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Betty Thomas Biography (1948-)

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. Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nominations, outstanding supporting actress in a drama series, 1981-84,1986-87, Emmy Award, outstanding supporting actress in a drama series, 1985,Q Award, Viewers for Quality Television, best supporting actress in a qualitydrama series, 1986, all for Hill Street Blues; Emmy Award, outstanding individual achievement in directing a comedy series, 1993, for Dream On; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding individual achievement in directing for a miniseries or a special, 1994, for My Breast; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding individual achievement in directing for a miniseries or a special, 1996, Directors Guild of America Award, outstanding directorial achievement in dramatic specials, 1997, both for The Late Shift; Audience Award, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 1997, for Howard Stern's Private Parts. Addresses: Agent: c/o Richard Feldman, International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, director, producer

Birth Details

July 27, 1948

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Regular, The Fun Factory, 1976
• Sergeant Lucy Bates, Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981-87
• Pilots
• Home Again, ABC, 1988
• Episodic
• C.P.O. Sharkey, NBC, 1978
• SCTV Network 90, NBC, 1984
• Herself, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, 1988
• Movies
• Waitress, Dog and Cat, 1977
• Katherine, Outside Chance (also known as Jackson County Jail), CBS, 1978
• Maxine Pearce, Nashville Grab, NBC, 1981
• Maude, When Your Lover Leaves, NBC, 1983
• Angela Brannon, Prison for Children, CBS, 1987
• Specials
• NBC team member, Battle of the Network Stars XIV, 1980
• Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1982
• NBC team member, Battle of the Network Stars XIII, ABC, 1982
• Twilight Theater, 1982
• Celebrity Daredevils, 1983
• Battle of the Network Stars, ABC, 1983
• Second City 25th Anniversary Special, HBO, 1985
• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 1985
• Dr. Mary Lewis, "No Greater Gift," ABC Afterschool Special, ABC, 1985
• Yearbook: Class of 1967, 1985
• The Gift of Love, 1985
• Maureen DeFranco, Home Again, 1988
• Television Director, Except Where Indicated
• Movies
• My Breast, 1994
• The Late Shift, HBO, 1996
• Producer, Late Last Night, Starz!, 1999
• Television Director
• Episodic
• Doogie Howser, M.D., 1989
• "For Pete's Sake," Dream On, 1990
• Johnny Bago, 1993
• Moon over Miami, 1993
• Pilots
• Arresting Behavior, 1992
• Special
• Couples, 1994
• Film Appearances
• Waitress, Jackson County Jail, New World, 1976
• The Last Affair, Chelex, 1976
• Bridgit Bert Richards, Tunnelvision (also known as Tunnel Vision), Worldwide, 1976
• Party girl number one, Chesty Anderson, USN (also known as Anderson's Angels and Chesty Anderson, US Navy), 1976
• Bunny, Used Cars, Columbia, 1980
• Biker chick number one, Loose Shoes (also known as Coming Attractions and Quakers), 1980
• Homework (also known as Growing Pains and Short People), Jensen Farley, 1982
• Just One Step: The Great Peace March, 1988
• Velda Plendor, Troop Beverly Hills, Columbia, 1989
• Film Director, Except Where Indicated
• Only You, Live Home Video, 1992
• The Brady Bunch Movie, Paramount, 1995
• Howard Stern's Private Parts, Paramount, 1997
• Male Pattern Baldness, 1998
• Producer, Can't Hardly Wait, Columbia TriStar, 1998
• Doctor Doolittle (also known as Dr. Doolittle), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
• 28 Days, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• People Weekly, p. 20. March 3, 1997
• Shoot, p. 1.* April 28, 1998