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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]
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.
In 'Hill Street Blues,' Betty Thomas played a character who went from insecure to confident and successful. Her own career would grow similarly.
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.
Apr 25, 2024 · Betty Thomas (Officer Bates) The quintessential reliable TV lady cop, Betty Thomas / Everett Collection / ImageCollect. Ofc. Lucy Bates is initially depicted as overly emotional and self-conscious of her 6’1″ stature but soon becomes a tough, capable recruit, the prototype for a female officer.
Feb 28, 2016 · Watch Betty Thomas as Officer Lucy Bates, a tough but compassionate cop, in the classic police drama Hill Street Blues. This video clip shows some of her memorable scenes and interactions with her ...
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.
Betty Thomas began her career in cinema, first as an actress. She appeared for the first time on the screen in Tunnel Vision in 1976 and interpreted Sergeant Lucy Bates in the television series Hill Street Blues in 1981.
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....
Apr 29, 2014 · The station house itself is filled with characters like Bruce Weitz’s growling Mick Belker or James Sikking’s cocksure Lt. Howard Hunter or Betty Thomas’ ahead-of-her-time officer Lucille Bates.
