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."
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as Lenore
as Sybil Schneiderman(10 eps)
as Phyllis Adelman(3 eps)
as Gloria(1 ep)
as Self(1 ep)
as Barb (voice)
as Older Madelyn Pugh
as Judge Cymbeline
as Yvette Slosch
as Norma(34 eps)
as Self (archive footage)
as Marie
as Judy(16 eps)
as Enid(1 ep)
as Lorraine(1 ep)
as Millicent
as Isabelle
as Norma
as Patty
as Sandy Fisher
as Lorna(15 eps)
as Phyllis(2 eps)
as Shari
as Gertie (voice)(1 ep)
as Helen (voice)(1 ep)
as Nana
as F. Joy Grubick(3 eps)
as Self - Narrator
as Marjorie (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife")
as Connie LaMontagne(1 ep)
as Judge Michael(1 ep)
as The Allergist's Wife (archive footage)
as Sophie Cohen(2 eps)
as Ruth Steiner
as Ursula Sussman(1 ep)
as Dr. Wendi Kobler(1 ep)
as Florie Bloom(15 eps)
as Self - Panelist(1 ep)
as Sarah "Coop" Cooper
as Ruth Liebman
as Marilyn Killane
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Virginia Funicello
as Amanda Randolph(1 ep)
as Ms. Steunberg (voice)
as Self(1 ep)
as Edie Kurland(30 eps)
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as Lena Apthrop
as Sidney
as Lena Kuchler-Silberman
as Liz Gavin
as Mrs. Gannett
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as Kermit's Doctor
as Self - Narrator (voice)(1 ep)
as Terry DeBray
as Alice Hyatt
as Self
as Self – Host(1 ep)
as Nurse Joy Ufema
as Herself/Alice Hyatt/Sam Butler
as Ellen Lissick
as Althea Gruen
as Helen 'Frenchy' Russo(1 ep)
as Self - Special Guest Star(1 ep)
as Alice Hyatt(202 eps)
as Annie Laurie Marshall(1 ep)
as Det. Janice Wentworth(5 eps)
as Alice(1 ep)
as Linda Monroe(1 ep)
as Toni
as Self(1 ep)
as Herself(34 eps)
as Gloria Thorpe
as Carol Brandt(1 ep)
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as Self - Co-Host(7 eps)
as Self - Guest(5 eps)
as Self - Nominee(4 eps)
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as Self - Performer / Winner(1 ep)
as Self - Nominee / Performer(1 ep)
as Self - Winner(1 ep)