Linda Lavin
Known for: Acting
Born: October 15, 1937
Died: December 29, 2024
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
43 movies · 40 TV shows, newest first
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One Big Happy Family
2025
5.9
Mid-Century Modern
2025
6.4
No Good Deed
2024
6.7
Elsbeth
2024
7.6
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023
6.8
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022
6.5
Being the Ricardos
2021
4.6
Naked Singularity
2021NR
Call Me Back: The Uncommon Wisdom of Yvette Slosch
2021
6.3
B Positive
2020
8.7
On Broadway
2019
6.4
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
2019
0.5
Girls Weekend
2019
7.3
Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018
6.2
9JKL
2017
5.7
Room 104
2017
6.8
Brockmire
2017
6.9
How to Be a Latin Lover
2017
5.2
Bakery in Brooklyn
2016
5.9
Manhattan Night
2016
7.2
The Intern
2015
5.2
A Short History of Decay
2014
5.8
Sean Saves the World
2013
7.3
Mom
2013
5.5
Wanderlust
2012
7.8
Bob's Burgers
2011
6.1
The Back-Up Plan
2010
7.6
The Good Wife
2009
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At Home in Utopia
2008
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The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
8.3
Criminal Minds
2005
8.2
Bones
2005
6.8
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
2005
7.7
The O.C.
2003
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
8.7
The Sopranos
1999
10.0
Conrad Bloom
1998
7.6
Hollywood Squares
1998
7.0
Best Friends for Life
1998
5.8
The Ring
1996
6.5
For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal
1996
4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
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Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
1996
5.3
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
1995
7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994
6.0
Whitewash
1994
4.5
Intimate Portrait
1993
8.2
Room for Two
1992
7.0
The Sunset Gang
1991
4.3
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
4.8
I Want to Go Home
1989
6.0
See You in the Morning
1989
7.0
Lena: My 100 Children
1987
7.0
A Place to Call Home
1987
10.0
Maricela
1986
6.8
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
6.6
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
8.4
Reading Rainbow
1983
9.0
Another Woman's Child
1983
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Lily for President?
1982
5.8
Night of 100 Stars
1982
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
8.0
A Matter of Life and Death
1981
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Linda in Wonderland
1980
9.0
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980
7.0
Like Mom, Like Me
1978
7.0
Kaz
1978
8.0
The Muppet Show
1976
7.0
Alice
1976
7.2
Family
1976
7.3
Barney Miller
1975
5.2
Harry O
1974
6.3
Rhoda
1974
6.7
The Morning After
1974
6.1
Great Performances
1971
10.0
The Great American Dream Machine
1971
5.3
Damn Yankees
19677.0
CBS Playhouse
1966
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
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Tony Awards
1956
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944