Linda Lavin
Known for Acting · 83 credits
- Born
- 1937-10-15
- Died
- 2024-12-29
- Place of birth
- Portland, Maine, USA
- Also known as
- لیندا لاوین
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."
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Known For
TV Shows (40)
Criminal Minds
2005
as Connie LaMontagne
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Bones
2005
as Judge Michael
The Sopranos
1999
as Dr. Wendi Kobler
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Ursula Sussman
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host / Self - Guest
The Good Wife
2009
as F. Joy Grubick
Bob's Burgers
2011
as Gertie (voice) / Helen (voice)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Winner
Elsbeth
2024
as Gloria
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter / Self - Performer / Winner / Self - Nominee / Performer
Mom
2013
as Phyllis
Great Performances
1971
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The O.C.
2003
as Sophie Cohen
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
Alice
1976
as Alice Hyatt
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Amanda Randolph
American Playhouse
1982
as Self – Host
Barney Miller
1975
as Det. Janice Wentworth
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
B Positive
2020
as Norma
Family
1976
as Annie Laurie Marshall
Rhoda
1974
as Linda Monroe
Room 104
2017
as Enid
Harry O
1974
as Alice
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
No Good Deed
2024
as Phyllis Adelman
Mid-Century Modern
2025
as Sybil Schneiderman
Brockmire
2017
as Lorraine
CBS Playhouse
1966
as Carol Brandt
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023
as Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Conrad Bloom
1998
as Florie Bloom
Kaz
1978
as Helen 'Frenchy' Russo
Sean Saves the World
2013
as Lorna
9JKL
2017
as Judy
The Great American Dream Machine
1971
as Herself
Room for Two
1992
as Edie Kurland
Movies (43)
The Intern
2015
as Patty
How to Be a Latin Lover
2017
as Millicent
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022
as Barb (voice)
The Back-Up Plan
2010
as Nana
Wanderlust
2012
as Shari
Naked Singularity
2021
as Judge Cymbeline
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
as Kermit's Doctor
See You in the Morning
1989
as Sidney
Manhattan Night
2016
as Norma
Being the Ricardos
2021
as Older Madelyn Pugh
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
2019
as Flora
Bakery in Brooklyn
2016
as Isabelle
Girls Weekend
2019
as Marie
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Maricela
1986
as Mrs. Gannett
The Ring
1996
as Ruth Liebman
A Short History of Decay
2014
as Sandy Fisher
Best Friends for Life
1998
as Sarah "Coop" Cooper
The Sunset Gang
1991
as Herself - Host
Another Woman's Child
1983
as Terry DeBray
On Broadway
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Whitewash
1994
as Ms. Steunberg (voice)
Like Mom, Like Me
1978
as Althea Gruen
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980
as Ellen Lissick
At Home in Utopia
2008
as Self - Narrator
Lily for President?
1982
as Alice Hyatt
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
1995
as Virginia Funicello
One Big Happy Family
2025
as Lenore
I Want to Go Home
1989
as Lena Apthrop
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
as Marjorie (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife")
A Matter of Life and Death
1981
as Nurse Joy Ufema
Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018
as Self
A Place to Call Home
1987
as Liz Gavin
Lena: My 100 Children
1987
as Lena Kuchler-Silberman
The Morning After
1974
as Toni
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
2005
as The Allergist's Wife (archive footage)
For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal
1996
as Marilyn Killane
Damn Yankees
1967
as Gloria Thorpe
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
1996
as Earline
Linda in Wonderland
1980
as Herself/Alice Hyatt/Sam Butler
Call Me Back: The Uncommon Wisdom of Yvette Slosch
2021
as Yvette Slosch
About Linda Lavin
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… With 83 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Linda Lavin has appeared in 43 films and 40 TV shows.
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- The Intern (2015) — as Patty
- How to Be a Latin Lover (2017) — as Millicent
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2022) — as Barb (voice)
- The Back-Up Plan (2010) — as Nana
- Wanderlust (2012) — as Shari
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