
Alison La Placa
Actress
Born: December 16, 1959 (66 years old)
Place of birth: New Jersey, USA
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 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.
Filmography (25)
- Desperate Housewives (2004, ★ 7.9)
- Friends (1994, ★ 8.4)
- Malcolm in the Middle (2000, ★ 8.5)
- The O.C. (2003, ★ 7.7)
- Boston Legal (2004, ★ 7.9)
- Lie to Me (2009, ★ 7.9)
- Batman: The Animated Series (1992, ★ 8.6)
- Grey's Anatomy (2005, ★ 8.2)
- Fletch (1985, ★ 6.7)
- Duckman (1994, ★ 7.1)
- The John Larroquette Show (1993, ★ 6.7)
- Remington Steele (1982, ★ 7.1)
- ER (1994, ★ 7.8)
- Fame (1982, ★ 6.8)
- Mom (2013, ★ 7.3)
- Family Ties (1982, ★ 7.2)
- Without a Trace (2002, ★ 7.2)
- Cheers (1982, ★ 7.6)
- 'Til Death (2006, ★ 6.4)
- 7th Heaven (1996, ★ 6.4)
- Brothers (1984, ★ 6.6)
- Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984, ★ 4.8)
- MadHouse (1990, ★ 5.3)
- Up All Night (2011, ★ 6)
- Second Serve (1986, ★ 4.7)