Alison La Placa
Birthday
1959/12/16 (65 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
New Jersey, USA
Also know as
Alison LaPlaca
Biography
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 r...Read more
Acting
(1984) Voyage of the Rock Aliens
as Diane
(1985) Murder: By Reason of Insanity
as Janet Landry
(1985) Fletch
as Pan Am Clerk
(1990) MadHouse
as Claudia
(1986) Second Serve
as Nightclub Singer
(1983) Listen to Your Heart
as Lynn
(1983) Diner
as Elyse
(1994) Duckman
as ---
(1993) The John Larroquette Show
as Catherine Merrick
(1982) Remington Steele
as Joan Kendall
(1987) Duet
as Linda Phillips
(2004) Desperate Housewives
as Rita Patterson
(2006) 'Til Death
as Beth
(1982) Fame
as ---
(1994) Friends
as Joanna
(2000) Malcolm in the Middle
as ---
(2003) The O.C.
as Dr. James
(1996) 7th Heaven
as Carolyn Fulton
(2004) Boston Legal
as Andrea Michele
(2009) Lie to Me
as Diane Ktretschmer
(1994) Tom
as Dorothy Graham
(1989) Open House
as Linda Phillips
(1984) Brothers
as Annie Todson
(1991) Stat
as ---
(1992) Batman: The Animated Series
as Baby-Doll (voice)
(1992) The Jackie Thomas Show
as ---
(2005) Grey's Anatomy
as Mrs. Nolston
(1994) ER
as Female Lawyer
(2013) Mom
as Louanne
(2011) Up All Night
as Gail Reinhold
(1991) Stat
as Dr. Elizabeth Newberry
(1982) Family Ties
as Barbara
(2002) Without a Trace
as Mary Whitman
(2000) Malcolm in the Middle
as Barbara
(1982) Cheers
as Paula Nelson