Linda Lavin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

82

Gender

Female

Birthday

1937-10-15

Day of death

2024-12-29 (87 years old)

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.

Known For

  • Criminal Minds

    Criminal Minds

  • Bones

    Bones

  • The Sopranos

    The Sopranos

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Bob's Burgers

    Bob's Burgers

  • Bob's Burgers

    Bob's Burgers

  • Mom

    Mom

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The O.C.

    The O.C.

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • Elsbeth

    Elsbeth

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Barney Miller

    Barney Miller

  • Alice

    Alice

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • Room 104

    Room 104

  • Brockmire

    Brockmire

  • Rhoda

    Rhoda

  • Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

  • The Intern

    The Intern

  • 100 Years of Warner Bros.

    100 Years of Warner Bros.

  • Family

    Family

  • Manhattan Night

    Manhattan Night

  • Wanderlust

    Wanderlust

  • Harry O

    Harry O

  • One Big Happy Family

    One Big Happy Family

  • The Back-Up Plan

    The Back-Up Plan

  • Mid-Century Modern

    Mid-Century Modern

  • B Positive

    B Positive

  • Like Mom, Like Me

    Like Mom, Like Me

  • Naked Singularity

    Naked Singularity

  • I Want to Go Home

    I Want to Go Home

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Kaz

    Kaz

  • No Good Deed

    No Good Deed

  • See You in the Morning

    See You in the Morning

  • The Great American Dream Machine

    The Great American Dream Machine

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • How to Be a Latin Lover

    How to Be a Latin Lover

  • Maricela

    Maricela

  • Sean Saves the World

    Sean Saves the World

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

  • The Ring

    The Ring

  • Whitewash

    Whitewash

  • The Sunset Gang

    The Sunset Gang

  • 9JKL

    9JKL

  • Girls Weekend

    Girls Weekend

  • Conrad Bloom

    Conrad Bloom

  • The Muppets Take Manhattan

    The Muppets Take Manhattan

  • Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

    Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

  • Being the Ricardos

    Being the Ricardos

  • Room for Two

    Room for Two

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

  • The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

    The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

  • Bakery in Brooklyn

    Bakery in Brooklyn

  • The $5.20 an Hour Dream

    The $5.20 an Hour Dream

  • A Matter of Life and Death

    A Matter of Life and Death

  • A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story

    A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story

  • On Broadway

    On Broadway

  • At Home in Utopia

    At Home in Utopia

  • Lily for President?

    Lily for President?

  • The Morning After

    The Morning After

  • Betty White: First Lady of Television

    Betty White: First Lady of Television

  • A Short History of Decay

    A Short History of Decay

  • A Place to Call Home

    A Place to Call Home

  • Linda in Wonderland

    Linda in Wonderland

  • Best Friends for Life

    Best Friends for Life

  • Damn Yankees

    Damn Yankees

  • For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal

    For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal

  • Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

    Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

  • The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch

    The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch

  • Lena: My 100 Children

    Lena: My 100 Children

  • Another Woman's Child

    Another Woman's Child

  • Call Me Back: The Uncommon Wisdom of Yvette Slosch

    Call Me Back: The Uncommon Wisdom of Yvette Slosch