Thordis Brandt
Actor
Biography
Thordis Brandt is a German-born American actress.
Thordis Brandt was born in Germany of Norwegian and German parents. She moved to Canada as a young girl and was raised initially at a farm in St. Norbert, Winnipeg, then moved to a mink ranch in Bella Coola, British Columbia, then to Vancouver in 1958. In 1963, Thordis graduated as a registered nurse from St. Paul's Hospital School of Nursing.
She moved to Santa Monica, California where she continued to practice her nursing in private duty. One of her jobs in private duty was serving actress Patricia Neal. Ms. Neal recommended Thordis to other actors and actresses and Thordis became known as the "actor's nurse". Thordis began her career as a nurse advisor in Ben Casey where she made appearances on the show.
After retiring from acting, she continued nursing in Beverly Hills.
Filmography
Nevada Smith
as Saloon Girl 1966
In Like Flint
as Amazon #6 1967
Myra Breckinridge
as Whip-Cracking Masseuse (uncredited) 1970
Spinout
as Bit Girl (uncredited) 1966
The Split
as Police Clerk (uncredited) 1968
Live a Little, Love a Little
as Blonde (uncredited) 1968
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Babe (uncredited) 1969
Warning Shot
1967
The Naked Witch
as Anastasia 1969
The Oscar
as Actress 1966
The Helicopter Spies
as Miss Zalamar 1968
Up Your Teddy Bear
as Debra Sur 1970
Dragnet
as Carol Freeman 1969
The Last of the Secret Agents?
as Fred Johnson, GGI Agent 1966