Alison La Placa

Alison La Placa

Born in New Jersey and raised in suburban Chicago, Alison La Placa received a degree in drama from Illinois Wesleyan University and received extensive training in classical piano and voice. She has starred on stage in regional productions of the musicals "Dames at Sea" and "Company", as well as the Los Angeles Cast Theatre's production of "Strider". She is best known for her role as snobbish yuppie Linda Phillips on the situation comedy Duet (1987) and its spin-off Open House (1989). She resides in Los Angeles, California with her husband, actor/director Philip Charles MacKenzie (her co-star on "Open House"). In her spare time, La Placa enjoys playing classical piano and traveling to Italy.

Known For: Acting

Born: New Jersey, USA, 1959-12-16

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1983	Listen to Your Heart	Lynn	0
2	1983	Diner	Elyse	55
3	1984	Voyage of the Rock Aliens	Diane	48
4	1985	Fletch	Pan Am Clerk	67
5	1985	Murder: By Reason of Insanity	Janet Landry	35
6	1986	Second Serve	Nightclub Singer	54
7	1990	MadHouse	Claudia	53

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1982	Fame		68
2	1982	Family Ties	Barbara	73
3	1982	Cheers	Paula Nelson	76
4	1982	Remington Steele	Joan Kendall	71
5	1984	Brothers	Annie Todson	72
6	1987	Duet	Linda Phillips	50
7	1989	Open House	Linda Phillips	55
8	1991	Stat		50
9	1991	Stat	Dr. Elizabeth Newberry	50
10	1992	Batman: The Animated Series	Baby-Doll (voice)	85
11	1992	The Jackie Thomas Show		0
12	1993	The John Larroquette Show	Catherine Merrick	67
13	1994	Tom	Dorothy Graham	0
14	1994	Duckman		72
15	1994	ER	Female Lawyer	78
16	1994	Friends	Joanna	84
17	1996	7th Heaven	Carolyn Fulton	64
18	2000	Malcolm in the Middle		85
19	2000	Malcolm in the Middle	Barbara	85
20	2002	Without a Trace	Mary Whitman	72
21	2003	The O.C.	Dr. James	77
22	2004	Desperate Housewives	Rita Patterson	79
23	2004	Boston Legal	Andrea Michele	79
24	2005	Grey's Anatomy	Mrs. Nolston	82
25	2006	'Til Death	Beth	64
26	2009	Lie to Me	Diane Ktretschmer	79
27	2011	Up All Night	Gail Reinhold	60
28	2013	Mom	Louanne	73

Alison La Placa

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