Lorna Thayer

Lorna Thayer

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Birthday
    3/10/1919
Five Easy Pieces
Five Easy Pieces
7.1
The Beast with a Million Eyes
The Beast with a Million Eyes
3.7
Nothing in Common
Nothing in Common
5.8
The Lusty Men
The Lusty Men
6.6
Buddy Buddy
Buddy Buddy
6.2
Frankie and Johnny
Frankie and Johnny
6.7
Skyjacked
Skyjacked
6.2
Natchez
Natchez
0
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
1
Freckles
Freckles
4.6
The Women of Pitcairn Island
The Women of Pitcairn Island
3.5
Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
0
Jennifer
Jennifer
5.6
The Family Kovack
The Family Kovack
0
The Aliens Are Coming
The Aliens Are Coming
3.9
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
5
Alice Goodbody
Alice Goodbody
4.6
Revenge of the Cheerleaders
Revenge of the Cheerleaders
4.6
The Shakiest Gun in the West
The Shakiest Gun in the West
6.2
Mrs. Sundance
Mrs. Sundance
7.5
Smoke In The Wind
Smoke In The Wind
6
Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros
5.4
Cisco Pike
Cisco Pike
5.6
Women's Prison
Women's Prison
5.5
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Wynk Movies
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