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Filmography
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Known For
Alice Alice Hyatt / Mrs. Walden (1976-1985) -
The Back-up Plan Nana (2010) -
The Muppets Take Manhattan Kermit's Doctor (1984) -
Known For
The Good Wife Joy Grubick (2014-2015) -
Actress
B Positive Norma (2020-2021) -
Room 104 Enid (2020) -
Yvette Slosch, Agent Yvette Slosch (2020) -
Brockmire Lorraine (2019) -
Santa Clarita Diet Jean (2019) -
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase Flora (2019) -
Girls Weekend Marie (2019) -
Madam Secretary June O'Callaghan (2018) -
9JKL Judy (2017-2018) -
How to Be a Latin Lover Millicent (2017) -
![Manhattan Night]( "Manhattan Night")
Manhattan Night Norma Segal (2016) -
![Mom]( "Mom")
Mom Phyllis (2016) -
![Bakery in Brooklyn]( "Bakery in Brooklyn")
Bakery in Brooklyn Isabelle (2016) -
![The Intern]( "The Intern")
The Intern Patty (2015) -
![Bones]( "Bones")
Bones Judge Michael (2015) -
![The Good Wife]( "The Good Wife")
The Good Wife Joy Grubick (2014-2015) -
![A Short History of Decay]( "A Short History of Decay")
A Short History of Decay Sandy Fisher (2014) -
![Sean Saves the World]( "Sean Saves the World")
Sean Saves the World Lorna Harrison (2013-2014) -
![Holiday Road Trip]( "Holiday Road Trip")
Holiday Road Trip Woman on Street (2013) -
![Bob's Burgers]( "Bob's Burgers")
Bob's Burgers Helen (2013) -
![Wanderlust]( "Wanderlust")
Wanderlust Shari Selman (2012) -
Maggie Tales Narrator (2010)
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![The Back-up Plan]( "The Back-up Plan")
The Back-up Plan Nana (2010) -
![The O.C.]( "The O.C.")
The O.C. Sophie Cohen (2004-2005) -
![Law & Order: Criminal Intent]( "Law & Order: Criminal Intent")
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Ursula Sussman (2002) -
![The Sopranos]( "The Sopranos")
The Sopranos Dr. Wendi Kobler (2002) -
![Courage the Cowardly Dog]( "Courage the Cowardly Dog")
Courage the Cowardly Dog Mama Bird (2002) -
![Collected Stories]( "Collected Stories")
Collected Stories Ruth Steiner (2002) -
![Touched by an Angel]( "Touched by an Angel")
Touched by an Angel Amanda Randolph (1999) -
![Conrad Bloom]( "Conrad Bloom")
Conrad Bloom Florie Bloom (1998) -
![Best Friends for Life]( "Best Friends for Life")
Best Friends for Life Sarah 'Coop' Cooper (1998) -
![The Ring]( "The Ring")
The Ring Ruth Liebman (1996) -
For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal Marilyn Killane (1996)
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![Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden]( "Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden")
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden Earline (1996) -
![A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story]( "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story")
A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story Virginia Funicello (1995) -
![Whitewash]( "Whitewash")
Whitewash Ms. Steunberg (1994) -
![Room for Two]( "Room for Two")
Room for Two Edie Kurland (1992-1993) -
![I Want to Go Home]( "I Want to Go Home")
I Want to Go Home Lena Apthrop (1989) -
![See You in the Morning]( "See You in the Morning")
See You in the Morning Sidney (1989) -
![Lena: My 100 Children]( "Lena: My 100 Children")
Lena: My 100 Children Lena Kuchler-Silberman (1987) -
![A Place to Call Home]( "A Place to Call Home")
A Place to Call Home Liz Gavin (1987) -
![Maricela]( "Maricela")
Maricela Mrs. Gannett (1986) -
![Alice]( "Alice")
Alice Alice Hyatt (1976-1985) -
![The Muppets Take Manhattan]( "The Muppets Take Manhattan")
The Muppets Take Manhattan Kermit's Doctor (1984) -
![Another Woman's Child]( "Another Woman's Child")
Another Woman's Child Terry DeBray (1983) -
![A Matter of Life and Death]( "A Matter of Life and Death")
A Matter of Life and Death Nurse Joy Ufema (1981) -
The $5.20 an Hour Dream Ellen Lissick (1980)
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![Kaz]( "Kaz")
Kaz Helen 'Frenchy' Russo (1979) -
![Like Mom, Like Me]( "Like Mom, Like Me")
Like Mom, Like Me Althea Gruen (1978) -
![Family]( "Family")
Family Annie Laurie (1977) -
![Phyllis]( "Phyllis")
Phyllis Margaret Gates (1976) -
![Barney Miller]( "Barney Miller")
Barney Miller Det. Janice Wentworth (1975-1976) -
![Harry O]( "Harry O")
Harry O Alice (1975) -
![Rhoda]( "Rhoda")
Rhoda Linda Monroe (1974) -
Jerry Nina Pope (1974)
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![The Morning After]( "The Morning After")
The Morning After Toni (1974) -
![The Great American Dream Machine]( "The Great American Dream Machine")
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![CBS Playhouse]( "CBS Playhouse")
CBS Playhouse Carol (1969) -
![Damn Yankees!]( "Damn Yankees!")
Damn Yankees! Gloria Thorpe (1967) -
![The Doctors]( "The Doctors")
The Doctors (1963) -
Actress
![The Doctors and the Nurses]( "The Doctors and the Nurses")
The Doctors and the Nurses Doris Ilon (1963) -
Producer
![Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden]( "Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden")
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![American Playhouse]( "American Playhouse")
American Playhouse (1991) -
![CBS Schoolbreak Special]( "CBS Schoolbreak Special")
CBS Schoolbreak Special (1990) -
![A Place to Call Home]( "A Place to Call Home")
A Place to Call Home (1987) -
Producer
![Another Woman's Child]( "Another Woman's Child")
Another Woman's Child (1983) -
Soundtrack
![Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration]( "Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration")
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![Alice]( "Alice")
Alice (1976-1985) -
![The Muppet Show]( "The Muppet Show")
The Muppet Show (1979) -
Soundtrack
![Damn Yankees!]( "Damn Yankees!")
Damn Yankees! (1967) -
Director
![CBS Schoolbreak Special]( "CBS Schoolbreak Special")
CBS Schoolbreak Special (1990) -
Director
![Alice]( "Alice")
Alice (1980-1984) -
Archive footageSpotlight on Broadway (2013)
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Archive footage
![The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch]( "The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch")
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![Barney Miller]( "Barney Miller")
Barney Miller (1982)
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Did You Know
Trivia
Lavin's mother, Lucille Potter Lavin, was a coloratura soprano beside such singing notables as Risë Stevens and Paul Whiteman in concert, radio and TV.
Quotes
I discovered that the character of 'Alice' represented 80% of the working women in this country, the blue collar and pink collar women. Hundreds of women have come up to me and said, 'It was because of watching "Alice" that I could get through ...
Star Sign
Libra
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