Directed credits
22
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Betty Thomas
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.6
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 10Directed series: 12All crew credits: 26
TMDB ID: 31024
IMDb ID: nm0858525
Known for: Directing
Born: July 27, 1948
Age: 77
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1962 - 2025
Years active: 64
Average TMDB rating: 6.35
Wikidata: Q254732
Also known as
Betty Lucille Nienhauser
Frequent jobs
Director (22)Executive Producer (2)Producer (2)
Biography
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Betty Thomas.
Director
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2009 • Movie
Director
John Tucker Must Die
2006 • Movie
Director
I Spy
2002 • Movie
Director
28 Days
2000 • Movie
Director
Doctor Dolittle
1998 • Movie
Director
Private Parts
1997 • Movie
Director
The Late Shift
1996 • Movie
Director
The Brady Bunch Movie
1995 • Movie
Director
My Breast
1994 • Movie
Director
Only You
1992 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Betty Thomas.
Director • 3 eps
Grace and Frankie
2015 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Loop
2006 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Moon Over Miami
1993 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Arresting Behavior
1992 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Parenthood
1990 • Series
Director • 17 eps
Dream On
1990 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Shannon's Deal
1990 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989 • Series
Director • 1 eps
A Peaceable Kingdom
1989 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Midnight Caller
1988 • Series
Director • 3 eps
Hooperman
1987 • Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Betty Thomas.
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 • Movie
Director
Private Parts
1997 • Movie
as Bunny
Used Cars
1980 • Movie
Producer
Can't Hardly Wait
1998 • Movie
Director
28 Days
2000 • Movie
Director
John Tucker Must Die
2006 • Movie
Director
The Brady Bunch Movie
1995 • Movie
Executive Producer
Guess Who
2005 • Movie
Executive Producer
Charlie's Angels
2000 • Movie
as Velda Plendor
Troop Beverly Hills
1989 • Movie
Producer
Surviving Christmas
2004 • Movie
Director
Doctor Dolittle
1998 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Betty Thomas.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Betty Thomas.
Executive Producer
Charlie's Angels
2000 • Movie
Director
Doctor Dolittle
1998 • Movie
Director
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2009 • Movie
Executive Producer
Guess Who
2005 • Movie
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 • Movie
Director
John Tucker Must Die
2006 • Movie
Director
I Spy
2002 • Movie
Director
The Brady Bunch Movie
1995 • Movie
Director
Private Parts
1997 • Movie
Producer
Can't Hardly Wait
1998 • Movie
Producer
Surviving Christmas
2004 • Movie
Director
28 Days
2000 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Betty Thomas.
as Self • 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Self - Host • 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Lucille Bates • 146 eps
Hill Street Blues
1981 • Series
Director • 3 eps
Grace and Frankie
2015 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989 • Series
Director • 17 eps
Dream On
1990 • Series
as Herself • 1 eps
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Midnight Caller
1988 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Loop
2006 • Series
Director • 3 eps
Hooperman
1987 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Shannon's Deal
1990 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Betty Thomas.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Betty Thomas.
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 • Movie
as Self
Seeing is Believing: Women Direct
2017 • Movie
as Velda Plendor
Troop Beverly Hills
1989 • Movie
The Best of SCTV
1988 • Movie
as Angela Brannon
Prison for Children
1987 • Movie
as Dr. Mary Lewis
No Greater Gift
1985 • Movie
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 • Movie
as Herself
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind
1984 • Movie
as Maude
When Your Lover Leaves
1983 • Movie
as Reddog's Secretary
Homework
1982 • Movie
Twilight Theatre
1982 • Movie
as Maxine Pearce
Nashville Grab
1981 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Betty Thomas.