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Noley Thornton is a Actor American born on 30 december 1983
Noley Thornton is a former television and film actress whose works spanned American entertainment from 1990 through 1995.
In 1994, Thornton was nominated for a Young Artist Award in the category of "Best Performance: Young Actress in a TV Comedy Series" at the Sixteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards for her starring role in The Martin Short Show.
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In 1994, Thornton was nominated for a Young Artist Award in the category of "Best Performance: Young Actress in a TV Comedy Series" at the Sixteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards for her starring role in The Martin Short Show.
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Heidi (miniseries) (1993)
, 3h13Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Children's films
Actors Noley Thornton, Jason Robards, Jane Seymour, Jane Hazlegrove, Patricia Neal, Siân Phillips
Roles Heidi
Rating76%
At the beginning of part one of the miniseries, Heidi is being raised by her cousin Dete in Switzerland following the death of her parents. Dete soon becomes selfish and unwilling to incur the costs of raising Heidi. Dete decides to take Heidi to live in the Alps with her grandfather. Her grandfather is still distraught over the death of his son, whom he had fought with shortly before his passing. This leads him to initially resent Heidi’s presence. However, as the story progresses, Heidi’s innocence and charm break through her grandfather’s tough exterior. She also makes friends with a young goat herder named Peter.
A Private Matter (1992)
Directed by Joan Micklin Silver
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality
Actors Sissy Spacek, Aidan Quinn, William H. Macy, Estelle Parsons, Sheila McCarthy, Richard Venture
Roles Carol Callaghan
Rating61%
Defending Your Life (1991)
, 1h52Directed by Albert Brooks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about religion
Actors Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant, Michael Durrell, Buck Henry, Albert Brooks
Roles Victorian Girl
Rating71%
Daniel Miller (Albert Brooks), a 40-year-old Los Angeles advertising executive, dies in a car accident on his birthday and is sent to the afterlife. He arrives in Judgment City, a Heaven-like waiting area populated by the recently deceased of the western half of the United States, where he is to undergo the process of having his life on earth judged. Daniel and the rest of the recently deceased are offered many Earth-like amenities and activities in the city while they undergo their judgment processes—from all-you-can-eat restaurants (which cause no weight gain and serve the best food), to bowling alleys and comedy clubs.
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Cloris Leachman, Richard Kiel, Jack Elam, William Sanderson, George Buck Flower, Noley Thornton
Roles Amy Wilson
Rating59%
In the town of Waterton, signs of a circus are going up. Reports of a man-eating bear-like creature have prompted several hunters to buy some new bear traps. Meanwhile, at a country house, a group of boys are holding a meeting. Several are telling a story about a giant creature supposedly inhabiting the nearby Thunder Mountain, but the others don't believe them. Later that evening two of the boys, Tommy (Chance Michael Corbitt) and Ben (Ryan Todd) set out to find the mountain, but they get caught in a thunderstorm and barely escape getting hit by lightning (this is what gives Thunder Mountain its name). They take refuge inside a supposedly abandoned house. Whilst there, they find mysterious statues and paintings, one of which is in the shape of a bear and the other in the shape of a giant. Suddenly, the owner of the cottage returns. They boys try to hide from him but he flips open the table they are hiding under and they escape back into the woods. When they reach home, they tell their family their amazing story, but no one believes them. The next morning, they set out with another boy, Zeke MacGruder Daniel Pipoly) to go back to the cottage and find the answer to what the giant is. Their younger sister, Amy (Noley Thornton) follows them, but almost gets caught in a bear trap. The boys tell her to leave but she persists and continues following them.
Fine Things (1990)
, 2h25Directed by Tom Moore, Tomm Moore
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors D. W. Moffett, Tracy Pollan, Dakin Matthews, Noley Thornton, Cloris Leachman, Judith Hoag
Roles Jane
Rating61%
Bernard "Bernie" Fine is a highly successful businessman who moves from New York City to San Francisco for his work at the west coast Wolff's department store. One day, he meets Liz O'Reilly, a single mother who was left by her husband Chandler Scott around the time of her daughter Jane's birth. After a lengthy time of dating, Bernie and Liz decide to marry. Although his mother Ruth, a proud Jew, is not enthusiastic about Liz's religious background, she eventually comes to accept Liz as her new daughter-in-law. Soon, Liz becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son, Alexander. Life is looking great for the couple.