Lorna Thayer
Acting
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.
The Beast with a Million Eyes
as Carol Kelley
Age 36 (now 86)
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
as Hospital Receptionist
Age 59 (now 86)
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
as Mrs. Gibbs
Age 55 (now 86)
The Shakiest Gun in the West
as Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Age 49 (now 86)
The Beast with a Million Eyes
as Carol Kelley
Age 36 (now 86)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Irene Williams
Age 32 (now 86)
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Also Known As
Lorna Patricia Casey
IMDB
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