Linda Lavin

Linda Lavin

87 · Born: Oct 15, 1937

Personal Details

BornOct 15, 1937 Portland, Maine, USA
Spouse
  • Steve Bakunas

    ( Feb 14, 2005 to Dec 23, 2024 )
  • Kip Niven

    ( Aug 22, 1982 to Jul 2, 1992 )
  • Ron Leibman

    ( Sep 7, 1969 to Aug 4, 1981 )
Parents
  • Lucille Potter Lavin

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.

Career

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2024
No Good Deed
No Good Deed as Phyllis
{"id":215823,"title":"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules","year":"2022","character":"Barb (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-rodrick-rules-2022","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/64p1qkd0ltc0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/64p1qkd0ltc0.jpg"},"released":1}
2022
{"id":195196,"title":"Being the Ricardos","year":"2021","character":"Older Madelyn Pugh","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/being-the-ricardos","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/28p2qg0pvfag.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/28p2qg0pvfag.jpg"},"released":1}
2021
Being the Ricardos
Being the Ricardos as Older Madelyn Pugh
{"id":193064,"title":"Naked Singularity","year":"2021","character":"Judge Cymbeline","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/naked-singularity","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6u0gvde0p060.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6u0gvde0p060.jpg"},"released":1}
Naked Singularity
Naked Singularity as Judge Cymbeline
{"id":103836056,"title":"B Positive","year":2020,"character":"Norma","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/b-positive","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103836056.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103836056.jpg"},"released":1}
2020
B Positive
B Positive as Norma
{"id":103830747,"title":"Room 104","year":2020,"character":"Enid","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/room-104","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/3538p5jelfg0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/3538p5jelfg0.jpg"},"released":1}
Room 104
Room 104 as Enid
{"id":137759,"title":"Girls Weekend","year":"2019","character":"Marie","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/girls-weekend","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_137759.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_137759.jpg"},"released":1}
2019
{"id":137283,"title":"Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase","year":"2019","character":"Flora","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/nancy-drew-and-the-hidden-staircase-2019","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/49srfje953o0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/49srfje953o0.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":103830057,"title":"Brockmire","year":2019,"character":"Lorraine","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/brockmire","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/4n987eqnhu90.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/4n987eqnhu90.jpg"},"released":1}
Brockmire
Brockmire as Lorraine
{"id":111046,"title":"How to Be a Latin Lover","year":"2017","character":"Millicent","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/how-to-be-a-latin-lover","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/54vl2fkkb4b0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/54vl2fkkb4b0.jpg"},"released":1}
2017
{"id":103830202,"title":"9JKL","year":2017,"character":"Judy","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/9jkl","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/5mdcfm3augh0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/5mdcfm3augh0.jpg"},"released":1}
9JKL
9JKL as Judy
{"id":102817,"title":"Manhattan Nocturne","year":"2016","character":"Norma","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/manhattan-nocturne","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/69rlfsmeoem0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/69rlfsmeoem0.jpg"},"released":1}
2016
{"id":103151,"title":"Bakery in Brooklyn","year":"2016","character":"Isabelle","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/bakery-in-brooklyn","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7mdnapmj7ij0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7mdnapmj7ij0.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":33723,"title":"The Intern","year":"2015","character":"Patty","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-intern-2015","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/qe6qpstbnjg0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/qe6qpstbnjg0.jpg"},"released":1}
2015
The Intern
The Intern as Patty
{"id":761,"title":"Mom","year":2015,"character":"Phyllis","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/mom","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/3cn3itkq9u6g.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/3cn3itkq9u6g.jpg"},"released":1}
Mom
Mom as Phyllis
{"id":22462,"title":"A Short History of Decay","year":"2014","character":"Sandy Fisher","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/a-short-history-of-decay","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_22462.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_22462.jpg"},"released":1}
2014
{"id":1284,"title":"Sean Saves the World","year":2013,"character":"Lorna","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/sean-saves-the-world","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_1284.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_1284.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
{"id":5159,"title":"Wanderlust","year":"2012","character":"Shari","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/wanderlust","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/32hd8jugp3jg.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/32hd8jugp3jg.jpg"},"released":1}
2012
Wanderlust
Wanderlust as Shari
{"id":538,"title":"Bob's Burgers","year":2012,"character":"Helen (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/bobs-burgers","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/6q75ji7c1o40.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/6q75ji7c1o40.jpg"},"released":1}
Bob's Burgers
Bob's Burgers as Helen (voice)
{"id":1351,"title":"The Back-up Plan","year":"2010","character":"Nana","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-back-up-plan","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7k7o2636i9i0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7k7o2636i9i0.jpg"},"released":1}
2010
{"id":151293,"title":"The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch","year":"2005","character":"The Allergist's Wife (archive footage)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-lady-in-question-is-charles-busch","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_151293.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_151293.jpg"},"released":1}
2005
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch as The Allergist's Wife (archive footage)
{"id":188515,"title":"Best Friends for Life","year":"1998","character":"Sarah \"Coop\" Cooper","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/best-friends-for-life","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_188515.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_188515.jpg"},"released":1}
1998
Best Friends for Life
Best Friends for Life as Sarah "Coop" Cooper
