Linda Lavin

Linda Lavin

Known For:Acting
Gender:Female
Birthday:1937-10-15
Place of Birth:Portland, Maine, USA
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Linda Lavin (born October 15, 1937) is an American actress and singer. She is 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.
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Elsbeth
Crime Drama Comedy
Room 104
Mystery Drama Comedy
Brockmire
Comedy Drama
Manhattan Night
Drama Mystery Thriller
Mom
Comedy Drama
Wanderlust
Comedy Romance
Bob's Burgers
Animation Comedy
Bones
Crime Drama
The Ring
TV Movie Drama Romance
Touched by an Angel
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama Family
Whitewash
Animation Family
Night of 100 Stars III
Comedy Music TV Movie Documentary
Lena: My 100 Children
History Drama TV Movie
Maricela
Adventure Drama TV Movie
Night of 100 Stars II
Comedy Music TV Movie Documentary
Night of 100 Stars
Comedy Music TV Movie Documentary
Linda in Wonderland
Music Comedy TV Movie
The Muppet Show
Kids Comedy Family
Alice
Comedy Drama
Damn Yankees
Comedy Music Fantasy TV Movie
  • name:Linda Lavin
  • Known For:Acting
  • Gender:Female
  • Birthday:1937-10-15
  • Place of Birth:Portland, Maine, USA
  • Also Known As:
  • Biography:Linda Lavin (born October 15, 1937) is an American actress and singer. She is 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.
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