Linda Lavin

Linda Lavin (87)

1937-10-15 - 2024-12-29 | 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.

On Movies

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
  • Being the Ricardos
  • Naked Singularity
  • Call Me Back: The Uncommon Wisdom of Yvette Slosch
  • Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration
  • Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
  • Girls Weekend
  • How to Be a Latin Lover
  • Bakery in Brooklyn
  • Manhattan Night
  • The Intern
  • A Short History of Decay
  • Wanderlust
  • The Back-Up Plan
  • Best Friends for Life
  • The Ring
  • For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal
  • Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
  • A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
  • Whitewash
  • Night of 100 Stars III
  • I Want to Go Home
  • See You in the Morning
  • Lena: My 100 Children
  • Maricela
  • The Muppets Take Manhattan
  • Another Woman's Child
  • Lily for President?
  • A Matter of Life and Death
  • Linda in Wonderland
  • The $5.20 an Hour Dream
  • Like Mom, Like Me
  • The Morning After
  • Damn Yankees

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