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Alice Hirson

Acting Born Mar 10, 1929 New York City, New York, USA 24 credits

Biography

Alice Hirson (March 10, 1929 – February 14, 2025) was an American actress best known for her roles on television. She began her career on stage, before roles on daytime soap operas. She was best known for her roles as Mavis Anderson in the CBS prime time soap opera Dallas and as Lois Morgan, the mother of the title character on the ABC sitcom Ellen.

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Full filmography

  • Law & Order (1990) as Jewel
  • Dallas (1978) as Mavis Anderson
  • ER (1994) as Mrs. Anderson
  • NYPD Blue (1993) as Karen Redding
  • Cold Case (2003) as Judy McShane
  • Full House (1987) as Claire Tanner
  • The Waltons (1972) as Jane Stephens
  • Judging Amy (1999) as Alison Loomis
  • Matlock (1986) as Hazel
  • Quincy, M.E. (1976) as Jane Davis
  • Quincy, M.E. (1976) as Mrs. Foyt
  • Quincy, M.E. (1976) as Professor Emerson
  • Ellen (1994) as Lois Morgan
  • St. Elsewhere (1982) as Anne Overland
  • Murphy Brown (1988) as Bootsie Sherwood
  • Just Shoot Me! (1997) as Helen Korsh
  • Barney Miller (1975) as Dorothy St. Clair
  • Hotel (1982) as Helen Riley
  • Taxi (1978) as Woman Customer
  • 7th Heaven (1996) as Jenny Jackson
  • The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008) as Mimsy
  • Barnaby Jones (1973) as Emily Warren
  • Will & Grace (2017) as Justice Ginsburg (voice)
  • Dear John (1988) as Mrs. Morris