Longtime TV icon Linda Lavin, star of 'Alice' and Tony-winning stage actress, passes away at 87 after recent lung cancer diagnosis.
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Lavin, best known for her Emmy-nominated role as the titular waitress on the '70s-'80s sitcom 'Alice', won a Tony Award in 1987 for her performance in Neil Simon's 'Broadway Bound'.
Lavin remained active in TV and theater up until her unexpected death, with her representative confirming she died due to complications from a recently discovered lung cancer diagnosis.
Longtime TV icon Linda Lavin, star of 'Alice' and Tony-winning stage actress, passes away at 87 after recent lung cancer diagnosis.
beat sheet
Lavin, best known for her Emmy-nominated role as the titular waitress on the '70s-'80s sitcom 'Alice', won a Tony Award in 1987 for her performance in Neil Simon's 'Broadway Bound'.
Lavin remained active in TV and theater up until her unexpected death, with her representative confirming she died due to complications from a recently discovered lung cancer diagnosis.