Alison La Placa
Known For
Acting
Born
1959-12-16 in New Jersey, USA
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.
Most Known For
Grey's Anatomy
as Mrs. Nolston
Friends
as Joanna
Desperate Housewives
as Rita Patterson
Batman: The Animated Series
as Baby-Doll (voice)
ER
as Female Lawyer
Cheers
as Paula Nelson
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
as Barbara
Mom
as Louanne
The O.C.
as Dr. James
Boston Legal
as Andrea Michele
Family Ties
as Barbara
Without a Trace
as Mary Whitman
Lie to Me
as Diane Ktretschmer
7th Heaven
as Carolyn Fulton
Fame
Remington Steele
as Joan Kendall
Duckman
as Marion (voice)
The John Larroquette Show
as Catherine Merrick
'Til Death
as Beth