Linda Lavin – known for her starring role in the 1970s TV sitcom “Alice” – has died.
The actress died on Sunday in Los Angeles from complications of lung cancer, which she was recently diagnosed with.
Lavin began her career on Broadway in the late '60s before moving west to Hollywood in the '70s.
In 1976, Lavin landed the title role of Alice Hyatt in the CBS show Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, based on the Martin Scorsese-directed film about a widow who works as a waitress at Mel's Diner in Phoenix, Arizona. to support her young son.
The sitcom's title was later shortened to “Alice” as Lavin's character became a symbol for all working mothers. The successful series began and ended in 1985.
Lavin also starred in another popular 1970s sitcom, Barney Miller, as well as several Neil Simon Broadway plays, namely Last of the Red Hot Lovers and Broadway Bound. She was nominated for four Tony Awards but only won one trophy for “Broadway Bound.”
Lavin was 87.
REST IN PEACE