Heather Thomas
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Heather Thomas (born September 8, 1957 in Greenwich, Connecticut) is an American actress, screenwriter and a political activist, best known for her co-starring role of Jody Banks on the TV series The Fall Guy.
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[edit] Career
Heather Thomas started acting in 1978 in small television roles. She got her biggest part as "Jody Banks" in 1981 in Lee Majors' The Fall Guy television series and held that role until 1986, when the show was cancelled. She appeared in several movies and quit acting in 1998. Thomas was a phenomenally popular pin-up girl during the 1980s, appearing on numerous posters and supplanting Raquel Welch as the most popular pin-up girl in America.[citation needed]
Following her acting career, Thomas tried her hand at screenwriting, and after writing some 40 screenplays finally sold a script called School Slut to Touchstone Pictures for a six-figure sum. Touchstone didn't make the film, however, and Thomas acquired the rights to produce it herself.
In April 2008, Thomas' first novel, Trophies, was published by William Morrow.
[edit] Personal life
Thomas was born to Gladdy Lou Ryder, who was a special education teacher in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. Thomas graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1975 and went on to attend UCLA Film School, graduating in 1980. While at UCLA, she was a member of the Chi Omega sorority and was romantically linked with then unknown actor Corbin Bernsen. She overcame a cocaine addiction in the 1980s. Thomas married entertainment attorney Skip Brittenham in October 1992.[1] Their daughter, India Rose, was born on June 19, 2000.
[edit] Filmography
- My Giant (1998) .... Showgirl
- Against the Law (1997) .... Felicity
- Hidden Obsession (1993) .... Ellen Carlyle
- "Flair" (1990) (mini) TV Series .... Tessa Clarke
- Red Blooded American Girl (1990) .... Paula Bukowsky
- Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place (1989) (TV) .... Joan Emery
- The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988) (TV) .... Lt. Carol Campbell
- Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War (1987) (TV) .... Marilyn Monroe
- Stein des Todes, Der (1987) .... Merryl Davis
- Ford: The Man and the Machine (1987) (TV) .... Evangeline Cote
- Cyclone (1987) .... Teri Marshall
- Zapped! (1982) .... Jane Mitchell
- "The Fall Guy" (1981) TV Series .... Jody Banks (1981-1986)
- "Co-ed Fever" (1979) TV Series .... Sandi
[edit] External links
- Heather Thomas at the Internet Movie Database
- Heather Thomas at Harper Collins
