Linda Lavin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 15, 1937
- Died
- December 29, 2024
- Birthplace
- Portland, Maine, USA
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 2025
as Lenore
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules 2022
as Barb (voice)
Being the Ricardos 2021
as Older Madelyn Pugh
Naked Singularity 2021
as Judge Cymbeline
- Call Me Back: The Uncommon Wisdom of Yvette Slosch
Call Me Back: The Uncommon Wisdom of Yvette Slosch 2021
as Yvette Slosch
On Broadway 2019
as Self (archive footage)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase 2019
as Flora
Girls Weekend 2019
as Marie
Betty White: First Lady of Television 2018
as Self
How to Be a Latin Lover 2017
as Millicent
Bakery in Brooklyn 2016
as Isabelle
Manhattan Night 2016
as Norma
The Intern 2015
as Patty
A Short History of Decay 2014
as Sandy Fisher
Wanderlust 2012
as Shari
The Back-Up Plan 2010
as Nana
At Home in Utopia 2008
as Self - Narrator
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays 2006
as Marjorie (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife")
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch 2005
as The Allergist's Wife (archive footage)
Collected Stories 2002
as Ruth Steiner
Best Friends for Life 1998
as Sarah "Coop" Cooper
The Ring 1996
as Ruth Liebman
For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal 1996
as Marilyn Killane
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden 1996
as Earline
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story 1995
as Virginia Funicello
Whitewash 1994
as Ms. Steunberg (voice)
The Sunset Gang 1991
as Herself - Host
Night of 100 Stars III 1990
as Self
I Want to Go Home 1989
as Lena Apthrop
See You in the Morning 1989
as Sidney
Lena: My 100 Children 1987
as Lena Kuchler-Silberman
A Place to Call Home 1987
as Liz Gavin, Executive Producer
Maricela 1986
as Mrs. Gannett
Night of 100 Stars II 1985
as Self
The Muppets Take Manhattan 1984
as Kermit's Doctor
Another Woman's Child 1983
as Terry DeBray, Co-Producer
Lily for President? 1982
as Alice Hyatt
Night of 100 Stars 1982
as Self
A Matter of Life and Death 1981
as Nurse Joy Ufema
Linda in Wonderland 1980
as Herself/Alice Hyatt/Sam Butler
The $5.20 an Hour Dream 1980
as Ellen Lissick
Like Mom, Like Me 1978
as Althea Gruen
The Morning After 1974
as Toni
Damn Yankees 1967
as Gloria Thorpe
Credits from TMDB.