Betty Thomas is an American actress, director of television, and motion pictures. She is known for her Emmy-award winning role as Lucy Bates on the television series Hill Street Blues.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1988)
Guest starring as Betty Thomas
- Episode 1x04: Tony Slattery, Betty Thomas, Paul Merton, John Sessions (Oct 14, 1988)
Hill Street Blues (1981)
Starring as Lucille Bates
(145 episodes)
- Episode 7x22: It Ain't Over Till It's Over (May 12, 1987)
- Episode 7x21: A Pound of Flesh (May 5, 1987)
- Episode 7x20: The Runner Falls on His Kisser (Apr 7, 1987)
- Episode 7x19: Days of Swine and Roses (Mar 31, 1987)
- Episode 7x18: Dogsbreath Afternoon (Mar 17, 1987)
- Episode 7x17: The Cookie Crumbles (Mar 10, 1987)
- Episode 7x16: Sorry, Wrong Number (Mar 3, 1987)
- Episode 7x15: Norman Conquest (Feb 10, 1987)
- Episode 7x14: Der Roachenkavalier (Feb 3, 1987)
- Episode 7x13: City of Refuse (Jan 20, 1987)
- Episode 7x12: A Wasted Weekend (Jan 13, 1987)
- Episode 7x11: She's So Fein (Jan 6, 1987)
- Episode 7x10: More Skinned Against Than Skinning (Dec 23, 1986)
- Episode 7x09: Fathers and Guns (Dec 9, 1986)
- Episode 7x08: Falling from Grace (Dec 2, 1986)
- Episode 7x07: Amazing Grace (Nov 27, 1986)
- Episode 7x06: Say Uncle (Nov 13, 1986)
- Episode 7x05: I Come on My Knees (Nov 6, 1986)
- Episode 7x04: Bald Ambition (Oct 30, 1986)
- Episode 7x03: The Best Defense (Oct 16, 1986)
- Episode 7x02: A Case of Klapp (Oct 9, 1986)
- Episode 7x01: Suitcase (Oct 2, 1986)
- Episode 6x22: Come and Get It (Apr 3, 1986)
- Episode 6x21: Slum Enchanted Evening (Mar 27, 1986)
- Episode 6x20: Look Homeward, Ninja (Mar 20, 1986)
- Episode 6x19: Jagga the Hunk (Mar 13, 1986)
- Episode 6x18: Iced Coffey (Mar 6, 1986)
- Episode 6x17: Larry of Arabia (Feb 27, 1986)
- Episode 6x16: Remembrance of Hits Past (Feb 13, 1986)
- Episode 6x15: I Want My Hill Street Blues (Feb 6, 1986)
- Episode 6x14: Scales of Justice (Jan 30, 1986)
- Episode 6x13: Das Blues (Jan 23, 1986)
- Episode 6x12: Say It as It Plays (Jan 16, 1986)
- Episode 6x11: Two Easy Pieces (Jan 9, 1986)
- Episode 6x10: The Virgin and the Turkey (Dec 12, 1985)
- Episode 6x08: Fathers and Huns (Nov 21, 1985)
- Episode 6x07: An Oy for an Oy (Nov 14, 1985)
- Episode 6x06: Oh, You Kid (Nov 7, 1985)
- Episode 6x05: Somewhere Over the Rambo (Oct 31, 1985)
- Episode 6x04: In the Belly of the Bus (Oct 24, 1985)
- Episode 6x03: Seoul on Ice (Oct 17, 1985)
- Episode 6x02: Hacked to Pieces (Oct 3, 1985)
- Episode 6x01: Blues in the Night (Sep 26, 1985)
- Episode 5x23: Grin and Bear It (May 16, 1985)
- Episode 5x22: You're in Alice's (May 9, 1985)
- Episode 5x21: Queen for a Day (Apr 11, 1985)
- Episode 5x20: G.Q. (Mar 28, 1985)
- Episode 5x19: The Life and Time of Dominic Florio Jr. (Mar 21, 1985)
- Episode 5x18: El Capitan (Feb 21, 1985)
- Episode 5x17: Passage to Libya (Feb 14, 1985)
- Episode 5x16: Washington Deceased (Feb 7, 1985)
- Episode 5x15: Davenport in a Storm (Jan 31, 1985)
- Episode 5x14: Dr. Hoof and Mouth (Jan 24, 1985)
