
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.

Have Gun, Will Travel
TV • 1957

Dragnet
TV • 1951

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV • 1955

The Dick Van Dyke Show
TV • 1961

That Girl
TV • 1966

The Detectives
TV • 1959

Johnny Ringo
TV • 1959

Black Saddle
TV • 1959

Playhouse 90
TV • 1956

The Tall Man
TV • 1960

87th Precinct
TV • 1961

CHiPs
TV • 1977

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV • 1956

Cavalcade of America
TV • 1952

Boston Blackie
TV • 1951

Garrison's Gorillas
TV • 1967

Medic
TV • 1954

Letter to Loretta
TV • 1953