Alison LaPlaca
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| Alison LaPlaca | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 16, 1959 New Jersey, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Philip Charles MacKenzie (1992-present) |
Alison LaPlaca (born December 16, 1959, in New Jersey) is an American actress best known for the role of acid-tongued yuppie Linda Phillips in the Fox sitcoms Duet and its spin-off Open House, both of which aired in the late 1980s.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life and career
LaPlaca is a graduate of Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.[1] She attended Illinois Wesleyan University, where she majored in drama. She performed in a circus show, Circus Fantastic, at Marriott's Great America, now Six Flags Great America.
Shortly after moving to Hollywood, LaPlaca landed the part of Elyse in TV sitcom version of Barry Levinson's film Diner. That pilot did not get picked up, and soon thereafter La Placa got a part in the made-for-TV movie Listen to Your Heart (1983).
[edit] Later career
The following year LaPlaca earned a regular spot on Suzanne Pleshette is Maggie Briggs (1984). LaPlaca also played opposite Kirstie Alley in the 1990 movie Mad House, with co-star John Larroquette.
LaPlaca has guest-starred on series including ER, Cheers, Family Ties, Desperate Housewives, and Friends (as Rachel's boss, Joanna). She was a regular on The Jackie Thomas Show (1992), Tom (1994), and the NBC sitcom The John Larroquette Show from 1994 to 1996. La Placa was a guest villainess on Batman: The Animated Series, voicing the role of Baby Doll, a disgruntled has-been former sitcom star.
She has been married to TV actor/director Philip Charles MacKenzie since 1992.[2]
She also played the character of Andrea in the TV series Boston Legal in two episodes in season 4 ("Glow in the Dark" and "Rescue Me").
[edit] References
- ^ Nenni, Pete. "Stevenson grads make a name for themselves in television roles", Daily Herald (Arlington Heights), May 13, 2003. Accessed January 20, 2008.
- ^ Castro, Peter (May 15, 1995). "A Place to Call Home"People. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20105785,00.html. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
