Linda Lavin
Acting
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
Acting83
tvMid-Century Modern
2025
Sybil Schneiderman
tvNo Good Deed
2024
Phyllis Adelman
tvElsbeth
2024
Gloria
movieDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022
Barb (voice)
movieBeing the Ricardos
2021
Older Madelyn Pugh
movieNaked Singularity
2021
Judge Cymbeline
Call Me Back: The Uncommon Wisdom of Yvette Slosch
2021
Yvette Slosch
tvB Positive
2020
Norma
movieOn Broadway
2019
Self (archive footage)
tv9JKL
2017
Judy
tvRoom 104
2017
Enid
tvBrockmire
2017
Lorraine
movieHow to Be a Latin Lover
2017
Millicent
movieBakery in Brooklyn
2016
Isabelle
movieThe Intern
2015
Patty
movieA Short History of Decay
2014
Sandy Fisher
tvMom
2013
Phyllis
movieWanderlust
2012
Shari
tvBob's Burgers
2011
Gertie (voice) / Helen (voice)
tvThe Good Wife
2009
F. Joy Grubick
movieAt Home in Utopia
2008
Self - Narrator
movieThe Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
Marjorie (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife")
tvCriminal Minds
2005
Connie LaMontagne
tvBones
2005
Judge Michael
movieThe Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
2005
The Allergist's Wife (archive footage)
tvThe O.C.
2003
Sophie Cohen
tvLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Ursula Sussman
tvThe Sopranos
1999
Dr. Wendi Kobler
tvConrad Bloom
1998
Florie Bloom
tvHollywood Squares
1998
Self - Panelist
movieBest Friends for Life
1998
Sarah "Coop" Cooper
movieThe Ring
1996
Ruth Liebman
movieFor the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal
1996
Marilyn Killane
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Self - Guest
movieA Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
1995
Virginia Funicello
tvTouched by an Angel
1994
Amanda Randolph
movieWhitewash
1994
Ms. Steunberg (voice)
tvRoom for Two
1992
Edie Kurland
movieThe Sunset Gang
1991
Herself - Host
movieI Want to Go Home
1989
Lena Apthrop
movieLena: My 100 Children
1987
Lena Kuchler-Silberman
movieMaricela
1986
Mrs. Gannett
movieThe Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
Kermit's Doctor
tvReading Rainbow
1983
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieAnother Woman's Child
1983
Terry DeBray
movieLily for President?
1982
Alice Hyatt
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Self – Host
movieA Matter of Life and Death
1981
Nurse Joy Ufema
movieLinda in Wonderland
1980
Herself/Alice Hyatt/Sam Butler
movieThe $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980
Ellen Lissick
movieLike Mom, Like Me
1978
Althea Gruen
tvKaz
1978
Helen 'Frenchy' Russo
tvThe Muppet Show
1976
Self - Special Guest Star
tvAlice
1976
Alice Hyatt
tvFamily
1976
Annie Laurie Marshall
tvBarney Miller
1975
Det. Janice Wentworth
tvHarry O
1974
Alice
tvRhoda
1974
Linda Monroe
movieDamn Yankees
1967
Gloria Thorpe
CBS Playhouse
1966
Carol Brandt
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self - Co-Host / Self - Guest
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter / Self - Performer / Winner / Self - Nominee / Performer
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Winner
Production2
A Place to Call Home
1987
Executive Producer
movieAnother Woman's Child
1983
Co-Producer
Directing1
tvAlice
1976
Director