Betty thomas biography
Betty thomas biography
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Betty Thomas
American director and actress (born 1947)
Betty Thomas | |
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Thomas at the Emmy Awards Governors Ball in 1994 | |
| Born | Betty Lucille Nienhauser[1] (1947-07-27) July 27, 1947 (age 77) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, director |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Spouse | Douglas Thomas[2] |
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] 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.[6]
Early life
Thomas was born Betty Lucille Nienhauser in St.
Louis, Missouri, in 1947 to Nancy (née Brown) and William H. Nienhauser Sr.[7][8] She graduated from Willou