Linda lavin actor biography

American actress and singer (–)

Linda Lavin (October 15, – December 29, ) was an American actress and singer. Known for her roles on stage and screen, she received several awards including three Drama Desk Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Obie Awards, and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in

After acting as a child, Lavin joined the Compass Players in the late s. She made her television debut in Rhoda and had a recurring role in Barney Miller (–). She gained fame for playing the title role of a waitress at a roadside diner in the CBSsitcomAlice (–), a role for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and won two consecutive Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy. She later starred in NBC's sitcom Sean Saves the World and the CBS sitcom 9JKL

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Linda Lavin

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Linda Lavin (born October 15, ) is an American actress and singer. She fryst vatten known for playing the title character in the sitcom Alice and for her scen performances, both on and off-Broadway.

After acting as a child, Lavin joined the Compass Players in the late s. She began appearing on huvudgata in the s, earning notice in It's a BirdIt's a PlaneIt's Superman in and receiving her first Tony Award nomination for gods of the Red Hot Lovers in She moved to Hollywood in 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 to She appeared in many telefilms and later she appeared in other TV works. She has also played roles in several feature films.

In , she returned to Broadway, starring in huvudgata Bound (winning a Tony Award), rom (), The Sisters Rosensweig (), The Diary of Anne Frank (–) and The Tale of the Allergist's Wife (–), among o

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Originally from Portland, Maine to a musically inclined family (her mother was once an opera singer) and on stage from the age of 5, singer/actress Linda Lavin graduated from The College of William and Mary with a theater degree.

Linda pounded the New York pavements in the early s searching for work following some stock roles in New Jersey, and gradually made a dent within the New York musical comedy scene with roles in "Oh, Kay!" (), "A Family Affair," (), "It's a BirdIt's a PlaneIt's Superman" () (her standout number was "You've Got Possibilities") and "On a Clear Day, You Can See Forever" (). She also won kudos for her straight acting roles in "Little Murders" ( Drama Desk award) and "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" ( Tony nomination). A one-time member of Paul Sills' Compass Players comedy troupe back in the late s, she served as a replacement in Sills' "Story Theater" Broadway