Betty Thomas (born Betty Lucille Nienhauser; July 27, 1947) is an American director and actress. She is known for her role as Sergeant Lucy Bates on the television series ''Hill Street Blues'', a role for which she was nominated for an Emmy award seven times, winning once. Her latest film (released in 2009), ''Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel'', was at the time the highest-grossing film ever directed by a solo woman director (although it has since been surpassed.)
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Betty Thomas (born Betty Lucille Nienhauser; July 27, 1947) is an American director and actress. She is known for her role as Sergeant Lucy Bates on the television series ''Hill Street Blues'', a role for which she was nominated for an Emmy award seven times, winning once. Her latest film (released in 2009), ''Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel'', was at the time the highest-grossing film ever directed by a solo woman director (although it has since been surpassed.)
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