
Alison La Placa
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 r…
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Filmography
Acting (35)
Movies (7)
Television (28)
Mom
2013as Louanne
Up All Night
2011as Gail Reinhold
Lie to Me
2009as Diane Ktretschmer
'Til Death
2006as Beth
Grey's Anatomy
2005as Mrs. Nolston
Desperate Housewives
2004as Rita Patterson
Boston Legal
2004as Andrea Michele
The O.C.
2003as Dr. James
Without a Trace
2002as Mary Whitman
Malcolm in the Middle
2000as Barbara
7th Heaven
1996as Carolyn Fulton
Friends
1994as Joanna
ER
1994as Female Lawyer
Duckman
1994as Marion (voice)
Tom
1994as Dorothy Graham
The John Larroquette Show
1993as Catherine Merrick
The John Larroquette Show
1993as Catherine Merrick
Batman: The Animated Series
1992as Baby-Doll (voice)
The Jackie Thomas Show
1992
Stat
1991
Stat
1991as Dr. Elizabeth Newberry
Open House
1989as Linda Phillips
Duet
1987as Linda Phillips
Brothers
1984as Annie Todson
Cheers
1982as Paula Nelson
Family Ties
1982as Barbara
Fame
1982
Remington Steele
1982as Joan Kendall
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