Ladd’s daughter, Oscar-winner Laura Dern, said in a statement that her mother died in Ojai, California, calling her “my amazing hero and my profound gift of a mother.” “She was the greatest daughter, ...

When Linda Lavin’s Lenore, a grandmother, who prefers to be called Lola, greets a young man whom she recently learned was her daughter’s half-brother, her high pitched “Hal-lo-o-o” is uttered with at ...

Beth Howland, who passed away on December 31, 2015, from the complications of lung cancer, was one of the cast members of the hit 1970s TV show Alice. Known for playing Vera in the sitcom, Howland was ...

Polly Holliday, known for her role as Flo in “Alice,” has died at age 88. The actress was the last surviving star of the beloved CBS sitcom, which ran for nine seasons from 1976 to 1985. Polly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. LOS ANGELES - JANUARY 1: ALICE, cast members (from left) Polly Holliday ...

Linda Lavin has never won an Emmy. That may surprise you, particularly if you were around when Lavin headlined the long-running CBS sitcom “Alice,” in which she played a widowed mom working as a ...

Broadway star Linda Lavin died in December at age 87 – and she planned how her death would play out onscreen for her posthumous role in “Mid-Century Modern.” The Hulu show stars Lavin, Nathan Lane, ...

Sybil Schneiderman, the breakout character on Hulu’s new sitcom “Mid-Century Modern,” is discussed, amply, before she is seen. “The woman could probably make it another 20 years just on cottage cheese ...