Heather Thomas

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Heather Thomas (born September 8, 1957 in Greenwich, Connecticut) is an American actress, screenwriter and a political activist.

1 Career
2 Personal life
3 Filmography
4 External links
5 References

[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 Racquel Welch as the most popular pin-up girl in America.

In April 2008, Thomas released her first novel, Trophies

[edit] Personal life

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 entertaiment 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