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 Nicholsons 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 Alzheimers disease for five years Description above from the Wikipedia article Lorna Thayer licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia