Alice Hirson

Alice Hirson

Known for
Acting
Born
March 10, 1929
Died
February 14, 2025 (aged 95)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

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

Filmography

2017
Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace

TV · as Justice Ginsburg (voice) · 1 ep

2014
Night Vet poster

Night Vet

Movie · as Mama

2010
Starstruck poster

Starstruck

Movie · as Grandma Olson

2008
The Secret Life of the American Teenager poster

The Secret Life of the American Teenager

TV · as Mimsy · 6 eps

2006
The Lost poster

The Lost

Movie · as Mrs. Griffith

2003
Cold Case poster

Cold Case

TV · as Judy McShane · 1 ep

2001
The Glass House poster

The Glass House

Movie · as Mrs. Morgan

2001
Determination of Death poster

Determination of Death

Movie · as Edith

2000
Psyko Ferret

Psyko Ferret

Movie · as Old Lady Veinous (voice)

1999
Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy

TV · as Alison Loomis · 1 ep

1997
Just Shoot Me! poster

Just Shoot Me!

TV · as Helen Korsh · 1 ep

1996
7th Heaven poster

7th Heaven

TV · as Jenny Jackson · 8 eps

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Mrs. Anderson · 1 ep

1994
Ellen poster

Ellen

TV · as Lois Morgan · 28 eps

1993
Stepmonster poster

Stepmonster

Movie · as Shirley

1993
NYPD Blue poster

NYPD Blue

TV · as Karen Redding · 1 ep

1992
Home Fires

Home Fires

TV · as Grandma · 6 eps

1990
Psycho IV: The Beginning poster

Psycho IV: The Beginning

Movie · as Mother (voice)

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Jewel · 1 ep

1989
The Big Picture poster

The Big Picture

Movie · as Mrs. Chapman

1989
Mancuso, F.B.I. poster

Mancuso, F.B.I.

TV · 1 ep

1988
Dear John poster

Dear John

TV · as Mrs. Morris · 1 ep

1988
Murphy Brown poster

Murphy Brown

TV · as Bootsie Sherwood · 1 ep

1987
Blind Date poster

Blind Date

Movie · as Muriel Bedford

1987
Bride of Boogedy poster

Bride of Boogedy

Movie · as Mrs. Hooter

1987
Full House poster

Full House

TV · as Claire Tanner · 2 eps

1986
Diary of a Perfect Murder poster

Diary of a Perfect Murder

Movie · as Hazel

1986
If Tomorrow Comes poster

If Tomorrow Comes

TV · as Mrs. Stanhope · 1 ep

1986
Starman poster

Starman

TV · as Ida Schwartzman · 1 ep

1986
Crossings poster

Crossings

TV · as Eleanor Roosevelt · 1 ep

1986
Matlock poster

Matlock

TV · as Hazel · 1 ep

1984
Mass Appeal poster

Mass Appeal

Movie · as Mrs. Hart

1984
Revenge of the Nerds poster

Revenge of the Nerds

Movie · as Mrs. Lowe

1983
Trauma Center poster

Trauma Center

TV · 1 ep

1982
Miss All-American Beauty poster

Miss All-American Beauty

Movie · as Marjorie Butterfield

1982
The Rules of Marriage poster

The Rules of Marriage

Movie · as Eva Hewlitt

1982
St. Elsewhere poster

St. Elsewhere

TV · as Anne Overland · 1 ep

1982
Hotel poster

Hotel

TV · as Helen Riley · 1 ep

1982
The Rules of Marriage

The Rules of Marriage

TV · 2 eps

1980
Private Benjamin poster

Private Benjamin

Movie · as Mrs. Thornbush

1980
If Things Were Different poster

If Things Were Different

Movie · as Karen Evans

1980
When the Whistle Blows poster

When the Whistle Blows

TV · 3 eps

1979
Being There poster

Being There

Movie · as First Lady

1979
Nightwing poster

Nightwing

Movie · as Claire Franklin

1979
The Ropers poster

The Ropers

TV · 1 ep

1979
Paris poster

Paris

TV · as Mrs. Dalton · 1 ep

1978
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force poster

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

Movie · as Psychiatrist

1978
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid poster

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Movie · as Beth Dozier

1978
Dallas poster

Dallas

TV · as Mavis Anderson · 11 eps

1978
Taxi poster

Taxi

TV · as Woman Customer · 1 ep

1978
A Woman Called Moses poster

A Woman Called Moses

TV · as Miss Rodham · 2 eps

1977
Having Babies II poster

Having Babies II

Movie · as Mimi

1977
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn poster

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

Movie · as Judge White

1977
The Death of Richie poster

The Death of Richie

Movie · as Mrs. Blair

1976
Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E.

TV · as Jane Davis, Mrs. Foyt, Professor Emerson · 1 ep

1975
Barney Miller poster

Barney Miller

TV · as Dorothy St. Clair · 1 ep

1973
Barnaby Jones poster

Barnaby Jones

TV · as Emily Warren · 1 ep

1972
Particular Men poster

Particular Men

Movie · as Louisa Rayner

1972
The Waltons poster

The Waltons

TV · as Jane Stephens · 2 eps

1971
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight poster

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

Movie · as The Mayor's Wife

1956
The Edge of Night poster

The Edge of Night

TV · 306 eps

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Mrs. Hooter, Judge Rosenstiel · 1 ep