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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

35

Gender

Female

Birthday

1959-12-16 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Alison LaPlaca

Alison La Placa

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

Fletch

1985

Fletch

as

Pan Am Clerk

MadHouse

1990

MadHouse

as

Claudia

Second Serve

1986

Second Serve

as

Nightclub Singer

Diner

1983

Diner

as

Elyse

The John Larroquette Show

The John Larroquette Show

as

Catherine Merrick

Remington Steele

Remington Steele

as

Joan Kendall

Duet

Duet

as

Linda Phillips

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

as

Rita Patterson

Friends

Friends

as

Joanna

The O.C.

The O.C.

as

Dr. James

7th Heaven

7th Heaven

as

Carolyn Fulton

Boston Legal

Boston Legal

as

Andrea Michele

Lie to Me

Lie to Me

as

Diane Ktretschmer

Tom

Tom

as

Dorothy Graham

Open House

Open House

as

Linda Phillips

Brothers

Brothers

as

Annie Todson

Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

as

Baby-Doll (voice)

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

as

Mrs. Nolston

ER

ER

as

Female Lawyer

Mom

Mom

as

Louanne

Up All Night

Up All Night

as

Gail Reinhold

Stat

Stat

as

Dr. Elizabeth Newberry

Family Ties

Family Ties

as

Barbara

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

as

Mary Whitman

Cheers

Cheers

as

Paula Nelson

Production

Crew

Directing