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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 10, 1929
Died
February 14, 2025
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Alice C. Thorsell
Alice Hirson
4.0 Popularity
Biography
Alice Hirson (March 10, 1929 – February 14, 2025) was an American actress best known for her roles on television. She began her career on stage, before roles on daytime soap operas. She was best known for her roles as Mavis Anderson in the CBS prime time soap opera Dallas and as Lois Morgan, the mother of the title character on the ABC sitcom Ellen.
Known For
7.5
Justice Ginsburg (voice)
Will & Grace
2017
7.0
Grandma Olson
Starstruck
2010
6.9
Mimsy
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008
5.3
Mrs. Griffith
The Lost
2006
7.8
Judy McShane
Cold Case
2003
6.0
Mrs. Morgan
The Glass House
2001
4.2
Edith
Determination of Death
2001
🎬
0.0
Old Lady Veinous (voice)
Psyko Ferret
2000
7.5
Alison Loomis
Judging Amy
1999
6.6
Helen Korsh
Just Shoot Me!
1997
Credits
Will & Grace
as Justice Ginsburg (voice)
2017
7.5
Starstruck
as Grandma Olson
2010
7.0
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
as Mimsy
2008
6.9
The Lost
as Mrs. Griffith
2006
5.3
Cold Case
as Judy McShane
2003
7.8
The Glass House
as Mrs. Morgan
2001
6.0
Determination of Death
as Edith
2001
4.2
🎬
Psyko Ferret
as Old Lady Veinous (voice)
2000
0.0
Judging Amy
as Alison Loomis
1999
7.5
Just Shoot Me!
as Helen Korsh
1997
6.6
7th Heaven
as Jenny Jackson
1996
6.4
ER
as Mrs. Anderson
1994
7.8
Ellen
as Lois Morgan
1994
6.1
NYPD Blue
as Karen Redding
1993
7.0
Stepmonster
as Shirley
1993
4.4
🎬
Home Fires
as Grandma
1992
6.0
Psycho IV: The Beginning
as Mother (voice)
1990
5.7
Law & Order
as Jewel
1990
7.4
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
6.0
The Big Picture
as Mrs. Chapman
1989
5.8
Murphy Brown
as Bootsie Sherwood
1988
6.4
Dear John
as Mrs. Morris
1988
5.5
Full House
as Claire Tanner
1987
7.6
Bride of Boogedy
as Mrs. Hooter
1987
6.6
Blind Date
as Muriel Bedford
1987
6.0
Starman
as Ida Schwartzman
1986
6.8
If Tomorrow Comes
as Mrs. Stanhope
1986
7.2
Matlock
as Hazel
1986
7.1
Diary of a Perfect Murder
as Hazel
1986
7.0
Crossings
as Eleanor Roosevelt
1986
4.2
Mass Appeal
as Mrs. Hart
1984
5.8
Revenge of the Nerds
as Mrs. Lowe
1984
6.5
Trauma Center
1983
5.0
Miss All-American Beauty
as Marjorie Butterfield
1982
1.5
St. Elsewhere
as Anne Overland
1982
5.6
Hotel
as Helen Riley
1982
6.8
The Rules of Marriage
as Eva Hewlitt
1982
1.0
Private Benjamin
as Mrs. Thornbush
1980
6.0
When the Whistle Blows
1980
5.0
If Things Were Different
as Karen Evans
1980
0.0
Being There
as First Lady
1979
7.6
Paris
as Mrs. Dalton
1979
5.0
Nightwing
as Claire Franklin
1979
4.7
The Ropers
1979
5.9
A Woman Called Moses
as Miss Rodham
1978
7.0
Taxi
as Woman Customer
1978
7.2
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
as Psychiatrist
1978
3.5
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
as Beth Dozier
1978
5.0
Dallas
as Mavis Anderson
1978
6.8
Loose Change
as Rosemary
1978
0.0
Having Babies II
as Mimi
1977
4.0
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
as Judge White
1977
5.3
The Death of Richie
as Mrs. Blair
1977
6.7
Quincy, M.E.
as Jane Davis
1976
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
as Mrs. Foyt
1976
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
as Professor Emerson
1976
7.5
Barney Miller
as Dorothy St. Clair
1975
7.3
Barnaby Jones
as Emily Warren
1973
6.9
The Waltons
as Jane Stephens
1972
7.2
Particular Men
1972
0.0
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
as The Mayor's Wife
1971
5.0
The Edge of Night
1956
6.1
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Mrs. Hooter
1954
7.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Judge Rosenstiel
1954
7.8