Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 16, 1959
Place of Birth
New Jersey, USA
Credits
33 titles
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 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.
Known For
Filmography
Mom
Louanne
Up All Night
Gail Reinhold
Lie to Me
Diane Ktretschmer
'Til Death
Beth
Grey's Anatomy
Mrs. Nolston
Desperate Housewives
Rita Patterson
Boston Legal
Andrea Michele
The O.C.
Dr. James
Without a Trace
Mary Whitman
Malcolm in the Middle
7th Heaven
Carolyn Fulton
Friends
Joanna
ER
Female Lawyer
Duckman
Marion (voice)
Tom
Dorothy Graham
The John Larroquette Show
Catherine Merrick
The Jackie Thomas Show
Batman: The Animated Series
Baby-Doll (voice)
Stat
MadHouse
Claudia
Open House
Linda Phillips
Duet
Linda Phillips
Second Serve
Nightclub Singer
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Janet Landry
Fletch
Pan Am Clerk
Brothers
Annie Todson
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
Diane
Diner
Elyse
Listen to Your Heart
Lynn
Remington Steele
Joan Kendall
Cheers
Paula Nelson
Family Ties
Barbara
Fame