Heather Thomas
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Thomas in May 2008
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Born | Heather Anne Thomas September 8, 1957 [1] Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress, screenwriter, author |
Years active | 1978–present |
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Heather Anne Thomas (born September 8, 1957[1]) is an American actress, screenwriter, author and political activist, who co-starred as Jody Banks on the TV series The Fall Guy.
Early life
Thomas was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, to Gladdy Lou Ryder, a special education teacher in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. She graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1975 and went on to attend UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, graduating in 1980. While at UCLA, she was a member of the Chi Omega sorority.
Career
Thomas started acting at age 14, when she was one of the hosts of a series on NBC called Talking with a Giant, where she interviewed celebrities.[2] In 1978 she began acting in small television roles; she appeared in the series Co-Ed Fever, of which she later said "It was canceled after the third commercial."[3] She played the role of "Jody Banks" in Lee Majors' The Fall Guy television series from 1981 to 1986, when the show was canceled. She entered rehabilitation for cocaine addiction in 1984.[2] She appeared in several movies, but quit acting in 1998. Thomas appeared on numerous pin-up posters during the 1980s.
Following her acting career, Thomas wrote a screenplay called School Slut and sold it to Touchstone Pictures for a figure reported as "mid-six-figure".[4] Touchstone did not make the film, however, and Thomas acquired the rights to produce it herself.[2]
In April 2008, Thomas' first novel, Trophies, was published by William Morrow.
Personal life
She married Allen Rosenthal, one of the founders of Cocaine Anonymous, in August 1985;[5] they divorced in September 1986.[6] Thomas then married entertainment attorney Skip Brittenham[7] in October 1992. Their daughter India Rose was born on June 19, 2000. Thomas and her husband host a monthly fund-raising breakfast gathering at their home in Santa Monica, California for progressive causes[clarification needed], which has become known in Washington as the "L.A. Cafe".[8][9] According to newsmeat.com, Thomas contributed over US$280,000 to political candidates since 1992, mostly to Democratic and special-interest groups, with $2,400 towards supporting Republican Mary Bono.[citation needed]
In 1986, she was hit by a car while crossing San Vicente Boulevard and suffered fractures to both legs and doctors at first suspected that a double amputation might be necessary.[10]
Filmography
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Year | Film | Role | Notes |
1982 | Zapped! | Jane Mitchell | |
1987 | Cyclone | Teri Marshall | |
Kiss of the Cobra | Merryl Davis | Alternative titles: Death Stone Der Stein des Todes |
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1990 | Red Blooded American Girl | Paula Bukowsky | |
1993 | Hidden Obsession | Ellen Carlyle | |
1997 | Against the Law | Felicity | |
1998 | My Giant | Showgirl | |
2014 | Girltrash: All Night Long | Nadine Robson | |
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1978 | David Cassidy: Man Undercover | Caryl Manning | 1 episode |
1979 | Co-Ed Fever | Sandi | 1 episode |
California Fever | Joanne | 1 episode | |
1980 | B. J. and the Bear | Caroline Capote | 1 episode |
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Caroline Capote | 1 episode | |
1981–1986 | The Fall Guy | Jody Banks | 111 episodes |
1983 | The Love Boat | Sheila | 2 episodes |
1984 | T. J. Hooker | Sandy | 1 episode |
Cover Up | Amber | 1 episode | |
1987 | The New Mike Hammer | Andrea | 1 episode |
Ford: The Man and the Machine | Evangeline Cote | Television movie Nominated: Gemini Award for Best Performance by a Supporting Actress |
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Hoover vs. The Kennedys: The Second Civil War | Marilyn Monroe | Television movie | |
1988 | The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission | Lt. Carol Campbell | Television movie |
1989 | Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place | Joan Emery | Television movie |
1990 | Flair | Tessa Clarke | Miniseries |
1991 | P.S. I Luv U | Mary Markham | 1 episode |
1992 | Swamp Thing: The Series | Tatania | 1 episode |
1995 | Pointman | Lynn Forbes | 1 episode |
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External links
- Heather Thomas at the Internet Movie Database
- Heather Thomas at Harper Collins
- Use mdy dates from August 2013
- Articles with hCards
- Wikipedia articles needing clarification from October 2015
- Articles with unsourced statements from December 2012
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Actresses from California
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- People from the Greater Los Angeles Area
- American women screenwriters
- UCLA Film School alumni