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

Bones

The Sopranos

The Good Wife

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Bob's Burgers

Bob's Burgers
All Movies (43)
- One Big Happy Family2025 · as Lenore
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules2022 · as Barb (voice)
- Being the Ricardos2021 · as Older Madelyn Pugh
- Naked Singularity2021 · as Judge Cymbeline
- Call Me Back: The Uncommon Wisdom of Yvette Slosch2021 · as Yvette Slosch
- On Broadway2019 · as Self (archive footage)
- Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase2019 · as Flora
- Girls Weekend2019 · as Marie
- Betty White: First Lady of Television2018 · as Self
- How to Be a Latin Lover2017 · as Millicent
- Bakery in Brooklyn2016 · as Isabelle
- Manhattan Night2016 · as Norma
- The Intern2015 · as Patty
- A Short History of Decay2014 · as Sandy Fisher
- Wanderlust2012 · as Shari
- The Back-Up Plan2010 · as Nana
- At Home in Utopia2008 · as Self - Narrator
- The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays2006 · as Marjorie (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife")
- The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch2005 · as The Allergist's Wife (archive footage)
- Best Friends for Life1998 · as Sarah "Coop" Cooper
- The Ring1996 · as Ruth Liebman
- For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal1996 · as Marilyn Killane
- Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden1996 · as Earline
- A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story1995 · as Virginia Funicello
- Whitewash1994 · as Ms. Steunberg (voice)
- The Sunset Gang1991 · as Herself - Host
- Night of 100 Stars III1990 · as Self
- I Want to Go Home1989 · as Lena Apthrop
- See You in the Morning1989 · as Sidney
- Lena: My 100 Children1987 · as Lena Kuchler-Silberman
- A Place to Call Home1987 · as Liz Gavin
- Maricela1986 · as Mrs. Gannett
- Night of 100 Stars II1985 · as Self
- The Muppets Take Manhattan1984 · as Kermit's Doctor
- Another Woman's Child1983 · as Terry DeBray
- Lily for President?1982 · as Alice Hyatt
- Night of 100 Stars1982 · as Self
- A Matter of Life and Death1981 · as Nurse Joy Ufema
- Linda in Wonderland1980 · as Herself/Alice Hyatt/Sam Butler
- The $5.20 an Hour Dream1980 · as Ellen Lissick
- Like Mom, Like Me1978 · as Althea Gruen
- The Morning After1974 · as Toni
- Damn Yankees1967 · as Gloria Thorpe
All TV Shows (44)
- Mid-Century Modern2025 · as Sybil Schneiderman
- No Good Deed2024 · as Phyllis Adelman
- Elsbeth2024 · as Gloria
- 100 Years of Warner Bros.2023 · as Self
- B Positive2020 · as Norma
- 9JKL2017 · as Judy
- Room 1042017 · as Enid
- Brockmire2017 · as Lorraine
- Sean Saves the World2013 · as Lorna
- Mom2013 · as Phyllis
- Bob's Burgers2011 · as Gertie (voice)
- Bob's Burgers2011 · as Helen (voice)
- The Good Wife2009 · as F. Joy Grubick
- Criminal Minds2005 · as Connie LaMontagne
- Bones2005 · as Judge Michael
- The O.C.2003 · as Sophie Cohen
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Ursula Sussman
- The Sopranos1999 · as Dr. Wendi Kobler
- Conrad Bloom1998 · as Florie Bloom
- Hollywood Squares1998 · as Self - Panelist
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show1996 · as Self - Guest
- Touched by an Angel1994 · as Amanda Randolph
- Intimate Portrait1993 · as Self
- Room for Two1992 · as Edie Kurland
- Reading Rainbow1983 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Kaz1978 · as Helen 'Frenchy' Russo
- The Muppet Show1976 · as Self - Special Guest Star
- Alice1976 · as Alice Hyatt
- Family1976 · as Annie Laurie Marshall
- Barney Miller1975 · as Det. Janice Wentworth
- Harry O1974 · as Alice
- Rhoda1974 · as Linda Monroe
- Great Performances1971 · as Self
- The Great American Dream Machine1971 · as Herself
- CBS Playhouse1966 · as Carol Brandt
- The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
- The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
- The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Guest
- Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Nominee
- Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Presenter
- Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Performer / Winner
- Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Nominee / Performer
- Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Winner