Brynn Thayer (born October 4, 1949) is an American actress, known for her roles on television.

Biography

Thayer was born in North Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Margery (née Schwartz) and William Paul Thayer, a former naval officer and business executive who was Deputy Secretary of Defense (1983-84) in the Reagan Administration. She studies acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse acting school.

Thayer co-founded the charitable organization ZazAngels with actor Michael Zaslow and his wife, Susan Hufford, to generate funds for researching Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. Zaslow died of ALS on December 6, 1998.