Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1937-10-15
Day of Death
2024-12-29
Place of Birth
Portland, Maine, USA
Linda Lavin
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.
Filmography (43)
One Big Happy Family
2025
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022
Being the Ricardos
2021
Naked Singularity
2021Call Me Back: The Uncommon Wisdom of Yvette Slosch
2021
On Broadway
2019
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
2019
Girls Weekend
2019
Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018
How to Be a Latin Lover
2017
Bakery in Brooklyn
2016
Manhattan Night
2016
The Intern
2015
A Short History of Decay
2014
