Actor
Alison La Placa
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.
Notable work
8.2Grey's Anatomy (2005)
as Mrs. Nolston
8.4Friends (1994)
as Joanna
8.5Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
cast and as Barbara
7.9Desperate Housewives (2004)
as Rita Patterson
8.6Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
as Baby-Doll (voice)
7.9Lie to Me (2009)
as Diane Ktretschmer
7.7The O.C. (2003)
as Dr. James
7.8ER (1994)
as Female Lawyer
6.8Fletch (1985)
as Pan Am Clerk
7.6Cheers (1982)
as Paula Nelson
7.3Mom (2013)
as Louanne
7.9Boston Legal (2004)
as Andrea Michele
Often works with
Chris Carmack
2 titles together
Grey's Anatomy, The O.C.
Courteney Cox
2 titles together
Friends, Family Ties
Kenneth Mars
2 titles together
Malcolm in the Middle, Fletch
Gary Anthony Williams
2 titles together
Malcolm in the Middle, Boston Legal
Robert Costanzo
2 titles together
Batman: The Animated Series, Family Ties
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
2 titles together
Batman: The Animated Series, Remington Steele
Full filmography · 33
Mom
as Louanne
20137.3
Up All Night
as Gail Reinhold
20116
Lie to Me
as Diane Ktretschmer
20097.9
'Til Death
as Beth
20066.5
Grey's Anatomy
as Mrs. Nolston
20058.2
Desperate Housewives
as Rita Patterson
20047.9
Boston Legal
as Andrea Michele
20047.9
The O.C.
as Dr. James
20037.7
Without a Trace
as Mary Whitman
20027.2
Malcolm in the Middle
cast and as Barbara
20008.5
7th Heaven
as Carolyn Fulton
19966.4
Friends
as Joanna
19948.4