Alison La Placa
Acting
1959-12-16 · New Jersey, USA
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(35)
tvMom
as Louanne · 2013 · 7.3
tvUp All Night
as Gail Reinhold · 2011 · 6.0
tvLie to Me
as Diane Ktretschmer · 2009 · 7.9
tv'Til Death
as Beth · 2006 · 6.5
tvGrey's Anatomy
as Mrs. Nolston · 2005 · 8.2
tvDesperate Housewives
as Rita Patterson · 2004 · 7.9
tvBoston Legal
as Andrea Michele · 2004 · 7.9
tvThe O.C.
as Dr. James · 2003 · 7.7
tvWithout a Trace
as Mary Whitman · 2002 · 7.2
tvMalcolm in the Middle
as · 2000 · 8.5
tvMalcolm in the Middle
as Barbara · 2000 · 8.5
tv7th Heaven
as Carolyn Fulton · 1996 · 6.4
tvFriends
as Joanna · 1994 · 8.4
tvER
as Female Lawyer · 1994 · 7.8
tvDuckman
as Marion (voice) · 1994 · 7.2
tvTom
as Dorothy Graham · 1994 · 0.0
tvThe John Larroquette Show
as Catherine Merrick · 1993 · 6.8
tvThe Jackie Thomas Show
as · 1992 · 9.0
tvBatman: The Animated Series
as Baby-Doll (voice) · 1992 · 8.6
tvStat
as · 1991 · 5.0
tvStat
as Dr. Elizabeth Newberry · 1991 · 5.0
movieMadHouse
as Claudia · 1990 · 5.3
tvOpen House
as Linda Phillips · 1989 · 6.3
tvDuet
as Linda Phillips · 1987 · 6.3