Portrait of Lorna Thayer

Acting

Lorna Thayer

Career

Active from 1955 to 1974, with a break from 1961 to 1973, busiest in 1974 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score47/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mrs. Sundance
Mrs. Sundance
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lorna Thayer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    3.6, average 4.7
  • Family Dynamics
    3.9, average 4.8
  • Psychological
    4.6, average 5.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      47
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      1990s

      1 title ยท average score 68
      Frankie and Johnny
      Frankie and Johnny (1991)
      GoodWatch score 68

      as Flower Mart Vendor

      1980s

      3 titles ยท average score 53
      Nothing in Common
      Nothing in Common (1986)
      GoodWatch score 58

      as Auditioning Grandma

      Buddy Buddy
      Buddy Buddy (1981)
      GoodWatch score 59

      as Lady

      The Aliens Are Coming
      The Aliens Are Coming (1980)
      GoodWatch score 43

      as Waitress

      1970s

      14 titles ยท average score 59
      Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
      Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers (1979)
      GoodWatch score 51

      as Hospital Receptionist

      CHiPs
      CHiPs (1977)
      GoodWatch score 44

      TV show

      Revenge of the Cheerleaders
      Revenge of the Cheerleaders (1976)
      GoodWatch score 44

      as Lilly Downs

      Alice Goodbody
      Alice Goodbody (1974)
      GoodWatch score 44

      as Yvonne

      Mrs. Sundance
      Mrs. Sundance (1974)
      GoodWatch score 69

      as Fanny Porter

      Rhinoceros
      Rhinoceros (1974)
      GoodWatch score 54

      as Restaurant Owner

      The Dion Brothers
      The Dion Brothers (1974)
      GoodWatch score 68

      as TV Interviewer (uncredited)

      It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
      It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy (1974)

      as Mrs. Gibbs

      Skyjacked
      Skyjacked (1972)
      GoodWatch score 48

      as Weber's mother

      Cisco Pike
      Cisco Pike (1972)
      GoodWatch score 80

      as Swimming Lady

      The Andromeda Strain
      The Andromeda Strain (1971)
      GoodWatch score 68

      as Woman (uncredited)

      Five Easy Pieces
      Five Easy Pieces (1970)
      GoodWatch score 81

      as Waitress

      1960s

      8 titles ยท average score 70
      Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
      Dr. Heidegger's Experiment (1969)

      as Widow Wycherly

      The Shakiest Gun in the West
      The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)
      GoodWatch score 65

      as Saloon Girl (uncredited)

      Garrison's Gorillas
      Garrison's Gorillas (1967)
      GoodWatch score 79

      TV show

      That Girl
      That Girl (1966)
      GoodWatch score 45

      TV show

      The Dick Van Dyke Show
      The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
      GoodWatch score 84

      TV show

      87th Precinct
      87th Precinct (1961)
      GoodWatch score 79

      TV show

      Freckles
      Freckles (1960)

      as Alice Cooper

      The Tall Man
      The Tall Man (1960)
      GoodWatch score 71

      TV show

      1950s

      21 titles ยท average score 64
      The Detectives
      The Detectives (1959)
      GoodWatch score 70

      TV show

      Johnny Ringo
      Johnny Ringo (1959)
      GoodWatch score 64

      TV show ยท as Mrs. Haig

      Black Saddle
      Black Saddle (1959)

      TV show ยท as Belle Bronson

      Have Gun, Will Travel
      Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
      GoodWatch score 78

      TV show

      Playhouse 90
      Playhouse 90 (1956)
      GoodWatch score 79

      TV show ยท as Belle

      The Adventures of Jim Bowie
      The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
      GoodWatch score 61

      TV show ยท as Mrs. Williams

      The Beast with a Million Eyes
      The Beast with a Million Eyes (1955)
      GoodWatch score 28

      as Carol Kelley

      The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
      The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
      GoodWatch score 72

      TV show

      The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
      The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954)
      GoodWatch score 46

      TV show

      I Led Three Lives
      I Led Three Lives (1953)

      TV show

      Dragnet
      Dragnet (1951)
      GoodWatch score 46

      TV show

      Lux Video Theatre
      Lux Video Theatre (1950)

      TV show ยท as Liza