Linda Lavin was born in Portland, Maine, United States, on February 24, 1974, was an American actress. Young Linda Lavin first started performing on stage at the age of five. She made her film debut in comedy musical Damn Yankees! (1967) in role as Gloria Thorpe. She got her television debut in CBS sitcom Rhoda (1974) in episode "The Shower", in role as Linda Monroe. Linda breakthrough performance came as Sydney in a musical "It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman" (1966) at Alvin Theatre. She landed her Broadway debut in a musical "A Family Affair" (1962) at Billy Rose Theatre.
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Birth Date:
October 15, 1937
Died:
December 29, 2024
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Libra
Natural hair color:
Dark Brown
Eye Color:
Dark Brown
Height:
5 ft 3 in | 160 cm
Weight:
65 kg | 145 lbs
Body Measurements:
36-29-34 in | 91.5-73.5-86.5 cm
Bra Size:
34B
Shoe Size:
8 US | 38.5 EU
She won the SENE Film, Music and Art Festival Award for Best Acting - Comedy and the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, US Award for Best Actress (Comic Performance in an American Indie Short) for her role as Yvette Slosch in short comedy film Call Me Back: The Uncommon Wisdom of Yvette Slosch (2021).
The Morning After (1974) - Toni
Like Mom, Like Me (1978) - Althea Gruen
I Want to Go Home (1989) - Lena Apthrop
The Back-up Plan (2010) - Nana
Wanderlust (2012) - Shari
A Short History of Decay (2013) - Sandy Fisher
The Intern (2015) - Patty
Manhattan Night (2016) - Norma Segal
How to Be a Latin Lover (2017) - Millicent Dupont
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019) - Flora
Naked Singularity (2021) - Judge Cymbeline
Being the Ricardos (2021) - Older Madelyn Pugh
She won two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Alice Hyatt in CBS sitcom Alice (1976-1985).
She was nominated for the Critics Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series for her role as Joy Grubick in CBS legal and political drama television series The Good Wife (2014-2015).
Barney Miller (1975-1976) ABC - Det. Janice Wentworth
Room for Two (1992-1993) ABC - Edie Kurland
Conrad Bloom (1998) NBC - Florie Bloom
Sean Saves the World (2013-2014) NBC - Lorna Harrison
9JKL (2017-2018) CBS - Judy Roberts
Santa Clarita Diet (2019) Netflix - Jean
B Positive (2020-2022) CBS - Norma Goldman
No Good Deed (2024) Netflix - Phyllis Adelman
Mid-Century Modern (2025) Hulu - Sybil Schneiderman
Attended Waynflete School.
Graduated from College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia (1959).
Studied acting at HB Studio in New York City.
Had Jewish ancestry.
She was a member of improvisational theatre revue Compass Players.
She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2011.
She won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play for her role as Kate in a play "Broadway Bound" (1986) at Broadhurst Theatre.
She was nominated for the Tony Awards for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" (1970), as Elaine Navazio, at Eugene O'Neill Theatre, and "The Diary of Anne Frank" (1997) as Mrs. Van Daan, at Music Box Theatre.
She was nominated for the Tony Awards for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife" (2000) as Marjorie, at Manhattan Theatre Club Stage I, "Collected Stories" (2010) as Ruth Steiner, at Samuel J Friedman Theatre, and "The Lyons" (2012) as Performer, at James Earl Jones Theatre.
She won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her role as Helene Nadler in a play "The New Century" (2008) at Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.
Linda died on December 29, 2024, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 87.
She was married to Kip Niven (1982-1992), Ron Leibman (1969-1981) and Steve Bakunas (2005-2024).