Lorna Thayer

Lorna Thayer

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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.

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Frankie and Johnny

1991

as Flower Mart Vendor

Nothing in Common

Nothing in Common

1986

as Auditioning Grandma

Buddy Buddy

Buddy Buddy

1981

as Lady

The Aliens Are Coming

The Aliens Are Coming

1980

as Waitress

Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

1979

as Hospital Receptionist

CHiPs

CHiPs

1977

Revenge of the Cheerleaders

Revenge of the Cheerleaders

1976

as Lilly Downs

Smoke In The Wind

Smoke In The Wind

1975

as Ma Mondier

Alice Goodbody

Alice Goodbody

1974

as Yvonne

It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy

It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy

1974

as Mrs. Gibbs

The Dion Brothers

The Dion Brothers

1974

as TV Interviewer (uncredited)

The Family Kovack

The Family Kovack

1974

as Thelma

Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros

1974

as Restaurant Owner

Mrs. Sundance

Mrs. Sundance

1974

as Fanny Porter

Skyjacked

Skyjacked

1972

as Weber's mother

Cisco Pike

Cisco Pike

1972

as Swimming Lady

Five Easy Pieces

Five Easy Pieces

1970

as Waitress

Dr. Heidegger's Experiment

Dr. Heidegger's Experiment

1969

as Widow Wycherly

The Shakiest Gun in the West

The Shakiest Gun in the West

1968

as Saloon Girl (uncredited)

Garrison's Gorillas

Garrison's Gorillas

1967

That Girl

That Girl

1966

The Dick Van Dyke Show

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961

87th Precinct

87th Precinct

1961

Freckles

Freckles

1960

as Alice Cooper

The Tall Man

The Tall Man

1960

The Detectives

The Detectives

1959

Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo

1959

as Mrs. Haig

Black Saddle

Black Saddle

1959

as Belle Bronson

Natchez

Natchez

1958

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

The Women of Pitcairn Island

The Women of Pitcairn Island

1956

as Mortua

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

1956

as Belle

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

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1956

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

The Beast with a Million Eyes

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1955

as Carol Kelley

Women's Prison

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1955

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

1954

Medic

Medic

1954

as Lorraine Lockwood

Jennifer

Jennifer

1953

as Molly

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953

as Christine Markham

I Led Three Lives

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1953

The Lusty Men

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1952

as Grace Burgess

Cavalcade of America

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1952

as Miss Holmes

Dragnet

Dragnet

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

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1951

as Irene Williams

The Adventures of Boston Blackie

The Adventures of Boston Blackie

1951

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

as Liza

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