Lorna Thayer
Birthday
1919/03/10
Day of death
2005/06/04 (86 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also know as
Lorna Patricia Casey
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 J...Read more
Acting
(1970) Five Easy Pieces
as Waitress
(1955) The Beast with a Million Eyes
as Carol Kelley
(1986) Nothing in Common
as Auditioning Grandma
(1952) The Lusty Men
as Grace Burgess
(1981) Buddy Buddy
as Lady
(1991) Frankie and Johnny
as Flower Mart Vendor
(1972) Skyjacked
as Weber's mother
(1958) Natchez
as ---
(1974) It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
as Mrs. Gibbs
(1960) Freckles
as Alice Cooper
(1956) The Women of Pitcairn Island
as Mortua
(1969) Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
as Widow Wycherly
(1953) Jennifer
as Molly
(1974) The Family Kovack
as Thelma
(1980) The Aliens Are Coming
as Waitress
(1979) Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
as Hospital Receptionist
(1974) Alice Goodbody
as Yvonne
(1976) Revenge of the Cheerleaders
as Lilly Downs
(1968) The Shakiest Gun in the West
as Saloon Girl (uncredited)
(1974) Mrs. Sundance
as Fanny Porter
(1975) Smoke In The Wind
as Ma Mondier
(1974) Rhinoceros
as Restaurant Owner
(1972) Cisco Pike
as Swimming Lady
(1955) Women's Prison
as ---
(1977) CHiPs
as ---
(1967) Garrison's Gorillas
as ---
(1961) The Dick Van Dyke Show
as ---
(1966) That Girl
as ---
(1951) Dragnet
as ---
(1960) The Tall Man
as ---
(1961) 87th Precinct
as ---
(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel
as ---
(1953) I Led Three Lives
as ---
(1959) Johnny Ringo
as Mrs. Haig
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as Liza
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Irene Williams
(1955) The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as ---
(1954) The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
as ---
(1954) Medic
as Lorraine Lockwood
(1956) The Adventures of Jim Bowie
as ---
(1959) Black Saddle
as Belle Bronson
(1959) The Detectives
as ---
(1952) Cavalcade of America
as Miss Holmes
(1953) Letter to Loretta
as Christine Markham
(1951) The Adventures of Boston Blackie
as ---
(1956) Playhouse 90
as Belle