Lorna Thayer
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.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 0.069
Birthday 1919-03-10
Place of Birth Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As Lorna Patricia Casey,
Five Easy Pieces
1970

Five Easy Pieces

The Beast with a Million Eyes
1955

The Beast with a Million Eyes

Nothing in Common
1986

Nothing in Common

The Lusty Men
1952

The Lusty Men

Buddy Buddy
1981

Buddy Buddy

Frankie and Johnny
1991

Frankie and Johnny

Skyjacked
1972

Skyjacked

Natchez
1958

Natchez

It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
1974

It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy

Freckles
1960

Freckles

The Women of Pitcairn Island
1956

The Women of Pitcairn Island

Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
1969

Dr. Heidegger's Experiment

Jennifer
1953

Jennifer

The Family Kovack
1974

The Family Kovack

The Aliens Are Coming
1980

The Aliens Are Coming

Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
1979

Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

Alice Goodbody
1974

Alice Goodbody

Revenge of the Cheerleaders
1976

Revenge of the Cheerleaders

The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968

The Shakiest Gun in the West

Mrs. Sundance
1974

Mrs. Sundance

Smoke In The Wind
1975

Smoke In The Wind

Rhinoceros
1974

Rhinoceros

Cisco Pike
1972

Cisco Pike

Women's Prison
1955

Women's Prison