Linda Lavin
Linda Lavin (October 15, 1937 – December 29, 2024) was an American actress and singer. She was known for playing the main character in the sitcom Alice and for her stage roles both on Broadway and Off-Broadway.
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| File:Linda Lavin in Wet Paint 1965 (cropped).jpg Lavin in 1965 | |
| Born | October 15, 1937 Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | December 29, 2024 (aged 87) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | College of William & Mary |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1958–2024 |
| Spouse(s) | Steve Bakunas
(m. 2005) |
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She had her first Tony Award nomination in Last of the Red Hot Lovers in 1970. In 1987, she won a Tony Award for her role in Broadway Bound.[1] Lavin won two Golden Globe Awards in 1978 and 1979.
Lavin died from cardiopulmonary arrest caused by lung cancer on December 29, 2024 in Los Angeles, California at the age of 87.[2][3]
Linda Lavin Media
- Paul Sand-Linda Lavin-Bill McCutcheon in Wet Paint.jpg
Lavin (middle) with Paul Sand and Bill McCutcheon in Wet Paint (1965).
At "Portrait of an Artist' benefit for Celebration Theatre on Feb. 1, 2014
- Waitress cast Alice 1976.JPG
Beth Howland as Vera, Linda Lavin as Alice, and Polly Holliday as Flo on Alice (1976)
- Lavin Follies.jpg
Lavin and her husband Steve Bakunas at the Kennedy Center, 2011
References
- ↑ Embry, Ingerline Voosen."Linda Lavin biography" Jewish Women's Archive, retrieved October 15, 2010
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "Linda Lavin Dies: 'Alice' Star & Tony-Winning Broadway Actor Was 87". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Linda Lavin, Busy Broadway Actress and Star of TV's 'Alice,' Dies at 87". The Hollywood Reporter. December 30, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
Other websites
16x16px Media related to Linda Lavin at Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Lavin on IMDb
- Linda Lavin at the Internet Broadway Database
- Linda Lavin at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Linda Lavin biography, as "Alice" cast member
