Betty Thomas

Betty Thomas (born Betty Lucille Nienhauser; July 27, 1947) is an American director and actress.^[3][4] She is known for her Emmy Award-winning role as Sergeant Lucy Bates on the television series Hill Street Blues.^[5] As of March 2018, Thomas is one of just two directors (and the only solo director) to have multiple films on the list of seventeen highest-US-grossing female-directed films.^[6]