Question: The actress that played Lucy Bates on the tv series "Hill Street Blues" directed what 1992 comedy starring Helen Hunt?

full_context: Document 1: Susan Thomases: Susan P. Thomases (born 1944) is a New York-based attorney. She served as personal counsel and an informal adviser to Hillary Clinton during the presidency of Bill Clinton. She was a prominent witness during the Senate Whitewater Hearings in 1995. She served as the model for the character Lucille Kaufmann from the 1996 political novel "Primary Colors".
Document 2: Cari Batson Thomas: Cari Batson Thomas is a retired Rear Admiral in the United States Coast Guard and a 1984 graduate of the U. S. Coast Guard Academy. On Friday January 22, 2010 Thomas was ceremoniously advanced to Rear Admiral (lower half) and became the third recent female commander of the training center to be advanced to a flag officer. Cari Thomas served aboard cutters Vigorous, Valiant, and commanded Manitou. Additionally, other operational assignments included Group-Air Station Atlantic City and as plankowner and Commander, Sector Miami, Response Operations. Some of her responsibilities included transitions to the RB-S, 47’ MLB, 49’ BUSL, and 87’ CPB as well as numerous USCG, joint DOD, and interagency operations in the Northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, Bahamas, Straits of Florida, New Jersey coast and Delaware Bay. Rear Admiral Thomas also served in the Enlisted Personnel Division of the Personnel Command, Admissions at the Coast Guard Academy, as a Program Reviewer at Headquarters and as the Executive Assistant to the Atlantic Area, Fifth District and Maritime Defense Zone Atlantic Commanders. She was able to gain experience in leading new Department of Homeland Security response regimes, she served two years as the Chief of Staff to Principal Federal Official (PFO), Northeast Region and as the predesignated Deputy PFO, Florida (collateral duty). Completing assignment as the Atlantic Area Resource Director, she reports to Training Center Cape May, her 13th permanent duty station in 24 years of service.
Document 3: Tony Thomas (producer): Charles Anthony "Tony" Thomas (born December 7, 1948) is an American television and film producer, who has produced the TV series "The Practice" (1976–1977), "Nurses", "Herman's Head", "Soap", "Blossom", "Empty Nest", "Benson", "Beauty and the Beast", "The Golden Girls", and "It's a Living", as well as "Dead Poets Society". Thomas got his start in Hollywood film/TV production work at Screen Gems, where he worked as an associate producer on the acclaimed television movie "Brian's Song". In 1974, he teamed with producer Paul Junger Witt and wife Susan Harris to form a TV production company, Witt/Thomas Productions (alternately Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions), which produced numerous successful television series from the 1970s into the 1990s.
Document 4: The Only Thrill: The Only Thrill is a 1997 film directed by Peter Masterson. It stars Diane Keaton and Sam Shepard.
Document 5: Just a Little Harmless Sex: Just a Little Harmless Sex is a 1999 romantic comedy film which revolves around the offer of oral sex by a stranded motorist (and prostitute) to a monogamous man who stops to help her. Arrested by a passing police officer, the unlikely good Samaritan must telephone his wife to bail him out in the middle of the night. A few days later, she throws him out of the house and goes out with her friends to enjoy a sexy night on the town. The denouement takes place when all the parties meet at a local nightclub for explanations and apologies. The film was directed by Rick Rosenthal, and stars Alison Eastwood, Rachel Hunter, and Lauren Hutton.
Document 6: Helen Hunt: Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American actress, director, and screenwriter. She starred in the sitcom "Mad About You" for seven years, and played single mother Carol Connelly in the 1997 romantic comedy film "As Good as It Gets", for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Some of her other notable films include "Twister" (1996), "Cast Away" (2000), "What Women Want" (2000), "Pay It Forward" (2000), and "The Sessions" (2012), the latter garnered her a second Academy Award nomination. She made her directorial debut in 2007 with "Then She Found Me" (2007). Hunt has also won four Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Document 7: Pretty Woman: Pretty Woman is a 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall from a screenplay by J. F. Lawton. The film stars Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, and features Hector Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy (in his final performance), Laura San Giacomo and Jason Alexander in supporting roles. Its story centers on down-on-her-luck Hollywood hooker Vivian Ward, who is hired by Edward Lewis, a wealthy businessman, to be his escort for several business and social functions, and their developing relationship over the course of her week-long stay with him.
Document 8: Only You (1992 film): Only You is a 1992 harem comedy film starring Andrew McCarthy, Kelly Preston and Helen Hunt and was directed by Betty Thomas, in her film directing debut.
Document 9: Once Around: Once Around is a 1991 romantic comedy-drama film about a young woman who falls for and eventually marries an overbearing older man who proceeds to rub her close-knit family the wrong way, while exposing the dynamics of other family members along the way. It stars Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Danny Aiello, Laura San Giacomo and Gena Rowlands and was written by Malia Scotch Marmo and directed by Lasse Hallström.
Document 10: Betty Lynn: Elizabeth Ann Theresa "Betty" Lynn (born August 29, 1926) is a former American actress. She is best known for her role as Thelma Lou, Deputy Barney Fife's girlfriend, on "The Andy Griffith Show".
Document 11: Betty White: Betty Marion White Ludden (known professionally as Betty White; born January 17, 1922) is an American actress and comedian, with the longest television career of a female entertainer. Regarded as a pioneer of television, she was one of the first women to have control both in front of and behind the camera; and is recognized as the first woman to produce a sitcom, which contributed to her receiving the honorary title "Mayor of Hollywood" in 1955.
Document 12: There's Something About Mary: There's Something About Mary is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly. It stars Cameron Diaz as the title character with Ben Stiller, Lee Evans, Chris Elliott, and Matt Dillon all playing men who are in love with Mary and vying for her affections.
Document 13: Marlo Thomas: Margaret Julia "Marlo" Thomas (born November 21, 1937) is an American actress, producer, and social activist known for starring on the sitcom "That Girl" (1966–1971) and her award-winning feminist children's franchise, "Free to Be... You and Me".
Document 14: Betty Thomas: Betty Thomas (born July 27, 1947) is an American actress and a director of television and motion pictures. She is known for her Emmy-award winning role as Lucy Bates on the television series "Hill Street Blues".
Document 15: Betty McGuire: Betty McGuire is an American television and film actor. She has appeared in such TV shows as "ER", "", "MacGyver", Matlock, "Murder One", "Murphy Brown", "", "Growing Pains", "Falcon Crest" and "Hill Street Blues". Her film credits include "Switchblade Sisters" (1975), "Chesty Anderson, USN" (1976), "Heroes" (1977), "Coma" (1978), "Up in Smoke" (1978), "The Incredible Shrinking Woman" (1981) and "Wishmaster" (1997).
ground_truth: Only You