Lorna Thayer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.1959

Gender

Female

Birthday

10-Mar-1919

Age

(106 years old)

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As
  • Lorna Patricia Casey

Lorna Thayer

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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lorna Thayer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


Credits

Dr. Heidegger's Experiment Dr. Heidegger's Experiment (1969) Character: Widow Wycherly
Dr. Heidegger invites four of his respected friends to try out the elixir of youth.
The Family Kovack The Family Kovack (1974) Character: Thelma
A tightly-knit family headed by a beleaguered Chicago widow rallies behind the eldest son when he is charged with bribing a city health department inspector in this pilot for a possible series.
Natchez Natchez (1958) Character: N/A
A Civil War veteran returns home to find his father has become a social pariah.
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy (1974) Character: Mrs. Gibbs
When Harry Walters runs out of gas, he gets picked up by a beautiful young woman. But when she pulls a gun on him and orders him to take his clothes off, Harry puts up no resistance and is sexually assaulted. He reports the incident to the authorities, but they either don't believe him, or, if they do, can't understand why he would consider it a crime - a reaction he also gets from his friends and family.
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers (1979) Character: Hospital Receptionist
This engaging made-for-television movie follows the adventures of Ginny "Sweetie Pie" LaRosa (Kim Darby), who needs money after her trucker husband, Jack (Fred Willard), is shot by hijackers. Fortunately, she finds a partner in Flatbed Annie (Annie Potts), a freewheelin' driver. The women form an unlikely but profitable friendship while fending off the repo man who wants the truck and the criminals who are after the cocaine hidden in it.
Freckles Freckles (1960) Character: Alice Cooper
A young man with only one hand gets a job at a timber camp and falls for his boss's daughter.
Nothing in Common Nothing in Common (1986) Character: Auditioning Grandma
A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.
Alice Goodbody Alice Goodbody (1974) Character: Yvonne
Sharon Kelly plays a naive waitress who sleeps her ways to bigger and bigger roles in a musical adaptation of Julius Caesar, only to suffer some form of physical calamity every time the cameras roll.
Buddy Buddy Buddy Buddy (1981) Character: Lady
During a high profile Mafia testimony case, a contract killer checks-in a hotel room near the courthouse while his next door depressed neighbor wants to commit suicide due to marital problems.
Cisco Pike Cisco Pike (1972) Character: Swimming Lady
A down on his luck former drug dealer is forced by a corrupt LAPD policeman to sell 100 kilos of confiscated marijuana in one weekend.
Women's Prison Women's Prison (1955) Character: N/A
A crusading psychiatrist battles a sadistic female warden to improve conditions at a women's prison.
Revenge of the Cheerleaders Revenge of the Cheerleaders (1976) Character: Lilly Downs
There's shakin', quakin' and plenty of booty to be enjoyed when the perky gals from Aloha High School shimmy their groove things in this red-hot sequel to The Cheerleaders. Rainbeaux Smith (from the first film) is back ... and pregnant!
Mrs. Sundance Mrs. Sundance (1974) Character: Fanny Porter
The girlfriend of the Sundance Kid is on the run, with a price on her head, when she hears rumors that Sundance may still be alive.
Smoke In The Wind Smoke In The Wind (1975) Character: Ma Mondier
The Civil War is over but in the Ozarks of Arkansas people are not ready to forgive and forget. The Mondier brothers have returned from fighting for the Union and Mort Fagan is keeping things difficult for them in the community.
Frankie and Johnny Frankie and Johnny (1991) Character: Flower Mart Vendor
When Johnny is released from prison following a forgery charge, he quickly lands a job as a short-order cook at a New York diner. Following a brief fling with waitress Cora, Frankie develops an attraction for Cora's friend and fellow waitress Frankie. While Frankie resists Johnny's charms initially, she eventually relents when her best friend, Tim, persuades her to give Johnny a chance.
Skyjacked Skyjacked (1972) Character: Weber's mother
A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 and demands to be taken to Russia.
The Lusty Men The Lusty Men (1952) Character: Grace Burgess
Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.
The Gravy Train The Gravy Train (1974) Character: TV Interviewer (uncredited)
Two rural West Virginia brothers leave home, rob an armored car and become fugitives.
The Women of Pitcairn Island The Women of Pitcairn Island (1956) Character: Mortua
The widows and children of survivors of the H.M.S. Bounty rule Pitcairn Island, fighting off sailors and intruders.
The Aliens Are Coming The Aliens Are Coming (1980) Character: Waitress
A young astrophysicist searches for sinister extraterrestrials looking for sanctuary for their comrades by possessing the bodies of humans.
Jennifer Jennifer (1953) Character: Molly
A young woman is hired to take care of an eerie old mansion, where she finds herself entangled with an enigmatic murderer.
The Shakiest Gun in the West The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) Character: Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Jesse W. Haywood (Don Knotts) graduates from dental school in Philadelphia in 1870 and goes west to become a frontier dentist. Penelope "Bad Penny" Cushing (Barbara Rhoades) is offered a pardon if she will track down a ring of gun smugglers. She tricks Haywood into a sham marriage as a disguise. Haywood inadvertently becomes the legendary "Doc the Haywood" after he guns down "Arnold the Kid".
Rhinoceros Rhinoceros (1974) Character: Restaurant Owner
A boozing young man in love with his co-worker finds that everyone around him, even his pompous and condescending best friend, is changing into a rhinoceros.
Five Easy Pieces Five Easy Pieces (1970) Character: Waitress
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.
The Beast with a Million Eyes The Beast with a Million Eyes (1955) Character: Carol Kelley
At a decrepit farm outside a remote American desert community, something takes over the minds of some of the local humans and animals and is able to see through their eyes and control their actions.



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