waitress

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Ms. Reilly, whose Beth is unbearably snide, doesn’t really act but is still a presence, partly because she dresses like a roadhouse waitress rather than a cattle mogul.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Berry, the dancer who worked with Cynthia at Playmates, said she was clocking in that evening when the head waitress informed her that Cynthia’s body had been found.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Michelle Pfeiffer pays her mother, an ex-Hooters waitress, and Nick Offerman plays her dad, a former pro wrestler.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Motsinger, now 84, used to work as a waitress at a restaurant called the Trident in Sausalito, near San Francisco, that was a haunt for celebrities, including Cosby.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The waitress delivers our drinks, and Celia takes a sip of her iced tea.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison