Heather Thomas Bio (Biography)
Real name:
Heather Thomas
Date of birth:
September 8. 1957
Place of birth:
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Astrology Sign:
Virgo
Height:
5' 5�
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Heather Thomas is an American actress and screenwriter. She is best known for her role opposite Lee Majors in the television series The Fall Guy.
Heather Thomas was born in Greenwich, Connecticut on September 8, 1957. Her family moved to California, where she graduated from Santa Monica High School. After high school, she attended the University of California-Los Angeles Film School. In 1978 she began acting with small parts on television and in 1981 received her big break when she was cast in a Lee Majors television series. The Fall Guy was a popular action-adventure series in the 1980s, Heather Thomas played the part of Jody Banks until the series was cancelled in 1986. Film roles came quickly as well. In 1982 she was cast in the comedy film Zapped! Several made for television movies followed. She returned to series television in the 1990s with a role in Felicity, and in 1998 played the role of a showgirl in the film My Giant.
In 1998, Heather Thomas stopped acting and began to focus on screenwriting.
In the 1980s she battled and overcame an addition to cocaine. Since 1992 she has been married to Skip Brittenham. They have a daughter, born in 2000.
Heather Thomas was born in Greenwich, Connecticut on September 8, 1957. Her family moved to California, where she graduated from Santa Monica High School. After high school, she attended the University of California-Los Angeles Film School. In 1978 she began acting with small parts on television and in 1981 received her big break when she was cast in a Lee Majors television series. The Fall Guy was a popular action-adventure series in the 1980s, Heather Thomas played the part of Jody Banks until the series was cancelled in 1986. Film roles came quickly as well. In 1982 she was cast in the comedy film Zapped! Several made for television movies followed. She returned to series television in the 1990s with a role in Felicity, and in 1998 played the role of a showgirl in the film My Giant.
In 1998, Heather Thomas stopped acting and began to focus on screenwriting.
In the 1980s she battled and overcame an addition to cocaine. Since 1992 she has been married to Skip Brittenham. They have a daughter, born in 2000.