Alison LaPlaca


Alison LaPlaca is an American actress best known for the role of acid-tongued yuppie Linda Phillips in the Fox sitcoms Duet and its spin-off Open House, both of which aired in the late 1980s.

Biography

Early life and career

LaPlaca is a graduate of Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. She attended Illinois Wesleyan University, where she majored in drama. She performed in a circus show, Circus Fantastic, at Marriott's Great America, now Six Flags Great America.
Before moving to Los Angeles LaPlaca worked as a cocktail waitress at Chicago's Palmer House on Michigan Ave.
Shortly after moving to Hollywood, LaPlaca landed the part of Elyse in TV sitcom version of Barry Levinson's film Diner. That pilot did not get picked up, and soon thereafter La Placa got a part in the made-for-TV movie Listen to Your Heart.

Later career

The following year LaPlaca earned a regular spot on Suzanne Pleshette Is Maggie Briggs. She had a small part in Fletch and she subsequently played Linda Phillips on the series Duet and Open House. LaPlaca also played opposite Kirstie Alley in the 1990 movie Madhouse, with co-star John Larroquette.
LaPlaca has guest-starred on series including ER, Cheers, Family Ties, Desperate Housewives, and Friends. She was a regular on Stat, The Jackie Thomas Show, Tom, and the NBC sitcom The John Larroquette Show. LaPlaca has also guest-starred on animated series such as Johnny Bravo.
She has been married to TV actor/director Philip Charles MacKenzie since 1992.
She also played the character of Andrea in the TV series Boston Legal in two episodes in . She also appeared in Malcolm in the Middle as Barbara in the episode "Convention" and in a recurring role on ’Til Death as Beth, Joy's coworker.

Filmography