Alison La Placa
Born in New Jersey and raised in suburban Chicago, Alison La Placa received a degree in drama from Illinois Wesleyan University and received extensive training in classical piano and voice. She has starred on stage in regional productions of the musicals "Dames at Sea" and "Company", as well as the Los Angeles Cast Theatre's production of "Strider". She is best known for her role as snobbish yuppie Linda Phillips on the situation comedy Duet (1987) and its spin-off Open House (1989). She resides in Los Angeles, California with her husband, actor/director Philip Charles MacKenzie (her co-star on "Open House"). In her spare time, La Placa enjoys playing classical piano and traveling to Italy.
Acting
TV
Grey's Anatomy
as Mrs. Nolston
2005
TV
Friends
as Joanna
1994
TV
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
TV
Malcolm in the Middle
as Barbara
2000
TV
Desperate Housewives
as Rita Patterson
2004
TV
Batman: The Animated Series
as Baby-Doll (voice)
1992
TV
Lie to Me
as Diane Ktretschmer
2009
TV
The O.C.
as Dr. James
2003
TV
ER
as Female Lawyer
1994
Movie
Fletch
as Pan Am Clerk
1985
TV
Cheers
as Paula Nelson
1982
TV
Mom
as Louanne
2013
TV
Boston Legal
as Andrea Michele
2004
TV
Without a Trace
as Mary Whitman
2002
TV
Family Ties
as Barbara
1982
TV
7th Heaven
as Carolyn Fulton
1996
TV
Remington Steele
as Joan Kendall
1982
Movie
MadHouse
as Claudia
1990
TV
Duckman
as Marion (voice)
1994
TV
Fame
1982
TV
'Til Death
as Beth
2006
TV
Up All Night
as Gail Reinhold
2011
Movie
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
as Diane
1984
TV
The John Larroquette Show
as Catherine Merrick
1993