Linda Lavin
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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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Linda Lavin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
The Intern (2015)
as Patty
The Back-Up Plan (2010)
as Nana
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2022)
as Barb (voice)
Naked Singularity (2021)
as Judge Cymbeline
How to Be a Latin Lover (2017)
as Millicent
Wanderlust (2012)
as Shari
Being the Ricardos (2021)
as Older Madelyn Pugh
Collected Stories (2002)
as Ruth Steiner
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
as Kermit's Doctor
Manhattan Night (2016)
as Norma
Bakery in Brooklyn (2016)
as Isabelle
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
as Flora
Whitewash (1994)
as Ms. Steunberg (voice)
Maricela (1986)
as Mrs. Gannett
Girls Weekend (2019)
as Marie
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story (1995)
as Virginia Funicello
The Sunset Gang (1991)
as Herself - Host
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Like Mom, Like Me (1978)
as Althea Gruen
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
The Ring (1996)
as Ruth Liebman
Lena: My 100 Children (1987)
as Lena Kuchler-Silberman
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
See You in the Morning (1989)
as Sidney
On Broadway (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Betty White: First Lady of Television (2018)
as Self
I Want to Go Home (1989)
as Lena Apthrop
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006)
as Marjorie (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife")
Best Friends for Life (1998)
as Sarah "Coop" Cooper
One Big Happy Family (2025)
as Lenore
At Home in Utopia (2008)
as Self - Narrator
A Short History of Decay (2014)
as Sandy Fisher
A Matter of Life and Death (1981)
as Nurse Joy Ufema
For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal (1996)
as Marilyn Killane
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden (1996)
as Earline
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch (2005)
as The Allergist's Wife (archive footage)
The $5.20 an Hour Dream (1980)
as Ellen Lissick
A Place to Call Home (1987)
as Liz Gavin
Another Woman's Child (1983)
as Terry DeBray
The Morning After (1974)
as Toni
Lily for President? (1982)
as Alice Hyatt
Linda in Wonderland (1980)
as Herself/Alice Hyatt/Sam Butler
Damn Yankees (1967)
as Gloria Thorpe
Call Me Back: The Uncommon Wisdom of Yvette Slosch (2021)
as Yvette Slosch