Linda Lavin
Acting
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.
TV Shows(39)
Mid-Century Modern
Sybil Schneiderman
2025
No Good Deed
Phyllis Adelman
2024
Elsbeth
Gloria
2024
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
2023
B Positive
Norma
2020
9JKL
Judy
2017
Room 104
Enid
2017
Brockmire
Lorraine
2017
Sean Saves the World
Lorna
2013
Mom
Phyllis
2013
Bob's Burgers
Gertie (voice)
2011
The Good Wife
F. Joy Grubick
2009
Criminal Minds
Connie LaMontagne
2005
Bones
Judge Michael
2005
The O.C.
Sophie Cohen
2003
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Ursula Sussman
2001
The Sopranos
Dr. Wendi Kobler
1999
Conrad Bloom
Florie Bloom
1998
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Touched by an Angel
Amanda Randolph
1994
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
Room for Two
Edie Kurland
1992
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
Kaz
Helen 'Frenchy' Russo
1978
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
1976
Alice
Alice Hyatt
1976
Family
Annie Laurie Marshall
1976
Barney Miller
Det. Janice Wentworth
1975
Harry O
Alice
1974
Rhoda
Linda Monroe
1974
Great Performances
Self
1971
The Great American Dream Machine
Herself
1971
CBS Playhouse
Carol Brandt
1966
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
1956
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner
1944
Movies(43)
One Big Happy Family
Lenore
2025
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Barb (voice)
2022
Being the Ricardos
Older Madelyn Pugh
2021
Naked Singularity
Judge Cymbeline
2021
Call Me Back: The Uncommon Wisdom of Yvette Slosch
Yvette Slosch
2021
On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
2019
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Flora
2019
Girls Weekend
Marie
2019
Betty White: First Lady of Television
Self
2018
How to Be a Latin Lover
Millicent
2017
Bakery in Brooklyn
Isabelle
2016
Manhattan Night
Norma
2016
The Intern
Patty
2015
A Short History of Decay
Sandy Fisher
2014
Wanderlust
Shari
2012
The Back-Up Plan
Nana
2010
At Home in Utopia
Self - Narrator
2008
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Marjorie (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife")
2006
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
The Allergist's Wife (archive footage)
2005
Best Friends for Life
Sarah "Coop" Cooper
1998
The Ring
Ruth Liebman
1996
For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal
Marilyn Killane
1996
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
Earline
1996
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
Virginia Funicello
1995
Whitewash
Ms. Steunberg (voice)
1994
The Sunset Gang
Herself - Host
1991
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990
I Want to Go Home
Lena Apthrop
1989
See You in the Morning
Sidney
1989
Lena: My 100 Children
Lena Kuchler-Silberman
1987
A Place to Call Home
Liz Gavin
1987
Maricela
Mrs. Gannett
1986
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Kermit's Doctor
1984
Another Woman's Child
Terry DeBray
1983
Lily for President?
Alice Hyatt
1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
A Matter of Life and Death
Nurse Joy Ufema
1981
Linda in Wonderland
Herself/Alice Hyatt/Sam Butler
1980
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
Ellen Lissick
1980
Like Mom, Like Me
Althea Gruen
1978
The Morning After
Toni
1974
Damn Yankees
Gloria Thorpe
1967