Cast & creator
Betty Thomas
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live
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.
Also known as: Betty Lucille Nienhauser
39
film credits
17
television credits
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1962–2025 · acting roles
6.3
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (56)
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Co-Host
1975
Hill Street Blues
Lucille Bates
1981
Grace and Frankie
Director
2015
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Director
1989
Dream On
Director
1990
Charlie's Angels
Executive Producer
2000
Midnight Caller
Director
1988
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Director
2009
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Herself
1988
Hooperman
Director
1987
Mancuso, F.B.I.
Director
1989
The Loop
Director
2006
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2025
Doctor Dolittle
Director
1998
John Tucker Must Die
Director
2006
Shannon's Deal
Director
1990
Guess Who
Executive Producer
2005
Parenthood
Director
1990
Can't Hardly Wait
Producer
1998
Moon Over Miami
Director
1993
28 Days
Director
2000
The Brady Bunch Movie
Director
1995
I Spy
Producer
2002I Spy
Director
2002
Private Parts
Director
1997
Used Cars
Bunny
1980
Troop Beverly Hills
Velda Plendor
1989
A Peaceable Kingdom
Director
1989
Surviving Christmas
Producer
2004
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
The Late Shift
Director
1996
Homework
Reddog's Secretary
1982
The Best of SCTV
1988
Arresting Behavior
Director
1992
Jackson County Jail
Waitress
1976
Tunnel Vision
Bridgit Bert Richards
1976
Only You
Director
1992Del
Director
Loose Shoes
Biker Chick #1
1978
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
Party Guest
1976
When Your Lover Leaves
Maude
1983
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind
Herself
1984
Seeing is Believing: Women Direct
Self
2017
My Breast
Director
1994
Prison for Children
Angela Brannon
1987
Twilight Theatre
1982
No Greater Gift
Dr. Mary Lewis
1985
The Last Affair
1976
Dog and Cat
Waitress
1977
Nashville Grab
Maxine Pearce
1981Silicon Follies
Director
2001Silicon Follies
Executive Producer
2001
A Labor of Love
Herself - Sleeping Girl
1976Outside Chance
Katherine
1978