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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...
BETTY THOMAS Date of Birth: July 27, 1948 Birth Name: Betty Thomas Nienhauser Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Betty Thomas graduated from Ohio University with a fine arts degree. She went on to...
Born Betty Thomas Nienhauser, July 27, 1948 (some sources say 1947), in St. Louis, MO. Career: Actress, director, and producer. Member of Second City (an improvisational comedy troupe), Chicago, IL, 1974; actress in television commercials; previously worked as a teacher.
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.
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.
The Brady Bunch Movie is a 1995 American comedy film that parodies the 1969–1974 television series The Brady Bunch. The film was directed by Betty Thomas, with a screenplay by Laurice Elehwany, Rick Copp, and Bonnie and Terry Turner, and stars Shelley Long, Gary Cole, and Michael McKean.
