Birth Place: Portland, ME, 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.
Linda Lavin, You Will Get Sick
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Linda Lavin
Linda Lavin, The Lyons
Linda Lavin, The Lyons
Linda Lavin, The Lyons
Linda Lavin, The Lyons
Linda Lavin, The Lyons
Linda Lavin, The Lyons
Linda Lavin, Other Desert Cities
Linda Lavin, Other Desert Cities
Linda Lavin, Other Desert Citites
Linda Lavin, Collected Stories
Linda Lavin, The New Century
Linda Lavin, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife
Linda Lavin, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife
Linda Lavin, The Diary of Anne Frank
Linda Lavin , The Diary of Anne Frank
Linda Lavin, The Diary of Anne Frank
Linda Lavin, The Diary of Anne Frank
Linda Lavin, Death Defying Acts
Linda Lavin, Death Defying Acts
Linda Lavin, Death Defying Acts
Linda LavinBroadway Bound
Linda Lavin, Broadway Bound
Linda Lavin , Broadway Bound
Linda Lavin, Last of the Red Hot Lovers
Linda Lavin, Little Murders
Linda LavinCop-Out
Linda Lavin, Little Murders
Linda Lavin, Wet Paint
Linda Lavin has appeared on Broadway in 17 shows.
Linda Lavin has not appeared in the West End.
Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for You Will Get Sick, Legend of Off Broadway Honoree (), Legend of off-Broadway Honoree () for , Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Lyons, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for The Lyons, Performance (Obie Awards) for The Lyons, Performance (Obie Awards) for The Lyons, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Lyons, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Lyons, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Other Desert Cities, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Other Desert Cities , Outstanding Featured Actress (The Lortels) for Other Desert Citites, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Collected Stories, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The New Century, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Outstanding Featured Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Diary of Anne Frank, Best Featured Actress - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Diary of Anne Frank , Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Diary of Anne Frank, Outstanding Featured Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Diary of Anne Frank, Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Death Defying Acts, Performance (Obie Awards) for Death Defying Acts, Outstanding Lead Actress (The Lortels) for Death Defying Acts, Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for Broadway Bound, Best Actress (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Broadway Bound, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Broadway Bound, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Little Murders, Best Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Cop-Out, Best Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Little Murders and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Wet Paint.
Linda Lavin has received numerous awards throughout her career, including being honored as a Legend of Off-Broadway twice. She won Obie Awards for her performances in The Lyons and Death Defying Acts. Lavin earned Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for The New Century, Outstanding Actress in a Play for The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, and Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for The Diary of Anne Frank. She received The Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for Death Defying Acts and the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Non-Resident Production for Broadway Bound. Additionally, Lavin won Best Actress from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Broadway Bound and Little Murders, as well as Best Performance from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Cop-Out. She was honored with a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for Broadway Bound and received a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance for Little Murders. Early in her career, Lavin also received a Theatre World Award for her performance in Wet Paint.
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