Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 10, 1929
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Alice Hirson
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Starstruck | Grandma Olson |
| 2006 | The Lost | Mrs. Griffith |
| 2001 | The Glass House | Mrs. Morgan |
| 2000 | Psyko Ferret | Old Lady Veinous (voice) |
| 1993 | Stepmonster | Shirley |
| 1990 | Psycho IV: The Beginning | Mother (voice) |
| 1989 | The Big Picture | Mrs. Chapman |
| 1987 | Blind Date | Muriel Bedford |
| 1987 | Bride of Boogedy | Mrs. Hooter |
| 1986 | Diary of a Perfect Murder | Hazel |
| 1984 | Mass Appeal | Mrs. Hart |
| 1984 | Revenge of the Nerds | Mrs. Lowe |
| 1982 | Miss All-American Beauty | Marjorie Butterfield |
| 1982 | The Rules of Marriage | Eva Hewlitt |
| 1980 | Private Benjamin | Mrs. Thornbush |
| 1980 | If Things Were Different | Karen Evans |
| 1979 | Being There | First Lady |
| 1979 | Nightwing | Claire Franklin |
| 1978 | Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force | Psychiatrist |
| 1978 | Loose Change | Rosemary |
| 1978 | Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid | Beth Dozier |
| 1977 | Having Babies II | Mimi |
| 1977 | Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn | Judge White |
| 1977 | The Death of Richie | Mrs. Blair |
| 1972 | Particular Men | |
| 1971 | The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight | The Mayor's Wife |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Will & Grace | Justice Ginsburg (voice) |
| 2008 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Judy McShane |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | Alison Loomis |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me! | Helen Korsh |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven | Jenny Jackson |
| 1994 | ER | Mrs. Anderson |
| 1994 | Ellen | Lois Morgan |
| 1992 | Home Fires | Grandma |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Jewel |
| 1989 | Mancuso, F.B.I. | |
| 1988 | Dear John | Mrs. Morris |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown | Bootsie Sherwood |
| 1987 | Full House | Claire Tanner |
| 1986 | If Tomorrow Comes | Mrs. Stanhope |
| 1986 | Starman | Ida Schwartzman |
| 1986 | Crossings | Eleanor Roosevelt |
| 1983 | Trauma Center | |
| 1982 | Hotel | |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | Anne Overland |
| 1980 | When the Whistle Blows | |
| 1979 | The Ropers | |
| 1979 | Paris | |
| 1978 | Dallas | Mavis Anderson |
| 1978 | Taxi | Woman Customer |
| 1978 | A Woman Called Moses | Miss Rodham |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | |
| 1975 | Barney Miller | Dorothy St. Clair |
| 1972 | The Waltons | Jane Stephens |
| 1956 | The Edge of Night | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Mrs. Hooter |