Linda Lavin, Star of TV’s ‘Alice’ and Broadway Vet, Dies at 87

Lavin died unexpectedly while promoting her new Netflix series “No Good Deed”

Linda Lavin
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 04: Linda Lavin attends the premiere of Netflix's "No Good Deed" at TUDUM Theater on December 04, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Linda Lavin, the longtime TV and Tony-winning stage actress best known for her Emmy-nominated role as the title character on the sitcom “Alice,” has died, according to her publicist. She was 87.

Lavin died Sunday from complications of a recently discovered lung cancer, according to the rep. She had been promoting her new Netflix series “No Good Deed,” and was shooting an upcoming Hulu comedy series “Mid-Century Modern” when she got the diagnosis.

Lavin’s career began on Broadway as a child actor in the 1960s, and was nominated for her first Tony in 1970. She would go on to six nominations, winning in 1986 for “Broadway Bound.”

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