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She is known for her Emmy Award-winning role as Sergeant Lucy Bates on the television series Hill Street Blues. As of March 2018, Thomas is one of just two directors (and the only solo director) to have multiple films on the list of seventeen highest-US-grossing female-directed films.
Doing a complete about face as tough-talking Officer Lucille Bates on the hit police series Hill Street Blues (1981), she displayed both grit and vulnerability as she stood nose-to-nose alongside the rest of the male-oriented precinct. She was nominated for six Emmys in all and won the "Best Supporting Actress" trophy in 1985.
- January 1, 1
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- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
RELATED: The Cast Of ‘Hill Street Blues’ Then And Now 2022. However, Officer Bates would be her big breakout role and the character’s own growth was a hint at Thomas’s own path. Seven Best Supporting Actress Emmy nominations later, the eighth time proved to be the charm and Thomas won the accolade at last.
Graduate of Ohio University class of 1969 with a BFA. On Hill Street Blues she received seven Emmy nominations (one for each season of the show) for best actress, more than any other member of the cast. She won only once in 1985 and her acceptance speech was unintentionally comical.
- July 27, 1947
Jan 18, 2024 · Betty Thomas as Officer Lucille Bates. Betty Thomas born in 1948, in St. Louis, Missouri, played Officer Lucille Bates, a dedicated and strong-willed member of the Hill Street Precinct. Bates ...
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