Larri Thomas (January 23, 1932 – October 20, 2013) was an American actress and dancer. She began her career by participating in a string of television commercials. Eventually, she managed to sign a contract with NBC, putting her on such shows as Peter Gunn, and even The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.She became one of the six Goldwyn Girls, picked by Samuel Goldwyn to go on tour for the movie, Guys and Dolls, in which she managed to make a brief appearance. Over her career, she made it to movies such as Mary Poppins and Island of Love. A wonderful dancer, she was the stand-in for Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music. She appeared in movies and television with Dean Martin.
Larri Thomas was the original "Bill-board Girl" on the ABC Television Saturday night variety "The Hollywood Palace". During the Hollywood production-television 1963-1964 season, Larri Thomas was one of choreographer Tom Hansen's dancers on the CBS Television series, "Red Skelton Hour". Hired by Nick Vanoff for his ABC "Hollywood Palace" variety show, Larri was featured at the conclusion of each show, joining the host with a billboard sheet listing the next week's host and variety guest line-up. Frequently late for rehearsals, and performance days, because of the drive from CBS-TV-Fairfax to Hollywood, conflicting show rehearsal-taping schedules, Vanoff replaced Larri with Raquel Welch after the sixth taping.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Coach
1993
TV Series
Woman #1
Earth Girls Are Easy
1988
Curl Up and Dye Dancer
In God We Tru$t
1980
New Zoo Revue
1972
TV Series
Henrietta Hippo
The Jerry Lewis Show
1967
TV Series
Dancer / Slave Girl
The Dean Martin Show
1965-1966
TV Series
Regular / Girl in Sketch
Frankie and Johnny
1966
Earl Barton Dancer (uncredited)
The Silencers
1966
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
The Lucy Show
1965
TV Series
Sally
The Doctors and the Nurses
1964
TV Series
Helen Walsh
Mary Poppins
1964
Woman in Carriage (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
Dancer (uncredited)
The Hollywood Palace
1964
TV Series
Billboard Girl
Island of Love
1963
uncredited
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963
Circus Performer (uncredited)
His Model Wife
1962
TV Movie as Lorrie Thomas
The Music Man
1962
High School Girl (uncredited)
Route 66
1962
TV Series
Joy
Who Was That Lady?
1960
Girl (uncredited)
The Beat Generation
1959
Beatnik (uncredited)
Ask Any Girl
1959
Bonny (uncredited)
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
1959
TV Series
Miss Hairdo
Peter Gunn
1958
TV Series
Sharon Moore
South Pacific
1958
Nurse in Thanksgiving Show (as Lorri Thomas)
Bachelor Father
1958
TV Series
Secretary
The Pajama Game
1957
Pajama Girl (uncredited)
Curucu, Beast of the Amazon
1956
Vivian - the dancer
The Best Things in Life Are Free
1956
Dancer (uncredited)
Artists and Models
1955
Masseuse (uncredited)
Guys and Dolls
1955
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Love Me or Leave Me
1955
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Easy to Love
1953
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Here Come the Girls
1953
Harem Girl (uncredited)
House of Wax
1953
Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Million Dollar Mermaid
1952
Swimmer (uncredited)
Road to Bali
1952
Dancer (uncredited)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1952
TV Series
Model in Halo commercial
All Star Revue
1951
TV Series
Balinese Dancer - Chorus Girl
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Gin Game
2003
TV Movie stand-in: Mary Tyler Moore
The Sound of Music
1965
stand-in: Julie Andrews - uncredited
Mary Poppins
1964
stand-in: Julie Andrews - uncredited
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Astaire Time
1960
TV Movie
Herself (Hermes Pan Dancer)
Another Evening with Fred Astaire
1959
TV Special
Herself (as Hermes Pan Dancers)
An Evening with Fred Astaire
1958
TV Special
Herself (Hermes Pan Dancer)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Guys and Dolls: From Stage to Screen
2006
Video documentary short
Herself
Known for movies
New Zoo Revue (1972) as Henrietta Hippo
Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) as Curl Up and Dye Dancer
South Pacific (1958) as Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1956) as Vivian - the dancer
$1.9 Million
