Character actress Lorna Thayer will probably remain in good standing in the Hollywood cult movie annals for decades to come, due to one scene and one scene, alone. In the critically-acclaimed "generation gap" film, _Five Easy Pieces . She had two daughters, Adrienne and Nikki. Lorna was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease five years before her death in 2005 at age 85. At the time, she was living at the Motion Picture and Television Fund retirement establishment in Woodland Hills, California.
Daughter of actress Louise Gibney.
Mother of two daughters and grandmother of eleven grandchildren.
The second of four children, she had an older brother, Clarke Casey, who died in 2004. Of her two younger sisters, Adrienne and Anne, she is survived by Anne.
Is remembered for her bit part as the unnamed crusty waitress in Five Easy Pieces , who has a classic exchange with Jack Nicholson in his attempt to customize his chicken salad sandwich.
Died on the exact same day as Carol Christensen who played her niece in Freckles .
There is no competition in true art, only contributions. .
