Linda Lavin

Acting

Born: 1937-10-15
Died: 2024-12-29
From: Portland, Maine, USA
Gender: Female
Popularity: 0.8

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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Linda Lavin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards & Nominations7 won · 5 nominated

Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

2012
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

2010
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

2001
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

1998
🏆 Won

Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress

1995
🏆 Won

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

1987
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy

Alice

1980
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy

Alice

1979
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy

Alice

1978
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

1970
🏆 Won

Theatre World Award

1965
🏆 Won

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play

Acting79 titles

Directing1 title

Production1 title