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Linda Lavin

Linda Lavin

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 15, 1937 (88)
Birthplace Portland, Maine, USA
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Linda Lavin (born October 15, 1937) is an American actress and singer. She is 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 Broad ... way 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.

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Naked Singularity

Naked Singularity

2021

as Judge Cymbeline

Being the Ricardos

Being the Ricardos

2021

as Older Madelyn Pugh

Girls Weekend

Girls Weekend

2019

as Marie

How to Be a Latin Lover

How to Be a Latin Lover

2017

as Millicent

Manhattan Night

Manhattan Night

2016

as Norma

Bakery in Brooklyn

Bakery in Brooklyn

2016

as Isabelle

The Intern

The Intern

2015

as Patty

A Short History of Decay

A Short History of Decay

2014

as Sandy Fisher

Wanderlust

Wanderlust

2012

as Shari

The Back-Up Plan

The Back-Up Plan

2010

as Nana

The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch

The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch

2005

as The Allergist's Wife (archive footage)

Best Friends for Life

Best Friends for Life

1998

as Sarah "Coop" Cooper

The Ring

The Ring

1996

as Ruth Liebman

Whitewash

Whitewash

1994

as Ms. Steunberg (voice)

See You in the Morning

See You in the Morning

1989

as Sidney

Lena: My 100 Children

Lena: My 100 Children

1987

as Lena Kuchler-Silberman

A Place to Call Home

A Place to Call Home

1987

as Liz Gavin

Maricela

Maricela

1986

as Mrs. Gannett

The Muppets Take Manhattan

The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984

as Kermit's Doctor

Another Woman's Child

Another Woman's Child

1983

as Terry DeBray

Lily for President?

Lily for President?

1982

as Alice Hyatt

A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

1981

as Nurse Joy Ufema

The $5.20 an Hour Dream

The $5.20 an Hour Dream

1980

as Ellen Lissick

Like Mom, Like Me

Like Mom, Like Me

1978

as Althea Gruen

The Morning After

The Morning After

1974

as Toni

Damn Yankees

Damn Yankees

1967

as Gloria Thorpe

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A Place to Call Home

A Place to Call Home

1987

Executive Producer

Another Woman's Child

Another Woman's Child

1983

Co-Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Alice

as Alice Hyatt

Episodes: 202

First Aired: Aug 31, 1976

B Positive

as Norma

Episodes: 34

First Aired: Nov 05, 2020

Room for Two

as Edie Kurland

Episodes: 30

First Aired: Mar 24, 1992

9JKL

as Judy

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Oct 02, 2017

Conrad Bloom

as Florie Bloom

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Sep 21, 1998

Sean Saves the World

as Lorna

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Oct 03, 2013

No Good Deed

as Phyllis

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Dec 12, 2024

Barney Miller

as Det. Janice Wentworth

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jan 23, 1975

The Good Wife

as F. Joy Grubick

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 22, 2009

Mom

as Phyllis

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 23, 2013

The O.C.

as Sophie Cohen

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 05, 2003

Brockmire

as Lorraine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 2017

Family

as Annie Laurie Marshall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 09, 1976

Bob's Burgers

as Gertie (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 2011

Bob's Burgers

as Helen (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 2011

The Sopranos

as Dr. Wendi Kobler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1999

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Ursula Sussman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

Elsbeth

as Gloria

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 29, 2024

Bones

as Judge Michael

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 2005

Touched by an Angel

as Amanda Randolph

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

Room 104

as Enid

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 28, 2017

Mid-Century Modern

as Sybil Schneiderman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 2025

The Great American Dream Machine

as Herself

Episodes: 34

First Aired: Jan 06, 1971

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1976

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

100 Years of Warner Bros.

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 25, 2023

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1998

Reading Rainbow

as Herself - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1983

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1996

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee/Performer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Tony Awards

as Self - Performer/Winner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

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