7.1
Movie
Acting
Alice Hirson
- Born
- Died
- (aged 95)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 61 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.1
Movie
7.5
TV
Full House
7.6
Movie
Being There
6.0
Movie
The Glass House
7.8
TV
ER
6.4
Movie
Revenge of the Nerds
7.3
TV
Law & Order
6.0
Movie
Blind Date
7.7
TV
Cold Case
6.0
Movie
Private Benjamin
5.7
Movie
Psycho IV: The Beginning
6.9
TV
Dallas
6.5
TV
7th Heaven
7.3
TV
Taxi
6.6
TV
Just Shoot Me!
7.1
TV
NYPD Blue
6.8
TV
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
7.0
TV
Matlock
Acting credits 61
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Will & Grace TV | Justice Ginsburg (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Night Vet Film | Mama |
| 2010 | Starstruck Film | Grandma Olson |
| 2008 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager TV | Mimsy (6 ep) |
| 2006 | The Lost Film | Mrs. Griffith |
| 2003 | Cold Case TV | Judy McShane (1 ep) |
| 2001 | The Glass House Film | Mrs. Morgan |
| 2001 | Determination of Death Film | Edith |
| 2000 | Psyko Ferret Film | Old Lady Veinous (voice) |
| 1999 | Judging Amy TV | Alison Loomis (1 ep) |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me! TV | Helen Korsh (1 ep) |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven TV | Jenny Jackson (8 ep) |
| 1994 | ER TV | Mrs. Anderson (1 ep) |
| 1994 | Ellen TV | Lois Morgan (28 ep) |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue TV | Karen Redding (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Stepmonster Film | Shirley |
| 1992 | Home Fires TV | Grandma (6 ep) |
| 1990 | Psycho IV: The Beginning Film | Mother (voice) |
| 1990 | Law & Order TV | Jewel (1 ep) |
| 1989 | Mancuso, F.B.I. TV | (1 ep) |
| 1989 | The Big Picture Film | Mrs. Chapman |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown TV | Bootsie Sherwood (1 ep) |
| 1988 | Dear John TV | Mrs. Morris (1 ep) |
| 1987 | Full House TV | Claire Tanner (2 ep) |
| 1987 | Bride of Boogedy Film | Mrs. Hooter |
| 1987 | Blind Date Film | Muriel Bedford |
| 1986 | Starman TV | Ida Schwartzman (1 ep) |
| 1986 | If Tomorrow Comes TV | Mrs. Stanhope (1 ep) |
| 1986 | Diary of a Perfect Murder Film | Hazel |
| 1986 | Matlock TV | Hazel (1 ep) |
| 1986 | Crossings TV | Eleanor Roosevelt (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Mass Appeal Film | Mrs. Hart |
| 1984 | Revenge of the Nerds Film | Mrs. Lowe |
| 1983 | Trauma Center TV | (1 ep) |
| 1982 | Miss All-American Beauty Film | Marjorie Butterfield |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere TV | Anne Overland (1 ep) |
| 1982 | Hotel TV | Helen Riley (1 ep) |
| 1982 | The Rules of Marriage Film | Eva Hewlitt |
| 1980 | Private Benjamin Film | Mrs. Thornbush |
| 1980 | When the Whistle Blows TV | (3 ep) |
| 1980 | If Things Were Different Film | Karen Evans |
| 1979 | Being There Film | First Lady |
| 1979 | Paris TV | Mrs. Dalton (1 ep) |
| 1979 | Nightwing Film | Claire Franklin |
| 1979 | The Ropers TV | (1 ep) |
| 1978 | A Woman Called Moses TV | Miss Rodham (2 ep) |
| 1978 | Taxi TV | Woman Customer (1 ep) |
| 1978 | Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force Film | Psychiatrist |
| 1978 | Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid Film | Beth Dozier |
| 1978 | Dallas TV | Mavis Anderson (11 ep) |
| 1977 | Having Babies II Film | Mimi |
| 1977 | Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn Film | Judge White |
| 1977 | The Death of Richie Film | Mrs. Blair |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. TV | Jane Davis, Mrs. Foyt, Professor Emerson (1 ep) |
| 1975 | Barney Miller TV | Dorothy St. Clair (1 ep) |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones TV | Emily Warren (1 ep) |
| 1972 | The Waltons TV | Jane Stephens (2 ep) |
| 1972 | Particular Men Film | Louisa Rayner |
| 1971 | The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight Film | The Mayor's Wife |
| 1956 | The Edge of Night TV | (306 ep) |