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Betty Thomas (born Betty Lucille Nienhauser; July 27, 1947) is an American director and actress. She is known for her Emmy Award-winning role as Sergeant Lucy Bates on the television series Hill Street Blues.
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).
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,' Betty Thomas played a character who went from insecure to confident and successful. Her own career would grow similarly.
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 won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series this season. However, at the awards ceremony, Barry Bremen , aka "The Great Imposter", rushed the stage ahead of Thomas and claimed she was unable to attend.
2014 Winner OFTA TV Hall of Fame. Behind the Scenes. Betty Thomas began her career as an actress, including an Emmy Award-winning role on Hill Street Blues (1981), before launching a prominent and successful career a television director.
Betty Thomas (born Betty Lucille Nienhauser; July 27, 1947) is an American actress, director, and producer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Betty Thomas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. Known For. Doctor Dolittle. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. John Tucker Must Die. 28 Days. I Spy.
A former public school art teacher, actress Betty Thomas turned a side job as waitress at Chicago's Second City improv club into an acting career that brought...
Feb 1, 2024 · Betty Thomas is an American actress and director. People mostly recognize her for her Emmy-award winning role as Lucy Bates on ‘Hill Street Blues’.
