Heather Thomas is a famous actress, author, and political activist in America. She has even co-starred as Jody Banks on the TV series The Fall Guy. She started her career in the entertainment industry at a very young age.
Heather Thomas’s Date of Birth and Age
Heather Thomas was born on September 8, 1957, in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. Currently, the talented actress is 64 years old. This year she will turn 65 years old in 2022. Thomas has been celebrating her birthday on the 8th of September every year.
In addition, Heather holds an American nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. She follows Christianity. Thomas was born and raised in the United States. The actress studied at Santa Monica High School and graduated in 1975.
Heather Thomas’s Parents
Heather Thomas is the daughter of Gladdy Lou Ryder(Mother) and Leon Thomas(Father). The actress’s mother worked as a special education teacher, whereas her father was a dean of the University. She hasn’t revealed whether she has any siblings or not till now.
The actress might be the only child of her parents. Not much information about her parents is disclosed to others.
Heather Thomas’s Husband
Heather Thomas was married twice in her life. The actress was first married to Alla Rosenthal, a psychotherapist, in 1985. Sadly, they end their marriage after one year in 1986. Later in 1992, she got married to Skip Brittenham who is a Hollywood Attorney.
Meanwhile, Thomas along with Brittenham has a daughter whose name is India Rose Brittenham. Heather is also the stepmother of the children from his husband’s first marriage.
Altogether, they have 3 children. Currently, she has been living a peaceful and happy life with her family in Connecticut.
Heather Thomas’s Controversies
Thomas developed an addiction to cocaine while she was working in ‘The Fall Guy’. That affected her life deeply, both on professional and personal fronts. The actress had been taking drugs right since her school days and believed it to be responsible for her academic success.
Likewise, at the time when she was trying to establish herself as an actress her addiction had twisted out of control. Heather told her family about her drug issues.
Then, her parents, friends, and other family members presented a mediation and got her enrolled in rehab at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica.
Since then she is undergoing a detoxification program there, Heather has been living a life free of drugs and advocates against substance abuse.
The actress mentioned in one of her interviews that she feels more connected to reality and less lonely after getting rid of her addiction.
Heather Thomas’s Career
Moreover, Thomas was really young when she started her career as an actress. Her first experience on the screen was when she was chosen as one of the hosts for the NBC series ‘Talking with a Giant.
Then, Heather went on to earn a degree in Film and Theatre from ULCA before making guest appearances in TV series, such as ‘California Fever’, ‘Co-Ed Fever, and ‘The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo’.
In 1981, her breakthrough arrived when she played a lead role in ‘The Fall Guy. This series is continuous for 5 seasons.
Thomas played the lead role throughout all 5 seasons of the series which made her recognized by the people. The actress has also made guest appearances in ‘The Love Boat (1983), ‘T. J. Hooker’ (1984), and ‘Cover Up’ (1984).
In 1987, she starred in the TV movie ‘Ford: The Man and the Machine’ as Evangeline Cote, which earned her a Gemini Award nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category.
Heather Thomas’s Net Worth
Heather Thomas has been earning a huge sum of money from her career as an actress, author, activist, and other. She is living a luxurious life with her family members in Connecticut. Heather has an estimated net worth of $2 million from her acting career.
Furthermore, her net worth might change in the coming days.
Heather Thomas’s Social Media Handles
Heather Thomas is active on her Twitter. She has 42.9k followers on her Twitter account.