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Betty Thomas (born Betty Lucille Nienhauser; July 27, 1947) is an American director and actress. [3] [4] She is known for her Emmy Award -winning role as Sergeant Lucy Bates on the television series Hill Street Blues. [5]
Betty received her bookend Emmy award while directing the cable sitcom Dream On (1990). She never lost her taste for comedy satire, however. One of her major box office successes would come with the spot-on parody The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) .
In 'Hill Street Blues,' Betty Thomas played a character who went from insecure to confident and successful. Her own career would grow similarly.
Betty Thomas was born July 27, 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri, graduating from Ohio University with a BA in fine arts. Initially sidetracked, Betty first taught school in Chicago but found herself restricted and needing more of an open forum for self-expression than a classroom.
In Hill Street Blues. Travanti, Betty Thomas, Robert Prosky, and Ed Marinaro and an innovative and edgy style, overseen by producer Steven Bochco (who later repeated his success with other series, most notably, L.A. Law [1986–94] and NYPD Blue [1993–2005]).
Find bio, credits and filmography information for Betty Thomas on AllMovie - Blonde, statuesque (6'1") comic actress Betty Thomas graduated from Ohio University with a fine…
Betty Thomas (born Betty Lucille Nienhauser; July 27, 1947) is an American actress, director, and producer.
Born Betty Thomas Nienhauser, July 27, 1948 (some sources say 1947), in St. Louis, MO. Career: Actress, director, and producer. Member of Second City (an improvisational comedy troupe), Chicago, IL, 1974; actress in television commercials; previously worked as a teacher.
Jun 17, 2021 · Hollywood Flashback: Betty Thomas Broke an Emmy Glass Ceiling in 1993. After winning an Emmy for directing HBO's comedy 'Dream On,' Thomas became the first woman to top that category:...
Betty Thomas is an Emmy award winning actor (female) from an American base best known for her role in Hill Street Blues. Initially she started her career in The Second City as a waitress and later joined the company and made her prolific feature in several projects under their productions.
