- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 16, 1959
- Place of Birth
- New Jersey, USA
Alison La Placa
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
tvMom
2013 · Louanne
tvUp All Night
2011 · Gail Reinhold
tvLie to Me
2009 · Diane Ktretschmer
tv'Til Death
2006 · Beth
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005 · Mrs. Nolston
tvDesperate Housewives
2004 · Rita Patterson
tvBoston Legal
2004 · Andrea Michele
tvThe O.C.
2003 · Dr. James
tvWithout a Trace
2002 · Mary Whitman
tvMalcolm in the Middle
2000 · , Barbara
tv7th Heaven
1996 · Carolyn Fulton
tvFriends
1994 · Joanna
tvER
1994 · Female Lawyer
tvDuckman
1994 · Marion (voice)
Tom
tvTom
1994 · Dorothy Graham
tvThe John Larroquette Show
1993 · Catherine Merrick
tvThe Jackie Thomas Show
1992
tvBatman: The Animated Series
1992 · Baby-Doll (voice)
tvStat
1991 · , Dr. Elizabeth Newberry
movieMadHouse
1990 · Claudia
tvOpen House
1989 · Linda Phillips
tvDuet
1987 · Linda Phillips
movieSecond Serve
1986 · Nightclub Singer
movieMurder: By Reason of Insanity
1985 · Janet Landry
movieFletch
1985 · Pan Am Clerk
tvBrothers
1984 · Annie Todson
movieVoyage of the Rock Aliens
1984 · Diane
movieDiner
1983 · Elyse
movieListen to Your Heart
1983 · Lynn
tvRemington Steele
1982 · Joan Kendall
tvCheers
1982 · Paula Nelson
tvFamily Ties
1982 · Barbara
tvFame
1982