
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

Will & Grace
TV · as Justice Ginsburg (voice) · 1 ep

Night Vet
Movie · as Mama

Starstruck
Movie · as Grandma Olson

The Secret Life of the American Teenager
TV · as Mimsy · 6 eps

The Lost
Movie · as Mrs. Griffith

Cold Case
TV · as Judy McShane · 1 ep

The Glass House
Movie · as Mrs. Morgan

Determination of Death
Movie · as Edith
Psyko Ferret
Movie · as Old Lady Veinous (voice)

Judging Amy
TV · as Alison Loomis · 1 ep

Just Shoot Me!
TV · as Helen Korsh · 1 ep

7th Heaven
TV · as Jenny Jackson · 8 eps

ER
TV · as Mrs. Anderson · 1 ep

Ellen
TV · as Lois Morgan · 28 eps

Stepmonster
Movie · as Shirley

NYPD Blue
TV · as Karen Redding · 1 ep
Home Fires
TV · as Grandma · 6 eps

Psycho IV: The Beginning
Movie · as Mother (voice)

Law & Order
TV · as Jewel · 1 ep

The Big Picture
Movie · as Mrs. Chapman

Mancuso, F.B.I.
TV · 1 ep

Dear John
TV · as Mrs. Morris · 1 ep

Murphy Brown
TV · as Bootsie Sherwood · 1 ep

Blind Date
Movie · as Muriel Bedford

Bride of Boogedy
Movie · as Mrs. Hooter

Full House
TV · as Claire Tanner · 2 eps

Diary of a Perfect Murder
Movie · as Hazel

If Tomorrow Comes
TV · as Mrs. Stanhope · 1 ep

Starman
TV · as Ida Schwartzman · 1 ep

Crossings
TV · as Eleanor Roosevelt · 1 ep

Matlock
TV · as Hazel · 1 ep

Mass Appeal
Movie · as Mrs. Hart

Revenge of the Nerds
Movie · as Mrs. Lowe

Trauma Center
TV · 1 ep

Miss All-American Beauty
Movie · as Marjorie Butterfield

The Rules of Marriage
Movie · as Eva Hewlitt

St. Elsewhere
TV · as Anne Overland · 1 ep

Hotel
TV · as Helen Riley · 1 ep
The Rules of Marriage
TV · 2 eps

Private Benjamin
Movie · as Mrs. Thornbush

If Things Were Different
Movie · as Karen Evans

When the Whistle Blows
TV · 3 eps

Being There
Movie · as First Lady

Nightwing
Movie · as Claire Franklin

The Ropers
TV · 1 ep

Paris
TV · as Mrs. Dalton · 1 ep

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
Movie · as Psychiatrist

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
Movie · as Beth Dozier

Dallas
TV · as Mavis Anderson · 11 eps

Taxi
TV · as Woman Customer · 1 ep

A Woman Called Moses
TV · as Miss Rodham · 2 eps

Having Babies II
Movie · as Mimi

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
Movie · as Judge White

The Death of Richie
Movie · as Mrs. Blair

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

Barney Miller
TV · as Dorothy St. Clair · 1 ep

Barnaby Jones
TV · as Emily Warren · 1 ep

Particular Men
Movie · as Louisa Rayner

The Waltons
TV · as Jane Stephens · 2 eps

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Movie · as The Mayor's Wife

The Edge of Night
TV · 306 eps

The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Mrs. Hooter, Judge Rosenstiel · 1 ep