Lorna Thayer
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 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.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 10, 1919
Deathday: June 04, 2005
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Five Easy Pieces
1970-09-12
Five Easy Pieces
Overview: A drop-out from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil-rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-09-12
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The Beast with a Million Eyes
1955-06-15
The Beast with a Million Eyes
Overview: At a decrepit farm outside a remote American desert community, something takes over the minds of some of the local humans and animals and is able to see through their eyes and control their actions.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-06-15
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Nothing in Common
1986-07-29
Nothing in Common
Overview: A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-07-29
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The Lusty Men
1952-10-24
The Lusty Men
Overview: Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.
Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-10-24
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Buddy Buddy
1981-04-02
Buddy Buddy
Overview: During a high profile Mafia testimony case, a contract killer checks-in a hotel room near the courthouse while his next door depressed neighbor wants to commit suicide due to marital problems.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-04-02
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Frankie and Johnny
1991-10-11
Frankie and Johnny
Overview: When Johnny is released from prison following a forgery charge, he quickly lands a job as a short-order cook at a New York diner. Following a brief fling with waitress Cora, Frankie develops an attraction for Cora's friend and fellow waitress Frankie. While Frankie resists Johnny's charms initially, she eventually relents when her best friend, Tim, persuades her to give Johnny a chance.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-11
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Skyjacked
1972-05-24
Skyjacked
Overview: A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 and demands to be taken to Russia.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-05-24
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Natchez
1958-05-29
Natchez
Overview: A Civil War veteran returns home to find his father has become a social pariah.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-05-29
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It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
1974-11-19
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
Overview: When Harry Walters runs out of gas, he gets picked up by a beautiful young woman. But when she pulls a gun on him and orders him to take his clothes off, Harry puts up no resistance and is sexually assaulted. He reports the incident to the authorities, but they either don't believe him, or, if they do, can't understand why he would consider it a crime - a reaction he also gets from his friends and family.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-11-19
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Freckles
1960-10-19
Freckles
Overview: A young man with only one hand gets a job at a timber camp and falls for his boss's daughter.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-10-19
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The Women of Pitcairn Island
1956-12-01
The Women of Pitcairn Island
Overview: The widows and children of survivors of the H.M.S. Bounty rule Pitcairn Island, fighting off sailors and intruders.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-12-01
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Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
1969-01-01
Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
Overview: Dr. Heidegger invites four of his respected friends to try out the elixir of youth.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Jennifer
1953-10-25
Jennifer
Overview: A young woman is hired to take care of an eerie old mansion, where she finds herself entangled with an enigmatic murderer.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-10-25
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The Family Kovack
1974-04-05
The Family Kovack
Overview: A tightly-knit family headed by a beleaguered Chicago widow rallies behind the eldest son when he is charged with bribing a city health department inspector in this pilot for a possible series.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-04-05
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The Aliens Are Coming
1980-03-02
The Aliens Are Coming
Overview: A young astrophysicist searches for sinister extraterrestrials looking for sanctuary for their comrades by possessing the bodies of humans.
Genres: Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-03-02
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Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
1979-02-10
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
Overview: This engaging made-for-television movie follows the adventures of Ginny "Sweetie Pie" LaRosa (Kim Darby), who needs money after her trucker husband, Jack (Fred Willard), is shot by hijackers. Fortunately, she finds a partner in Flatbed Annie (Annie Potts), a freewheelin' driver. The women form an unlikely but profitable friendship while fending off the repo man who wants the truck and the criminals who are after the cocaine hidden in it.
Genres: Drama Action Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-02-10
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Alice Goodbody
1974-12-01
Alice Goodbody
Overview: Sharon Kelly plays a naive waitress who sleeps her ways to bigger and bigger roles in a musical adaptation of Julius Caesar, only to suffer some form of physical calamity every time the cameras roll.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-12-01
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Revenge of the Cheerleaders
1976-05-01
Revenge of the Cheerleaders
Overview: There's shakin', quakin' and plenty of booty to be enjoyed when the perky gals from Aloha High School shimmy their groove things in this red-hot sequel to The Cheerleaders. Rainbeaux Smith (from the first film) is back ... and pregnant!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-05-01
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The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968-07-10
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Overview: Jesse W. Haywood (Don Knotts) graduates from dental school in Philadelphia in 1870 and goes west to become a frontier dentist. Penelope "Bad Penny" Cushing (Barbara Rhoades) is offered a pardon if she will track down a ring of gun smugglers. She tricks Haywood into a sham marriage as a disguise. Haywood inadvertently becomes the legendary "Doc the Haywood" after he guns down "Arnold the Kid".
Genres: Comedy Family Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-07-10
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Mrs. Sundance
1974-01-15
Mrs. Sundance
Overview: The girlfriend of the Sundance Kid is on the run, with a price on her head, when she hears rumors that Sundance may still be alive.
Genres: Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-15
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Smoke In The Wind
1975-04-01
Smoke In The Wind
Overview: The Civil War is over but in the Ozarks of Arkansas people are not ready to forgive and forget. The Mondier brothers have returned from fighting for the Union and Mort Fagan is keeping things difficult for them in the community.
Genres: Action Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-04-01
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Rhinoceros
1974-01-21
Rhinoceros
Overview: A boozing young man in love with his co-worker finds that everyone around him, even his pompous and condescending best friend, is changing into a rhinoceros.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-21
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Cisco Pike
1972-01-14
Cisco Pike
Overview: A down on his luck former drug dealer is forced by a corrupt LAPD policeman to sell 100 kilos of confiscated marijuana in one weekend.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-01-14
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Women's Prison
1955-02-01
Women's Prison
Overview: A crusading psychiatrist battles a sadistic female warden to improve conditions at a women's prison.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-02-01
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