{"id":172943,"title":"Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden","year":"1996","character":"Earline","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/stolen-memories-secrets-from-the-rose-garden","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_172943.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_172943.jpg"},"released":1}
1996
{"id":57056,"title":"The Ring","year":"1996","character":"Ruth Liebman","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-ring-1996","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_57056.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_57056.jpg"},"released":1}
The Ring
The Ring as Ruth Liebman
{"id":204310,"title":"For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal","year":"1996","character":"Marilyn Killane","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/for-the-future-the-irvine-fertility-scandal","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_204310.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_204310.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":157610,"title":"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story","year":"1995","character":"Virginia Funicello","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/a-dream-is-a-wish-your-heart-makes-the-annette-funicello-story","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_157610.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_157610.jpg"},"released":1}
1995
{"id":93264,"title":"Whitewash","year":"1994","character":"Ms. Steunberg (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/whitewash-1994","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_93264.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_93264.jpg"},"released":1}
1994
Whitewash
Whitewash as Ms. Steunberg (voice)
{"id":60420,"title":"I Want to Go Home","year":"1989","character":"Lena Apthrop","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/i-want-to-go-home","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_60420.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_60420.jpg"},"released":1}
1989
I Want to Go Home
I Want to Go Home as Lena Apthrop
{"id":7700,"title":"See You in the Morning","year":"1989","character":"Sidney","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/see-you-in-the-morning","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_7700.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_7700.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":161115,"title":"Lena: My 100 Children","year":"1987","character":"Lena Kuchler-Silberman","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/lena-my-100-children","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_161115.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_161115.jpg"},"released":1}
1987
Lena: My 100 Children
Lena: My 100 Children as Lena Kuchler-Silberman
{"id":93681,"title":"A Place to Call Home","year":"1987","character":"Liz Gavin","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/a-place-to-call-home","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_93681.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_93681.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":6373,"title":"The Muppets Take Manhattan","year":"1984","character":"Kermit's Doctor","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-muppets-take-manhattan","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4i259chhtq20.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4i259chhtq20.jpg"},"released":1}
1984
{"id":195883,"title":"Lily for President?","year":"1982","character":"Alice Hyatt","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/lily-for-president","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_195883.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_195883.jpg"},"released":1}
1982
Lily for President?
Lily for President? as Alice Hyatt
{"id":185878,"title":"A Matter of Life and Death","year":"1981","character":"Nurse Joy Ufema","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/a-matter-of-life-and-death-1981","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_185878.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_185878.jpg"},"released":1}
1981
{"id":163810,"title":"Like Mom, Like Me","year":"1978","character":"Althea Gruen","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/like-mom-like-me","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_163810.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_163810.jpg"},"released":1}
1978
Like Mom, Like Me
Like Mom, Like Me as Althea Gruen
{"id":8586,"title":"Alice","year":1976,"character":"Alice Hyatt","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/alice-1976","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_8586.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_8586.jpg"},"released":1}
1976
Alice
Alice as Alice Hyatt
{"id":81611,"title":"The Morning After","year":"1974","character":"Toni","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-morning-after-1974","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_81611.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_81611.jpg"},"released":1}
1974
{"id":173437,"title":"Damn Yankees!","year":"1967","character":"Gloria Thorpe","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/damn-yankees-1967","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_173437.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_173437.jpg"},"released":1}
1967
Damn Yankees!
Damn Yankees! as Gloria Thorpe
{"id":176021,"title":"Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration","year":"2020","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/take-me-to-the-world-a-sondheim-90th-birthday-celebration","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_176021.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_176021.jpg"},"released":1}
2020
{"id":178201,"title":"On Broadway","year":"2019","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/on-broadway-2019","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_178201.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_178201.jpg"},"released":1}
2019
{"id":134797,"title":"Betty White: First Lady of Television","year":"2018","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/betty-white-first-lady-of-television","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_134797.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_134797.jpg"},"released":1}
2018
{"id":262737,"title":"At Home in Utopia","year":"2008","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/at-home-in-utopia","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_262737.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_262737.jpg"},"released":1}
2008
{"id":195840,"title":"Night of 100 Stars II","year":"1985","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/night-of-100-stars-ii","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_195840.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_195840.jpg"},"released":1}
1985
{"id":162629,"title":"Night of 100 Stars","year":"1982","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/night-of-100-stars","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_162629.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_162629.jpg"},"released":1}
1982
{"id":103845168,"title":"The Great American Dream Machine","year":1971,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/the-great-american-dream-machine","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103845168.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103845168.jpg"},"released":1}
1971