Linda Lavin
Acting
- Born:
- 1937-10-15
- Died:
- 2024-12-29
- Place of birth:
- Portland, Maine, USA
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
Filmography
One Big Happy Family
Mid-Century Modern
No Good Deed
Elsbeth
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Being the Ricardos
Naked Singularity
Call Me Back: The Uncommon Wisdom of Yvette Slosch
B Positive
On Broadway
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Girls Weekend
Betty White: First Lady of Television
9JKL
Room 104
Brockmire
How to Be a Latin Lover
Bakery in Brooklyn
Manhattan Night
The Intern
A Short History of Decay
Sean Saves the World
Mom
Wanderlust
Bob's Burgers
The Back-Up Plan
The Good Wife
At Home in Utopia
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Criminal Minds
Bones
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
The O.C.
Collected Stories
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
The Sopranos
Conrad Bloom
Hollywood Squares
Best Friends for Life
The Ring
For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
Touched by an Angel
Whitewash
Intimate Portrait
Room for Two
The Sunset Gang
Night of 100 Stars III
I Want to Go Home
See You in the Morning
Lena: My 100 Children
A Place to Call Home
Maricela
Night of 100 Stars II
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Reading Rainbow
Another Woman's Child
Lily for President?
Night of 100 Stars
American Playhouse
A Matter of Life and Death
Linda in Wonderland
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
Like Mom, Like Me
Kaz
The Muppet Show
Alice
Family
Barney Miller
Harry O
Rhoda
The Morning After
Great Performances
The Great American Dream Machine
Damn Yankees
CBS Playhouse
The Merv Griffin Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Tony Awards
Golden Globe Awards