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Biography

Born

10/15/1937, Portland, Maine, USA

Birth Name

Gender

Female

Credits

Star (3)

Role
- Conrad Bloom
  Florrie Bloom
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Favor
    5/23/99
  - S 1: Ep 10 Working Girl
    5/23/99
  - S 1: Ep 15 Dumb and Dummy-er
    5/17/99
  - S 1: Ep 11 Psycho Babbler Qu'est Que Ce?
    5/16/99
  - S 1: Ep 12 How Florie Got Her Groove Back
    5/10/99
  - + 10 More Credits
- Room for Two
  Edie Kurland
  - S 2: Ep 15 'M' is for the Many Things
    7/6/93
  - S 2: Ep 14 Big Noise from Mendota
    6/29/93
  - S 2: Ep 13 Moving On
    6/22/93
  - S 2: Ep 12 To Book or Not to Book
    6/15/93
  - S 2: Ep 11 Sex, Rugs and Rock 'n' Roll
    6/8/93
  - + 21 More Credits
- Alice (1985)
  Alice Hyatt
  - S 9: Ep 16 Th-th-th-that's All, Folks
    3/19/85
  - S 9: Ep 15 Vera's Grounded Gumshoe
    3/12/85
  - S 9: Ep 14 One on One
    3/5/85
  - S 9: Ep 13 The Night They Raided Debbie's
    2/6/85
  - S 9: Ep 12 Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore (2)
    2/5/85
  - + 197 More Credits
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Barney Miller
  Det. Janice Wentworth
  - S 2: Ep 19 Massage Parlor
    2/19/76
  - S 2: Ep 18 Block Party
    2/12/76
  - S 2: Ep 7 Hotel (a.k.a. Grand Hotel)
    10/23/75
  - S 2: Ep 5 Heat Wave
    10/9/75
  - S 1: Ep 8 Ms. Cop
    3/13/75
Guest Star (28)

Role
- The O.C.
  Sophie "Nana" Cohen
  - S 2: Ep 21 The Return of the Nana
    5/5/05
  - S 1: Ep 23 The Nana
    3/31/04
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  Ursula Sussman
  - S 2: Ep 9 Shandeh
    12/1/02
- The View
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 39 October 28, 2002
    10/28/02
- The Sopranos
  Dr. Wendi Kobler
  - S 4: Ep 2 No Show
    9/22/02
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 124 Show #748
    3/22/00
  - S 2: Ep 80 Show #322
    1/16/98
  - S 1: Ep 80 Show #80
    10/18/96
- Touched By an Angel
  Amanda
  - S 5: Ep 19 Jagged Edges
    3/28/99
- Reading Rainbow
  Narrator
  - S 12: Ep 10 Ruth Law Thrills a Nation
    10/14/94
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 142 March 31, 1992
    3/31/92
- One On One With John Tesh
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 100 February 10, 1992
    2/10/92
- American Playhouse
  Hostess
  - S 10: Ep 7 The Sunset Gang
    4/5/91
- Alice (1985)
  Debbie Walden
  - S 9: Ep 13 The Night They Raided Debbie's
    2/6/85
  - S 8: Ep 18 My Dinner with Debbie
    3/18/84
  - S 7: Ep 16 Vera, the Torch
    4/24/83
- The Muppet Show
  Kermit's Doctor
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Muppets Take Manhattan
    7/13/84
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Herself
  - S 15: Ep 15 December 15-19, 1980
    12/15/80
  - S 14: Ep 71 May 12-18, 1980 (2)
    5/12/80
  - S 14: Ep 47 February 18-24, 1980 (2)
    2/18/80
  - S 14: Ep 36 January 14-18, 1980 (The Comedy Squares on NBC-TV)
    1/14/80
  - S 12: Ep 67 May 1-7, 1978 (2)
    5/1/78
  - + 6 More Credits
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 90 January 24, 1980
    1/24/80
  - S 6: Ep 18 October 5, 1979
    10/5/79
  - S 5: Ep 118 March 6, 1979
    3/6/79
  - S 5: Ep 16 October 4, 1978
    10/4/78
  - S 3: Ep 185 June 24, 1977
    6/24/77
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 18: Ep 50 Show #3150
    1/23/80
- The Muppet Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 2 Linda Lavin
    9/27/79
- Kaz
  The Convict
  - S 1: Ep 20 Fool For A Client
    4/8/79
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself/Co-host
  - S 17: Ep 93 February 16, 1979
    2/16/79
  - S 15: Ep 155 Week of April 11, 1977
    4/11/77
  - S 15: Ep 129 March 4, 1977
    3/4/77
  - S 15: Ep 128 March 3, 1977
    3/3/77
  - S 15: Ep 127 March 2, 1977
    3/2/77
  - + 1 More Credits
- Family
  Annie Laurie
  - S 3: Ep 5 Annie Laurie
    10/25/77
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 14: Ep 190 June 30, 1977
    6/30/77
  - S 14: Ep 99 February 4, 1977
    2/4/77
  - S 14: Ep 10 September 17, 1976
    9/17/76
- Battle of the Network Stars
  CBS Team
  - S 1: Ep 2 Special #2
    2/28/77
- Phyllis
  Margaret Gates
  - S 1: Ep 23 Widows, Merry and Otherwise
    2/23/76
- Harry O
  Alice
  - S 2: Ep 10 Group Terror
    11/13/75
- Rhoda
  Linda Monroe
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Shower
    10/21/74
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 15 January 16, 1970
    1/16/70
- CBS Playhouse
  Carol
  - S 3: Ep 2 Sadbird
    12/1/69
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 176 Week of May 12, 1969
    5/12/69
  - S 18: Ep 91 January 25, 1980
    1/25/80
  - S 17: Ep 13 October 6, 1978
    10/6/78
  - S 16: Ep 100 February 8, 1978
    2/8/78
  - S 16: Ep 22 October 4, 1977
    10/4/77
- The Nurses (1962)
  Doris Ilon
  - S 2: Ep 2 Show Just Cause Why You Should Weep
    10/3/63
Director (1)

Role
- Alice (1985)
  Director
  - S 8: Ep 20 Jolene is Stuck on Mel
    4/1/84
  - S 8: Ep 10 'Tis the Season to Be Jealous
    12/25/83
  - S 7: Ep 23 Jolene Lets the Cat Out of the Bag
    9/18/83
  - S 7: Ep 10 Vera the Virtuoso
    3/7/83
  - S 7: Ep 2 Do You Take . . . ?
    10/13/82
  - + 5 More Credits

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- Linda got her start directing, by directing herself and her co-stars in episodes of Alice during the latter years of the series.
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- Linda has appeared in over twenty television movies.
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- When she was a teenager, Linda's parents encouraged her to keep practing the piano, but she admits she hated to playing it.
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