{"id":126695,"date":"2024-12-30T21:22:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T02:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=126695"},"modified":"2024-12-30T21:22:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T02:22:37","slug":"alice-star-linda-lavin-dies-at-87-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=126695","title":{"rendered":"\u201cAlice\u201d Star Linda Lavin Dies at 87- Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=126695\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=126695\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-126696 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Geoffrey Huchel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Actress Linda Lavin, best known for playing the title character in the classic sitcom ALICE passed away December 29, 2024, in Los Angeles from complications of recently diagnosed lung cancer. She was 87.<\/p>\n<p>Lavin, a native of Portland Maine, began her career in the late 1960s when she was cast in the television version of the musical \u201cDamn Yankees\u201d with Phil Silvers. By the mid-1970s, Lavin made several guest appearances on series such as THE NURSES (1962-1965) and RHODA (1974-1978), and landed a recurring role as Detective Janice Wentworth on BARNEY MILLER (1975-1982) during the first and second season. She left BARNEY MILLER to star in the lead role on the successful series ALICE, which ran from 1976-1985. During the series\u2019 run Lavin earned two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Lavin also had a successful stage career. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for playing a strong-willed mother in Neil Simon\u2019s \u201cBroadway Bound.\u201d She also received Tony nominations for the productions \u201cThe Diary of Anne Frank\u201d, \u201cThe Tale of the Allergists Wife\u201d, \u201cCollected Stories\u201d, and \u201cThe Lyons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lavin\u2019s additional filmography includes THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN (1984), TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL (1994-2003), THE SOPRANOS (1999-2007), THE O.C. (2003-2007), THE BACKUP PLAN (2010), WANDERLUST (2012), THE GOOD WIFE (2009-2016), MOM (2013-2021), MANHATTAN NIGHT (2016), MADAM SECRETARY (2014-2019), SANTA CLARITA DIET (2017-2019), DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODERICK RULES (2022), ELSPETH (2024-), and NO GOOD DEED (2024-)<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences to Linda Lavin\u2019s family during their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full\" id=\"wpforms-126533\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-126533\" class=\"wpforms-validate wpforms-form wpforms-ajax-form\" data-formid=\"126533\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F126695\" data-token=\"201e7a18895d13754140dece89c9da62\" data-token-time=\"1775452807\"><noscript class=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/noscript><div class=\"wpforms-field-container\"><div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-name\" data-field-id=\"1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Name <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><div class=\"wpforms-field-row wpforms-field-medium\"><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-first wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-first wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1][first]\" required><label for=\"wpforms-126533-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">First<\/label><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-last wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1][last]\" required><label for=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">Last<\/label><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_4-container\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-id=\"4\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_4\" >Message Comment Name<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_4\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][4]\" >\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_2-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-email\" data-field-id=\"2\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_2\">Email <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"email\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_2\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][2]\" spellcheck=\"false\" required><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_3-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-textarea\" data-field-id=\"3\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_3\">Comment or Message<\/label><textarea id=\"wpforms-126533-field_3\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][3]\" ><\/textarea><\/div><script>\n\t\t\t\t( function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tconst style = document.createElement( 'style' );\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle.appendChild( document.createTextNode( '#wpforms-126533-field_4-container { position: absolute !important; 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