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