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One Big Happy Family
2025
Linda Lavin
Acting
Born October 15, 1937Died December 29, 2024Portland, Maine, USA
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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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022
6.5
Being the Ricardos
2021
4.6
Naked Singularity
2021
Call Me Back: The Uncommon Wisdom of Yvette Slosch
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Call Me Back: The Uncommon Wisdom of Yvette Slosch
2021
8.7
On Broadway
2019
6.3
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
2019
0.5
Girls Weekend
2019
7.3
Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018
6.9
How to Be a Latin Lover
2017
5.2
Bakery in Brooklyn
2016
5.9
Manhattan Night
2016
7.2
The Intern
2015
5.2
A Short History of Decay
2014
5.5
Wanderlust
2012
6.1
The Back-Up Plan
2010
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At Home in Utopia
2008
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The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
6.8
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
2005
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Collected Stories
2002
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Best Friends for Life
1998
5.8
The Ring
1996
6.5
For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal
1996
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Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
1996
5.3
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
1995
6.0
Whitewash
1994
7.0
The Sunset Gang
1991
4.3
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
4.8
I Want to Go Home
1989
6.0
See You in the Morning
1989
7.0
Lena: My 100 Children
1987
7.0
A Place to Call Home
1987
10.0
Maricela
1986
6.8
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
6.6
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
9.0
Another Woman's Child
1983
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Lily for President?
1982
5.8
Night of 100 Stars
1982
8.0
A Matter of Life and Death
1981
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Linda in Wonderland
1980
9.0
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980
7.0
Like Mom, Like Me
1978
6.7
The Morning After
1974
5.3
Damn Yankees
1967
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Mid-Century Modern
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No Good Deed
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Elsbeth
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100 Years of Warner Bros.
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B Positive
6.2
9JKL
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Room 104
6.8
Brockmire
5.8
Sean Saves the World
7.3
Mom
7.8
Bob's Burgers
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Bob's Burgers
7.6
The Good Wife
8.3
Criminal Minds
8.2
Bones
7.7
The O.C.
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
8.7
The Sopranos
10.0
Conrad Bloom
7.6
Hollywood Squares
4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
7.2
Touched by an Angel
4.5
Intimate Portrait
8.2
Room for Two
8.4
Reading Rainbow
6.6
American Playhouse
7.0
Kaz
8.0
The Muppet Show
7.0
Alice
7.2
Family
7.4
Barney Miller
5.2
Harry O
6.3
Rhoda
6.1
Great Performances
10.0
The Great American Dream Machine
CBS Playhouse
7.0
CBS Playhouse
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
7.6
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
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Tony Awards
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Tony Awards
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Tony Awards
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