Doris Gulovan
1962
87th Precinct (TV Series) as
Mrs. Livingston
- Give the Boys a Great Big Hand (1962) - Mrs. Livingston
1961
The Untouchables (TV Series) as
Connie LaVerne / Irma (hairdresser) / Landlady
- Loophole (1961) - Connie LaVerne
- 90-Proof Dame (1961) - Irma (hairdresser)
- The Antidote (1961) - Landlady
1961
Follow the Sun (TV Series) as
Lorna Handsin Wymond
- The Longest Crap Game in History (1961) - Lorna Handsin Wymond
1960
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Jessie Fremont
- The Gentle Sword (1960) - Jessie Fremont
1960
Freckles as
Alice Cooper
1960
Johnny Ringo (TV Series) as
Mrs. Haig
- The Killing Bug (1960) - Mrs. Haig
1960
The Rebel (TV Series) as
Amanda Tarrington
- Unsurrendered Sword (1960) - Amanda Tarrington
1960
The Dennis O'Keefe Show (TV Series) as
Ernestine Dix
- Enemy Father (1960) - Ernestine Dix
1959
The Detectives (TV Series) as
Woman
- My Name Is Tommy (1959) - Woman
1959
The Man from Blackhawk (TV Series)
- The Winthrop Woman (1959)
1959
Black Saddle (TV Series) as
Belle Bronson
- Client: Reynolds (1959) - Belle Bronson
1958
I Want to Live! as
Corona Guard (uncredited)
1958
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) as
Belle
- Natchez (1958) - Belle
1956
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) as
Jenny McCabe / Anna Cassen
- Dig a Grave for Ben Thompson (1958) - Jenny McCabe
- The Necktie Party (1956) - Anna Cassen
1958
The Californians (TV Series) as
Millicent Hicks
- The Foundling (1958) - Millicent Hicks
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) as
Christine Trask / Mrs. Williams / 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
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
Ethel Archer
- The Sarah Drummond Story (1958) - Ethel Archer
1958
The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) as
Christine Markham
- Air Stewardess (1958) - Christine Markham
1956
Dragnet (TV Series)
- The Big Full Moon (1957)
- The Big Set (1956)
1957
Circus Boy (TV Series) as
Zelda
- Uncle Cyrus (1957) - Zelda
1957
The Court of Last Resort (TV Series) as
Beth
- The Gordon Wallace Case (1957) - Beth
1957
West Point (TV Series) as
Mrs. Henderson
- The Only Witness (1957) - Mrs. Henderson
1957
The O. Henry Playhouse (TV Series) as
Martella Garvey
- Blackjack Bargainer (1957) - Martella Garvey
1956
The Women of Pitcairn Island as
Mortua
1956
Dr. Christian (TV Series) as
Mrs. Garber
- The Thin Line (1956) - Mrs. Garber
1956
I've Lived Before as
Mrs. Fred Bolan (uncredited)
1956
Cavalcade of America (TV Series) as
Miss Holmes
- The Jackie Jensen Story (1956) - Miss Holmes
1956
Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (TV Series) as
Nurse Ann
- An Echo Out of the Past (1956) - Nurse Ann
1955
Captain Midnight (TV Series) as
Mrs. Kingsley
- Flight Into the Unknown (1955) - Mrs. Kingsley
1955
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) as
Belle
- Rusty Goes to Town (1955) - Belle
1955
Studio 57 (TV Series) as
Margaret Winterton
- Death Dream (1955) - Margaret Winterton
1955
The Beast with a Million Eyes as
Carol Kelley
1955
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as
Liza
- Lightning Strikes Twice (1955) - Liza
1955
Soldiers of Fortune (TV Series) as
Kirstin Winslow
- Hate at Forty Fathoms (1955) - Kirstin Winslow
1955
Women's Prison as
Deputy Sheriff Green (uncredited)
1955
The Star and the Story (TV Series) as
Mrs. Hanson
- Brief Affair (1955) - Mrs. Hanson
1955
Public Defender (TV Series) as
Florence Novak
- Your Witness (1955) - Florence Novak
1954
Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson (TV Series) as
Mrs. Berry
- Up Ferguson Way (1955) - Mrs. Berry
- The Buzzer (1954)
1954
I Led 3 Lives (TV Series) as
Mrs. Malison
- Close Factory (1954) - Mrs. Malison
1954
Medic (TV Series) as
Lorraine Lockwood / Miss Kelly
- My Brother Joe (1954) - Lorraine Lockwood
- Laughter Is a Boy (1954) - Miss Kelly
1954
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as
Irene Williams / Johnny's Mother
- Delay at Fort Bess (1954) - Irene Williams
- Rim of Violence (1954) - Johnny's Mother
1954
Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
- Valley of Shadows (1954)
1954
The Lone Wolf (TV Series) as
Babe
- The Emerald Ring (1954) - Babe
1954
Your Favorite Story (TV Series)
- The Vacant Room (1954)
1953
Jennifer as
Molly - Grocery Clerk
1951
Boston Blackie (TV Series) as
Rachel Hendrix
- Hired Hand (1953) - Rachel Hendrix
- Faraday Murder Case (1951)
1952
Rebound (TV Series) as
Ruth
- Quiet Sunday (1953) - Ruth
- The Henchman (1952)
1952
The Unexpected (TV Series)
- Some Day They'll Give Us Guns (1952)
1952
The Lusty Men as
Grace Burgess
1952
Just Across the Street as
Girl (uncredited)
1952
Texas City as
Aunt Harriet Upton (uncredited)
Archive Footage
1976
America at the Movies (Documentary) as
Waitress (uncredited)
References
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