
Linda Lavin
Known for Acting · 82 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 (39)

Criminal Minds
2005
as Connie LaMontagne

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Bones
2005
as Judge Michael

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Ursula Sussman

The Sopranos
1999
as Dr. Wendi Kobler

The Good Wife
2009
as F. Joy Grubick

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host / Self - Guest

Bob's Burgers
2011
as Gertie (voice) / Helen (voice)

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Winner

Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist

Mom
2013
as Phyllis

Great Performances
1971
as Self

The O.C.
2003
as Sophie Cohen

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter / Self - Performer / Winner / Self - Nominee / Performer

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Amanda Randolph

Elsbeth
2024
as Gloria

Barney Miller
1975
as Det. Janice Wentworth

Alice
1976
as Alice Hyatt

Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self

Rhoda
1974
as Linda Monroe

Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Harry O
1974
as Alice

Family
1976
as Annie Laurie Marshall

Room 104
2017
as Enid

The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star

Brockmire
2017
as Lorraine
CBS Playhouse
1966
as Carol Brandt

B Positive
2020
as Norma

No Good Deed
2024
as Phyllis Adelman

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest

100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023
as Self

Kaz
1978
as Helen 'Frenchy' Russo

Mid-Century Modern
2025
as Sybil Schneiderman

Conrad Bloom
1998
as Florie Bloom

9JKL
2017
as Judy

Sean Saves the World
2013
as Lorna

Room for Two
1992
as Edie Kurland

The Great American Dream Machine
1971
as Herself
Movies (43)

The Intern
2015
as Patty

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022
as Barb (voice)

Wanderlust
2012
as Shari

The Back-Up Plan
2010
as Nana

How to Be a Latin Lover
2017
as Millicent

Manhattan Night
2016
as Norma

Naked Singularity
2021
as Judge Cymbeline

Being the Ricardos
2021
as Older Madelyn Pugh

The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
as Kermit's Doctor

Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
2019
as Flora

Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self

Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self

See You in the Morning
1989
as Sidney

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
as Marjorie (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife")

The Ring
1996
as Ruth Liebman

A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
1995
as Virginia Funicello

Bakery in Brooklyn
2016
as Isabelle

On Broadway
2019
as Self (archive footage)

Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018
as Self

A Short History of Decay
2014
as Sandy Fisher

A Matter of Life and Death
1981
as Nurse Joy Ufema

The Sunset Gang
1991
as Herself - Host

I Want to Go Home
1989
as Lena Apthrop

The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
2005
as The Allergist's Wife (archive footage)
A Place to Call Home
1987
as Liz Gavin

The Morning After
1974
as Toni

Best Friends for Life
1998
as Sarah "Coop" Cooper

Whitewash
1994
as Ms. Steunberg (voice)

Maricela
1986
as Mrs. Gannett

The $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980
as Ellen Lissick

For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal
1996
as Marilyn Killane

Like Mom, Like Me
1978
as Althea Gruen

Damn Yankees
1967
as Gloria Thorpe

Another Woman's Child
1983
as Terry DeBray

Lily for President?
1982
as Alice Hyatt

At Home in Utopia
2008
as Self - Narrator

Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
1996
as Earline

Lena: My 100 Children
1987
as Lena Kuchler-Silberman

Linda in Wonderland
1980
as Herself/Alice Hyatt/Sam Butler

One Big Happy Family
2025
as Lenore

Girls Weekend
2019
as Marie
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 82 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Linda Lavin has appeared in 43 films and 39 TV shows.
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- The Intern (2015) — as Patty
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2022) — as Barb (voice)
- Wanderlust (2012) — as Shari
- The Back-Up Plan (2010) — as Nana
- How to Be a Latin Lover (2017) — as Millicent
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