Linda Lavin
Acting
Born: October 15, 1937 · Portland, Maine, USA
Died: December 29, 2024 (aged 87)
Highest Rated
Biography
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
The Intern
2015
Criminal Minds
2005
The Sopranos
1999
Bones
2005
The Back-Up Plan
2010
Wanderlust
2012
Bob's Burgers
2011
The O.C.
2003
Being the Ricardos
2021
The Good Wife
2009
How to Be a Latin Lover
2017
Mom
2013
Photos (2)
Movies (34)
The Intern
Patty
How to Be a Latin Lover
Millicent
The Back-Up Plan
Nana
Wanderlust
Shari
Manhattan Night
Norma
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Barb (voice)
Naked Singularity
Judge Cymbeline
Being the Ricardos
Older Madelyn Pugh
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Kermit's Doctor
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Flora
Girls Weekend
Marie
Bakery in Brooklyn
Isabelle
See You in the Morning
Sidney
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Marjorie (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife")
Maricela
Mrs. Gannett
The Ring
Ruth Liebman
I Want to Go Home
Lena Apthrop
A Matter of Life and Death
Nurse Joy Ufema
A Short History of Decay
Sandy Fisher
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
Virginia Funicello
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
Earline
Whitewash
Ms. Steunberg (voice)
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
The Allergist's Wife (archive footage)
For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal
Marilyn Killane
Best Friends for Life
Sarah "Coop" Cooper
Lily for President?
Alice Hyatt
Like Mom, Like Me
Althea Gruen
One Big Happy Family
Lenore
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
Ellen Lissick
A Place to Call Home
Liz Gavin
Lena: My 100 Children
Lena Kuchler-Silberman
Another Woman's Child
Terry DeBray
The Morning After
Toni
Damn Yankees
Gloria Thorpe
TV Shows (26)
Criminal Minds
Connie LaMontagne · 1 eps
Bones
Judge Michael · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Ursula Sussman · 1 eps
The Good Wife
F. Joy Grubick · 3 eps
Bob's Burgers
Gertie (voice) · 1 eps
Bob's Burgers
Helen (voice) · 1 eps
The Sopranos
Dr. Wendi Kobler · 1 eps
The O.C.
Sophie Cohen · 2 eps
Alice
Alice Hyatt · 202 eps
Elsbeth
Gloria · 1 eps
Mom
Phyllis · 2 eps
Touched by an Angel
Amanda Randolph · 1 eps
Barney Miller
Det. Janice Wentworth · 5 eps
Rhoda
Linda Monroe · 1 eps
Harry O
Alice · 1 eps
Family
Annie Laurie Marshall · 1 eps
Room 104
Enid · 1 eps
Brockmire
Lorraine · 1 eps
Mid-Century Modern
Sybil Schneiderman · 10 eps
B Positive
Norma · 34 eps
No Good Deed
Phyllis Adelman · 3 eps
Kaz
Helen 'Frenchy' Russo · 1 eps
9JKL
Judy · 16 eps
Sean Saves the World
Lorna · 15 eps
Conrad Bloom
Florie Bloom · 15 eps
Room for Two
Edie Kurland · 30 eps
Self / Appearances (26)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 3 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 7 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Guest · 5 eps
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Self – Host · 1 eps
Great Performances
Self · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · 4 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 4 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Performer / Winner · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Performer · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
Intimate Portrait
Self · 1 eps
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star · 1 eps
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self · 1 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Great American Dream Machine
Herself · 34 eps
On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Betty White: First Lady of Television
Self
The Sunset Gang
Herself - Host
At Home in Utopia
Self - Narrator
Linda in Wonderland
Herself/Alice Hyatt/Sam Butler