Alison La Placa

Acting

Born December 16, 1959, 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

• Mom — Louanne
• Up All Night — Gail Reinhold
• Lie to Me — Diane Ktretschmer
• 'Til Death — Beth
• Grey's Anatomy — Mrs. Nolston
• Boston Legal — Andrea Michele
• Desperate Housewives — Rita Patterson
• The O.C. — Dr. James
• Without a Trace — Mary Whitman
• Malcolm in the Middle — Barbara
• 7th Heaven — Carolyn Fulton
• Duckman — Marion (voice)
• ER — Female Lawyer
• Friends — Joanna
• Tom — Dorothy Graham
• The John Larroquette Show — Catherine Merrick
• Batman: The Animated Series — Baby-Doll (voice)
• The Jackie Thomas Show
• Stat — Dr. Elizabeth Newberry
• 1990MadHouse — Claudia
• Open House — Linda Phillips
• Duet — Linda Phillips
• 1986Second Serve — Nightclub Singer
• 1985Fletch — Pan Am Clerk
• 1985Murder: By Reason of Insanity — Janet Landry
• Brothers — Annie Todson
• 1984Voyage of the Rock Aliens — Diane
• 1983Diner — Elyse
• 1983Listen to Your Heart — Lynn
• Cheers — Paula Nelson
• Fame
• Family Ties — Barbara
• Remington Steele — Joan Kendall