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.
Five Easy Pieces
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Frankie and Johnny
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The Lusty Men
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Nothing in Common
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Skyjacked
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The Beast with a Million Eyes
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The Women of Pitcairn Island
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The Shakiest Gun in the West
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Women's Prison
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Jennifer
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Rhinoceros
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Freckles
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Mrs. Sundance
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Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
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Alice Goodbody
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The Family Kovack
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Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
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The Aliens Are Coming
as WaitressA young astrophysicist searches for sinister extraterrestrials looking for sanctuary for their...
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Smoke In The Wind
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Natchez
as uncreditedA Civil War veteran returns home to find his father has become a social pariah.
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Dragnet
as uncreditedFollows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his...
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The Dick Van Dyke Show
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Have Gun, Will Travel
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
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That Girl
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CHiPs
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The Detectives
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The Adventures of Jim Bowie
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The Tall Man
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Playhouse 90
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Garrison's Gorillas
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Medic
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Johnny Ringo
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Black Saddle
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87th Precinct
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The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
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Cavalcade of America
as Miss HolmesCavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company,...
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I Led Three Lives
as uncreditedI Led Three Lives is an American drama series which was syndicated by Ziv Television Programs...
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Letter to Loretta
as Christine MarkhamLetter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to...
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Irene WilliamsSchlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....
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