Alice Hirson

Alice Hirson

Acting

Birthday

1929/03/10

Day of death

2025/02/14 (96 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also know as

Alice C. Thorsell

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.

Acting
Blind Date
6.0

(1987) Blind Date

as Muriel Bedford

Being There
7.6

(1979) Being There

as First Lady

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
3.5

(1978) Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

as Psychiatrist

Psycho IV: The Beginning
5.7

(1990) Psycho IV: The Beginning

as Mother (voice)

Miss All-American Beauty
1.5

(1982) Miss All-American Beauty

as Marjorie Butterfield

Nightwing
4.7

(1979) Nightwing

as Claire Franklin

Mass Appeal
5.8

(1984) Mass Appeal

as Mrs. Hart

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
5.0

(1971) The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

as The Mayor's Wife

Bride of Boogedy
6.6

(1987) Bride of Boogedy

as Mrs. Hooter

0.0

(2000) Psyko Ferret

as Old Lady Veinous (voice)

Stepmonster
4.4

(1993) Stepmonster

as Shirley

Revenge of the Nerds
6.5

(1984) Revenge of the Nerds

as Mrs. Lowe

Private Benjamin
6.0

(1980) Private Benjamin

as Mrs. Thornbush

The Big Picture
5.8

(1989) The Big Picture

as Mrs. Chapman

Starstruck
7.0

(2010) Starstruck

as Grandma Olson

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
5.0

(1978) Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

as Beth Dozier

Particular Men
0.0

(1972) Particular Men

as ---

The Lost
5.3

(2006) The Lost

as Mrs. Griffith

Having Babies II
4.0

(1977) Having Babies II

as Mimi

Diary of a Perfect Murder
7.0

(1986) Diary of a Perfect Murder

as Hazel

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
5.3

(1977) Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

as Judge White

The Death of Richie
6.7

(1977) The Death of Richie

as Mrs. Blair

If Things Were Different
0.0

(1980) If Things Were Different

as Karen Evans

The Glass House
6.0

(2001) The Glass House

as Mrs. Morgan

The Rules of Marriage
1.0

(1982) The Rules of Marriage

as Eva Hewlitt

Determination of Death
4.2

(2001) Determination of Death

as Edith

Judging Amy
7.5

(1999) Judging Amy

as Alison Loomis

Cold Case
7.8

(2003) Cold Case

as Judy McShane

The Ropers
5.9

(1979) The Ropers

as ---

Mancuso, F.B.I.
6.0

(1989) Mancuso, F.B.I.

as ---

Full House
7.6

(1987) Full House

as Claire Tanner

Dallas
6.8

(1978) Dallas

as Mavis Anderson

The Edge of Night
6.1

(1956) The Edge of Night

as ---

The Secret Life of the American Teenager
6.9

(2008) The Secret Life of the American Teenager

as Mimsy

7th Heaven
6.4

(1996) 7th Heaven

as Jenny Jackson

ER
7.8

(1994) ER

as Mrs. Anderson

Paris
5.0

(1979) Paris

as Mrs. Dalton

When the Whistle Blows
5.0

(1980) When the Whistle Blows

as ---

6.0

(1992) Home Fires

as Grandma

Just Shoot Me!
6.6

(1997) Just Shoot Me!

as Helen Korsh

Taxi
7.2

(1978) Taxi

as Woman Customer

Law & Order
7.4

(1990) Law & Order

as Jewel

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.8

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney

as Mrs. Hooter

Ellen
6.1

(1994) Ellen

as Lois Morgan

Dear John
5.5

(1988) Dear John

as Mrs. Morris

Murphy Brown
6.4

(1988) Murphy Brown

as Bootsie Sherwood

If Tomorrow Comes
7.2

(1986) If Tomorrow Comes

as Mrs. Stanhope

Will & Grace
7.5

(2017) Will & Grace

as Justice Ginsburg (voice)

A Woman Called Moses
7.0

(1978) A Woman Called Moses

as Miss Rodham

Barney Miller
7.3

(1975) Barney Miller

as Dorothy St. Clair

Trauma Center
5.0

(1983) Trauma Center

as ---

The Waltons
7.2

(1972) The Waltons

as Jane Stephens

Starman
6.8

(1986) Starman

as Ida Schwartzman

St. Elsewhere
5.6

(1982) St. Elsewhere

as Anne Overland

Crossings
4.2

(1986) Crossings

as Eleanor Roosevelt

NYPD Blue
7.0

(1993) NYPD Blue

as Karen Redding

Matlock
7.1

(1986) Matlock

as Hazel

Hotel
6.8

(1982) Hotel

as Helen Riley

Quincy, M.E.
7.5

(1976) Quincy, M.E.

as Jane Davis

Quincy, M.E.
7.5

(1976) Quincy, M.E.

as Mrs. Foyt

Quincy, M.E.
7.5

(1976) Quincy, M.E.

as Professor Emerson

Barnaby Jones
6.9

(1973) Barnaby Jones

as Emily Warren

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.8

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney

as Judge Rosenstiel

Loose Change
0.0

(1978) Loose Change

as Rosemary