- Episode 5x13: Of Human Garbage (Jan 17, 1985)
- Episode 5x12: Intestinal Fortitude (Jan 10, 1985)
- Episode 5x11: Last Chance Salon (Dec 13, 1984)
- Episode 5x10: The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall (Dec 6, 1984)
- Episode 5x09: Low Blow (Nov 29, 1984)
- Episode 5x08: Fuched Again (Nov 22, 1984)
- Episode 5x07: Blues for Mr. Green (Nov 15, 1984)
- Episode 5x06: Ewe and Me, Babe (Nov 8, 1984)
- Episode 5x05: Bangladesh Slowly (Nov 1, 1984)
- Episode 5x04: Fowl Play (Oct 25, 1984)
- Episode 5x03: Rookie Nookie (Oct 18, 1984)
- Episode 5x02: Watt a Way to Go (Oct 4, 1984)
- Episode 5x01: Mayo, Hold the Pickle (Sep 27, 1984)
- Episode 4x22: Eva's Brawn (May 17, 1984)
- Episode 4x21: Lucky Ducks (May 10, 1984)
- Episode 4x20: Hair Apparent (May 3, 1984)
- Episode 4x19: Nutcracker Suite (Mar 15, 1984)
- Episode 4x18: The Count of Monty Tasco (Mar 8, 1984)
- Episode 4x17: The End of Logan's Run (Mar 1, 1984)
- Episode 4x16: Parting is Such Sweep Sorrow (Feb 16, 1984)
- Episode 4x15: The Other Side of Oneness (Feb 9, 1984)
- Episode 4x14: Grace Under Pressure (Feb 2, 1984)
- Episode 4x13: Fuchs Me? Fuchs You! (Jan 26, 1984)
- Episode 4x12: Nichols from Heaven (Jan 19, 1984)
- Episode 4x11: Ratman and Bobbin (Jan 12, 1984)
- Episode 4x10: The Russians Are Coming (Dec 15, 1983)
- Episode 4x09: Honk If You're a Goose (Dec 8, 1983)
- Episode 4x08: Midway to What? (Dec 1, 1983)
- Episode 4x07: Goodbye, Mr. Scripps (Nov 24, 1983)
- Episode 4x06: Praise Dilaudid (Nov 17, 1983)
- Episode 4x05: Doris in Wonderland (Nov 10, 1983)
- Episode 4x04: Death by Kiki (Nov 3, 1983)
- Episode 4x03: The Long Law of the Arm (Oct 27, 1983)
- Episode 4x02: Ba-bing, Ba-bing (Oct 20, 1983)
- Episode 4x01: Here's Adventure, Here's Romance (Oct 13, 1983)
- Episode 3x22: A Hill of Beans (May 12, 1983)
- Episode 3x21: Buddy, Can You Spare a Heart? (May 5, 1983)
- Episode 3x20: Spotlight on Rico (Apr 28, 1983)
- Episode 3x19: Eugene's Comedy Empire Strikes Back (Mar 3, 1983)
- Episode 3x18: Life in the Minors (Feb 24, 1983)
- Episode 3x17: The Belles of St. Marys (Feb 17, 1983)
- Episode 3x16: Moon Over Uranus: The Final Legacy (Feb 10, 1983)
- Episode 3x15: Moon Over Uranus: The Sequel (Feb 3, 1983)
- Episode 3x14: Moon Over Uranus (Jan 27, 1983)
- Episode 3x13: Gung Ho (Jan 20, 1983)
- Episode 3x12: Santaclaustraphobia (Dec 16, 1982)
- Episode 3x11: No Body's Perfect (Dec 9, 1982)
- Episode 3x10: Phantom of the Hill (Dec 2, 1982)
- Episode 3x09: A Hair of the Dog (Nov 25, 1982)
- Episode 3x08: Requiem for a Hairbag (Nov 18, 1982)
- Episode 3x07: Little Boil Blue (Nov 11, 1982)
- Episode 3x06: Stan the Man (Nov 4, 1982)
- Episode 3x05: Officer of the Year (Oct 28, 1982)
- Episode 3x04: Rain of Terror (Oct 21, 1982)
- Episode 3x03: Heat Rash (Oct 14, 1982)
- Episode 3x02: Domestic Beef (Oct 7, 1982)
- Episode 3x01: Trial by Fury (Sep 30, 1982)
- Episode 2x18: Invasion of the Third World Body Snatchers (May 13, 1982)
- Episode 2x17: The Shooter (May 6, 1982)
- Episode 2x16: Personal Foul (Mar 25, 1982)
- Episode 2x15: Some Like It Hot-Wired (Mar 18, 1982)
