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Lorna Thayer
Deceased

How Did Lorna Thayer Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 86
Also known asLorna Patricia CaseyGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn10/03/1919Born inBoston, Massachusetts, USADied04/06/2005 (aged 86)Died inWoodland HillsCauseAlzheimer's diseaseWikidataQ11837369 ↗Buried atValhalla Memorial Park CemeteryTMDb#95787 ↗

Lorna Thayer was an American character actress, best known as Jack Nicholson's foil in the famous "chicken salad sandwich scene" in Five Easy Pieces.

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Filmography48 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1991Frankie and JohnnyMovieFlower Mart Vendor72
1986Nothing in CommonMovieAuditioning Grandma67
1981Buddy BuddyMovieLady62
1980The Aliens Are ComingMovieWaitress61
1979Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady TruckersMovieHospital Receptionist60
1977CHiPsSeries—58
1976Revenge of the CheerleadersMovieLilly Downs57
1975Smoke In The WindMovieMa Mondier56
1974Alice GoodbodyMovieYvonne55
1974RhinocerosMovieRestaurant Owner55
1974The Dion BrothersMovieTV Interviewer (uncredited)55
1974It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer GuyMovieMrs. Gibbs55
1974Mrs. SundanceMovieFanny Porter55
1974The Family KovackMovieThelma55
1972SkyjackedMovieWeber's mother53
1972Cisco PikeMovieSwimming Lady53
1971The Andromeda StrainMovieWoman (uncredited)52
1970Five Easy PiecesMovieWaitress51
1969Dr. Heidegger's ExperimentMovieWidow Wycherly50
1968The Shakiest Gun in the WestMovieSaloon Girl (uncredited)49
1967Garrison's GorillasSeries—48
1966That GirlSeries—47
1961The Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries—42
196187th PrecinctSeries—42
1960The Tall ManSeries—41
1960FrecklesMovieAlice Cooper41
1959Johnny RingoSeriesMrs. Haig40
1959The DetectivesSeries—40
1959Black SaddleSeriesBelle Bronson40
1958NatchezMovieBelle39
1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries—38
1956Playhouse 90SeriesBelle37
1956The Adventures of Jim BowieSeries—37
1956The Women of Pitcairn IslandMovieMortua37
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries—36
1955The Beast with a Million EyesMovieCarol Kelley36
1955Women's PrisonMovie—36
1954The Adventures of Rin Tin TinSeries—35
1954MedicSeriesLorraine Lockwood35
1953Letter to LorettaSeriesChristine Markham34
1953I Led Three LivesSeries—34
1953JenniferMovieMolly34
1952Cavalcade of AmericaSeriesMiss Holmes33
1952The Lusty MenMovieGrace Burgess33
1951DragnetSeries—32
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeriesIrene Williams32
1951Boston BlackieSeries—32
1950Lux Video TheatreSeriesLiza31