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    Linda Lavin

    1937-10-15 (87 years old) in Portland, Maine, USA

    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.

    Movies

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    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
    69.31 %|Dec 2, 2022
    Animation, Comedy, Family
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    Being the Ricardos
    65 %|Dec 10, 2021
    Drama, History
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    Naked Singularity
    46 %|Aug 6, 2021
    Crime, Drama
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    On Broadway
    87 %|Oct 12, 2019
    Documentary
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    Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
    64 %|Mar 15, 2019
    Crime, Family, Mystery
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    Girls Weekend
    5 %|Jan 29, 2019
    Comedy
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    Betty White: First Lady of Television
    74.55 %|Aug 18, 2018
    Documentary
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    How to Be a Latin Lover
    69 %|Mar 6, 2017
    Comedy
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    Bakery in Brooklyn
    52.38 %|Jun 30, 2016
    Comedy, Romance
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    Manhattan Night
    59 %|May 20, 2016
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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    The Intern
    72.18 %|Sep 23, 2015
    Comedy
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    A Short History of Decay
    52 %|May 16, 2014
    Comedy, Drama
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    Wanderlust
    55.03 %|Feb 23, 2012
    Comedy, Romance
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    The Back-Up Plan
    61 %|Apr 23, 2010
    Comedy, Romance
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    At Home in Utopia
    0 %|Jan 1, 2008
    Documentary
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    The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
    0 %|May 2, 2006
    Documentary
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    The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
    57 %|Apr 25, 2005
    Documentary
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    Best Friends for Life
    0 %|Jan 18, 1998
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Ring
    57 %|Oct 20, 1996
    TV Movie, Drama, Romance
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    For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal
    60 %|Aug 21, 1996
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
    0 %|Jan 7, 1996
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Whitewash
    60 %|Aug 16, 1994
    Animation, Family
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    The Sunset Gang
    0 %|Apr 4, 1991
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    Night of 100 Stars III
    40 %|May 21, 1990
    Comedy, Music, TV Movie, Documentary
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    I Want to Go Home
    49 %|Sep 27, 1989
    Comedy
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    See You in the Morning
    59 %|Apr 14, 1989
    Drama, Romance
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    Lena: My 100 Children
    70 %|Nov 23, 1987
    History, Drama, TV Movie
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    A Place to Call Home
    70 %|Feb 7, 1987
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    Maricela
    0 %|Sep 13, 1986
    Adventure, Drama, TV Movie
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    Night of 100 Stars II
    80 %|Mar 10, 1985
    Comedy, Music, TV Movie, Documentary
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    The Muppets Take Manhattan
    65.36 %|Jun 27, 1984
    Romance, Comedy, Family
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    Another Woman's Child
    0 %|Jan 18, 1983
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Lily for President?
    0 %|May 20, 1982
    TV Movie, Comedy
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    Night of 100 Stars
    65 %|Mar 8, 1982
    Comedy, Music, TV Movie, Documentary
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    A Matter of Life and Death
    0 %|Jan 13, 1981
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Linda in Wonderland
    0 %|Nov 27, 1980
    Music, Comedy, TV Movie
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    The $5.20 an Hour Dream
    0 %|Jan 26, 1980
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Like Mom, Like Me
    0 %|Oct 22, 1978
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Morning After
    65 %|Feb 13, 1974
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Damn Yankees
    40 %|Apr 8, 1967
    Comedy, Music, Fantasy, TV Movie

    Series

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    No Good Deed
    52 %|Dec 12, 2024
    Drama, Comedy
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    Elsbeth
    73.4 %|Feb 29, 2024
    Crime, Drama, Comedy
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    100 Years of Warner Bros.
    76.53999999999999 %|May 25, 2023
    Documentary
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    B Positive
    64 %|Nov 5, 2020
    Comedy
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    9JKL
    64 %|Oct 2, 2017
    Comedy
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    Room 104
    58 %|Jul 28, 2017
    Mystery, Drama, Comedy
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    Brockmire
    68 %|Apr 5, 2017
    Comedy, Drama
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    Sean Saves the World
    61 %|Oct 3, 2013
    Comedy, Family
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    Mom
    73 %|Sep 23, 2013
    Comedy, Drama
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    Bob's Burgers
    78 %|Jan 9, 2011
    Animation, Comedy
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    Bob's Burgers
    78 %|Jan 9, 2011
    Animation, Comedy
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    The Good Wife
    76 %|Sep 22, 2009
    Drama
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    Bones
    82 %|Sep 13, 2005
    Crime, Drama
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    The O.C.
    78 %|Aug 5, 2003
    Drama
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    Law & Order: Criminal Intent
    75.67 %|Sep 30, 2001
    Drama
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    The Sopranos
    86 %|Jan 10, 1999
    Drama
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    Conrad Bloom
    0 %|Sep 21, 1998
    Comedy
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    Hollywood Squares
    65 %|Sep 14, 1998
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    The Rosie O'Donnell Show
    35 %|Jun 10, 1996
    Talk, Family, Comedy
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    Touched by an Angel
    72 %|Sep 21, 1994
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Family
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    Intimate Portrait
    45 %|Nov 14, 1993
    Documentary
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    Room for Two
    82.5 %|Mar 24, 1992
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    Reading Rainbow
    84 %|Jun 6, 1983
    Kids
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    The Muppet Show
    80.37 %|Sep 5, 1976
    Kids, Comedy, Family
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    Alice
    70 %|Aug 31, 1976
    Comedy, Drama
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    Family
    70 %|Mar 9, 1976
    Drama
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    Barney Miller
    72.5 %|Jan 23, 1975
    Comedy
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    The Great American Dream Machine
    0 %|Jan 6, 1971
    Comedy, Kids, Animation
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    The Mike Douglas Show
    51 %|Dec 11, 1961
    Comedy, Talk
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    Tony Awards
    50 %|Apr 1, 1956
    actor
    Mid-Century Modern
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Comedy
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    Tony Awards
    50 %|Apr 1, 1956
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    Tony Awards
    50 %|Apr 1, 1956
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    Golden Globe Awards
    68 %|Jan 20, 1944
    Talk