- Episode 2x14: The Young, the Beautiful and the Degraded (Feb 25, 1982)
- Episode 2x13: Zen and the Art of Law Enforcement (Feb 18, 1982)
- Episode 2x12: Of Mouse and Man (Feb 11, 1982)
- Episode 2x11: Freedom's Last Stand (Jan 28, 1982)
- Episode 2x10: The Spy Who Came in from Delgado (Jan 21, 1982)
- Episode 2x09: Pestolozzi's Revenge (Jan 14, 1982)
- Episode 2x08: The World According to Freedom (Jan 7, 1982)
- Episode 2x07: Chipped Beef (Dec 17, 1981)
- Episode 2x06: Cranky Streets (Dec 10, 1981)
- Episode 2x05: Fruits of the Poisonous Tree (Dec 3, 1981)
- Episode 2x04: The Second Oldest Profession (Nov 19, 1981)
- Episode 2x03: The Last White Man on East Ferry Avenue (Nov 12, 1981)
- Episode 2x02: Blood Money (Nov 5, 1981)
- Episode 2x01: Hearts and Minds (Oct 29, 1981)
- Episode 1x17: Jungle Madness (2) (May 26, 1981)
- Episode 1x16: Jungle Madness (1) (May 26, 1981)
- Episode 1x15: Rites of Spring (2) (May 19, 1981)
- Episode 1x14: Rites of Spring (1) (May 19, 1981)
- Episode 1x13: Fecund Hand Rose (Mar 25, 1981)
- Episode 1x12: I Never Promised You a Rose, Marvin (Mar 21, 1981)
- Episode 1x11: Life, Death, Eternity (Mar 14, 1981)
- Episode 1x10: Gatorbait (Mar 7, 1981)
- Episode 1x09: Your Kind, My Kind, Humankind (Feb 28, 1981)
- Episode 1x08: Up in Arms (Feb 21, 1981)
- Episode 1x07: Choice Cut (Feb 14, 1981)
- Episode 1x06: Film at Eleven (Feb 7, 1981)
- Episode 1x05: Double Jeopardy (Jan 31, 1981)
- Episode 1x04: Can World War III Be an Attitude? (Jan 24, 1981)
- Episode 1x03: Politics as Usual (Jan 22, 1981)
- Episode 1x02: Presidential Fever (Jan 17, 1981)
- Episode 1x01: Hill Street Station (Jan 15, 1981)
C.P.O. Sharkey (1976)
Guest starring as Daley
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x11: Pruitt's Paradise (Feb 3, 1978)
- Episode 2x04: Don't Make Waves (Nov 18, 1977)
Battle of the Network Stars (1976)
Guest starring as Betty Thomas
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x14: Special #14 (May 4, 1983)
- Episode 1x13: Special #13 (Oct 1, 1982)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Guest starring as Betty Thomas
(2 episodes)
- Episode 9x19: Billy Crystal, Ed Koch, Edwin Newman, Father Guido Sarducci, Betty Thomas / The Cars (May 12, 1984)
- Episode 9x04: Betty Thomas / Stray Cats (Nov 5, 1983)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Guest starring as Betty Thomas.
- Episode 1989-06-26: Jay Leno (guest host), Tony Curtis, Pat Morita, Betty Thomas (Jun 26, 1989)
Crew Credits
Grace and Frankie (2015)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 6x05: The Confessions (Jan 15, 2020)
- Episode 1x05: The Fall (May 8, 2015)
Parenthood (1990)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Thanksgiving with a T That Rhymes with B That Stands for Basketball (Nov 17, 1990)
- Episode 1x04: I Never Invested for My Father (Oct 6, 1990)
Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Doogie the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Dec 13, 1989)
- Episode 1x02: The Ice Queen Cometh (Sep 20, 1989)