Larri Thomas

Larri Thomas
Born Lida L. Thomas
January 23, 1932 (1932-01-23) (age 80)
Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
Years active 1953–1993
Spouse (1) John Bromfield(1955-1959)
(2) Bruce Hoy (1963-present)

Larri Thomas (b. January 23, 1932) is an American actress.[1] She began her career by participating in a string of television commercials. Eventually, she managed to sign a contract with NBC, putting her on such shows as Peter Gunn, and even The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.[2]

She became one of the six Goldwyn Girls, picked by Samuel Goldwyn to go on tour for the movie, Guys and Dolls, in which she managed to make a brief appearance. Over her career, she made it to movies such as Mary Poppins and Island of Love. A wonderful dancer, she was the stand-in for Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music. She appeared in movies and television with Dean Martin.

Personal life/later years

In December 1955, she married John Bromfield, star of the syndicated crime drama Sheriff of Cochise, from whom she was divorced in 1959. In 1972, she managed to make it into one of her biggest roles, as Henrietta Hippo on the television show New Zoo Revue. Today, Larri Thomas is married to Bruce Hoy, retired, and participates in a number of charity benefits, such as the Professional Dancers Society.

Filmography

"Christmas of the Van Damned" (1993) TV Episode .... Woman #1
Episode dated October 28, 1965 TV Episode (uncredited) .... Regular
Episode dated September 23, 1965 TV Episode (uncredited) .... Regular
Episode dated September 16, 1965 TV Episode (uncredited) .... Regular
"Lucy Wants a Career" (1959) TV Episode .... Miss Hairdo

References

  1. ^ "Leo, Larry Figure in Day's News". Reading Eagle. 12 November 1959. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U6MhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qJkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1499,5561983&dq=larri-thomas&hl=en. Retrieved 30 March 2011. 
  2. ^ Stern, Michael Z.. I Had a Ball. iUniverse. p. 157. ISBN 9781450287319. http://books.google.com/books?id=5SRkTajSU0YC&pg=PA157. Retrieved 30 March 2011.