Acting credits
32
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Alison La Placa
Acting
Career Snapshot
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0.6
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Movies: 7Series: 25
TMDB ID: 1218880
IMDb ID: nm0478844
Known for: Acting
Born: December 16, 1959
Age: 66
Place of birth: New Jersey, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1982 - 2013
Years active: 32
Average TMDB rating: 7.21
Wikidata: Q2913571
Also known 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 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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Alison La Placa.
5.3
MadHouse
as Claudia
1990 Movie
4.7
Second Serve
as Nightclub Singer
1986 Movie
3.5
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
as Janet Landry
1985 Movie
6.7
Fletch
as Pan Am Clerk
1985 Movie
4.7
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
as Diane
1984 Movie
7.0
Diner
as Elyse
1983 Movie
Listen to Your Heart
as Lynn
1983 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Alison La Placa.
7.3
Mom
as Louanne • 1 eps
2013 Series
6.0
Up All Night
as Gail Reinhold • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.9
Lie to Me
as Diane Ktretschmer • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.4
'Til Death
as Beth • 3 eps
2006 Series
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Mrs. Nolston • 2 eps
2005 Series
7.9
Desperate Housewives
as Rita Patterson • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.9
Boston Legal
as Andrea Michele • 2 eps
2004 Series
7.7
The O.C.
as Dr. James • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.2
Without a Trace
as Mary Whitman • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.5
Malcolm in the Middle
2000 Series
6.4
7th Heaven
as Carolyn Fulton • 1 eps
1996 Series
8.4
Friends
as Joanna • 3 eps
1994 Series
7.8
ER
as Female Lawyer • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.1
Duckman
as Marion (voice) • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.7
The John Larroquette Show
as Catherine Merrick • 49 eps
1993 Series
The Jackie Thomas Show
18 eps
1992 Series
8.6
Batman: The Animated Series
as Baby-Doll (voice) • 1 eps
1992 Series
5.0
Stat
6 eps
1991 Series
5.5
Open House
as Linda Phillips • 24 eps
1989 Series
5.0
Duet
as Linda Phillips • 54 eps
1987 Series
6.6
Brothers
as Annie Todson • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.1
Remington Steele
as Joan Kendall • 1 eps
1982 Series
7.5
Cheers
as Paula Nelson • 1 eps
1982 Series
7.2
Family Ties
as Barbara • 1 eps
1982 Series