Linda Lavin is a veteran singer and actress from America. She is best recognized for portraying the title character in the TV series ‘Alice’. She is also known for making several stage performances in many Broadway and Off-Broadway projects like ‘Death Defying Acts’, ‘The Lyons’, ‘Last of the Red Hot Lovers’, ‘Broadway Bound’, ‘Gypsy’, and ‘The Diary of Anne Frank,’ to name a few. The actress has also acted in many movies including ‘Bakery in Brooklyn’, ‘The Intern’ and ‘The Back-up Plan’. Coming to Lavin’s awards and accolades, she received the ‘Tony Award’ for ‘Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play’ for ‘Broadway Bound.’ The same performance also fetched her the ‘Drama Desk Award’ in 1987. In addition, the American actress has received the ‘Golden Globe Award’ twice under the category Best TV Actress in a Musical or Comedy for her work in ‘Alice.’ Besides these, she is also a two-time Obie Award awardee. In 2011, Lavin was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.