Linda Lavin (October 15, 1937 - December 29, 2024) was an American actress and singer. She was known for playing the title character in the sitcom "Alice" and for her stage performances, both on and off-Broadway.
Linda Lavin (October 15, 1937 - December 29, 2024) was an American actress and singer. She was known for playing the title character in the sitcom "Alice" and for her stage performances, both on and off-Broadway.
After acting as a child, Lavin joined the Compass Players in the late 1950s. She began appearing on Broadway in the 1960s, earning notice in "It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman" in 1966 and receiving her first Tony Award nomination for "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" in 1970. She moved to Hollywood in 1973 and began to work on television, making recurring appearances on the sitcom "Barney Miller" before landing the title role on the hit comedy "Alice," which ran from 1976 to 1985. She appeared in many telefilms and later she appeared in other TV works. She has also played roles in several feature films.
In 1987, she returned to Broadway, starring in "Broadway Bound" (winning a Tony Award), "Gypsy" (1990), "The Sisters Rosensweig" (1993), "The Diary of Anne Frank" (1997–1998) and "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife" (2000–2001), among others. In 2010, she appeared as Ruth Steiner in "Collected Stories," garnering her fifth Tony nomination. She starred in NBC's short-lived sitcom "Sean Saves the World" as Lorna and the CBS sitcom "9JKL." She also starred in the CBS sitcom "B Positive."
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Filmography (Movies)
One Big Happy Family
Character:Lenore
Release Date:03/10/2025
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Character:Barb (voice)
Release Date:01/12/2022
Being the Ricardos
Character:Older Madelyn Pugh
Release Date:10/12/2021
Naked Singularity
Character:Judge Cymbeline
Release Date:06/08/2021
Call Me Back: The Uncommon Wisdom of Yvette Slosch
Character:Yvette Slosch
Release Date:12/04/2021
On Broadway
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:12/10/2019
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Character:Flora
Release Date:15/03/2019
Girls Weekend
Character:Marie
Release Date:29/01/2019
Betty White: First Lady of Television
Character:Self
Release Date:18/08/2018
How to Be a Latin Lover
Character:Millicent
Release Date:06/03/2017
Bakery in Brooklyn
Character:Isabelle
Release Date:30/06/2016
Manhattan Night
Character:Norma
Release Date:20/05/2016
The Intern
Character:Patty
Release Date:23/09/2015
A Short History of Decay
Character:Sandy Fisher
Release Date:16/05/2014
Wanderlust
Character:Shari
Release Date:23/02/2012
The Back-Up Plan
Character:Nana
Release Date:23/04/2010
At Home in Utopia
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2008
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Character:Marjorie (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife")
Release Date:02/05/2006
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
Character:The Allergist's Wife (archive footage)
Release Date:25/04/2005
Best Friends for Life
Character:Sarah "Coop" Cooper
Release Date:18/01/1998
The Ring
Character:Ruth Liebman
Release Date:20/10/1996
For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal
Character:Marilyn Killane
Release Date:21/08/1996
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
Character:Earline
Release Date:07/01/1996
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
Character:Virginia Funicello
Release Date:22/10/1995
Whitewash
Character:Ms. Steunberg (voice)
Release Date:16/08/1994
The Sunset Gang
Character:Herself - Host
Release Date:04/04/1991
Night of 100 Stars III
Character:Self
Release Date:21/05/1990
I Want to Go Home
Character:Lena Apthrop
Release Date:27/09/1989
See You in the Morning
Character:Sidney
Release Date:14/04/1989
Lena: My 100 Children
Character:Lena Kuchler-Silberman
Release Date:23/11/1987
A Place to Call Home
Character:Liz Gavin
Release Date:07/02/1987
Maricela
Character:Mrs. Gannett
Release Date:13/09/1986
Night of 100 Stars II
Character:Self
Release Date:10/03/1985
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Character:Kermit's Doctor
Release Date:27/06/1984
Another Woman's Child
Character:Terry DeBray
Release Date:18/01/1983
Lily for President?
Character:Alice Hyatt
Release Date:20/05/1982
Night of 100 Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/1982
A Matter of Life and Death
Character:Nurse Joy Ufema
Release Date:13/01/1981
Linda in Wonderland
Character:Herself/Alice Hyatt/Sam Butler
Release Date:27/11/1980
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
Character:Ellen Lissick
Release Date:26/01/1980
Like Mom, Like Me
Character:Althea Gruen
Release Date:22/10/1978
The Morning After
Character:Toni
Release Date:13/02/1974
Damn Yankees
Character:Gloria Thorpe
Release Date:08/04/1967
Television Appearances
Mid-Century Modern
Character:Sybil Schneiderman
No Good Deed
Character:Phyllis Adelman
Elsbeth
Character:Gloria
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Character:Self
B Positive
Character:Norma
9JKL
Character:Judy
Room 104
Character:Enid
Brockmire
Character:Lorraine
Sean Saves the World
Character:Lorna
Mom
Character:Phyllis
Bob's Burgers
Character:Gertie (voice)
Bob's Burgers
Character:Helen (voice)
The Good Wife
Character:F. Joy Grubick
Criminal Minds
Character:Connie LaMontagne
Bones
Character:Judge Michael
The O.C.
Character:Sophie Cohen
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character:Ursula Sussman
The Sopranos
Character:Dr. Wendi Kobler
Conrad Bloom
Character:Florie Bloom
Hollywood Squares
Character:Self - Panelist
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self - Guest
Touched by an Angel
Character:Amanda Randolph
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self
Room for Two
Character:Edie Kurland
Reading Rainbow
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Kaz
Character:Helen 'Frenchy' Russo
The Muppet Show
Character:Self - Special Guest Star
Alice
Character:Alice Hyatt
Family
Character:Annie Laurie Marshall
Barney Miller
Character:Det. Janice Wentworth
Harry O
Character:Alice
Rhoda
Character:Linda Monroe
Great Performances
Character:Self
The Great American Dream Machine
Character:Herself
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Nominee/Performer
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Performer/Winner
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Winner
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