As of July 2026, Linda Lavin is best known for The Good Wife and Mom. Find every show and movie Linda Lavin has starred in — and where to watch them — below.
Linda Lavin

Linda Lavin

Actress Born 1937 Portland, Maine, USA 10 TV Shows 8 Movies

Linda Lavin (October 15, 1937 - December 29, 2024) was an American actress and singer. She was 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."

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Alongside acting, Linda Lavin is also known as a singer. Her screen credits lean toward Comedy and Drama.

Linda Lavin's most notable role to date came in The Intern (2015), where she played Patty. She also appeared in The Back-Up Plan (2010) as Nana. Most recently appeared in Wanderlust (2012) as Shari.

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📺 Linda Lavin's TV Shows

The Good Wife
F. Joy Grubick
2009
Mom
Phyllis
2013
The O.C.
Sophie Cohen
2003
Alice
Alice Hyatt
1976
Mid-Century Modern
Sybil Schneiderman
2025
Barney Miller
Det. Janice Wentworth
1975
B Positive
Norma
2020
No Good Deed
Phyllis Adelman
2024
Sean Saves the World
Lorna
2013
9JKL
Judy
2017

🎬 Linda Lavin's Movies

The Intern
Patty
2015
The Back-Up Plan
Nana
2010
How to Be a Latin Lover
Millicent
2017
Naked Singularity
Judge Cymbeline
2021
Being the Ricardos
Older Madelyn Pugh
2021
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Barb (voice)
2022
Wanderlust
Shari
2012
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Kermit's Doctor
1984

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