Frail Linda Lavin seen in final photos before death at 87 following lung cancer battle
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Linda Lavin died unexpectedly on Sunday at the age of 87 due to complications from recently discovered lung cancer. The Alice star looked healthy and happy when she was last seen in early September in Los Angeles. That is just three months after she passed away.
![[That is just under four months after she passed away. The acclaimed actress sported a colorful outfit of blue slacks with slits up the legs and a printed shirt for the outing]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/18/93594197-14237105-image-a-14_1735585113759.jpg)
The acclaimed actress sported a colorful outfit of blue slacks with slits up the legs and a printed shirt for the outing. She was nicely made up with light pink-toned makeup as she wore her hair partially back. Lavin easily glided out of her SUV vehicle without the help of a walker or cane as well.
![[Lavin was known for her award-winning and illustrious acting career in both arenas of Broadway and television; pictured in Alice portrait between 1976 and 1985]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/06/93577377-14235515-Lavin_was_known_for_her_award_winning_and_illustrious_acting_car-a-109_1735538730756.jpg)
Lavin was still working as recently as this month. She was on No Good Deed and also worked on the upcoming Hulu show, Mid-Century Modern. Meanwhile, several celebrities have shared loving tributes for the stage and screen star. Linda Lavin died unexpectedly on Sunday at the age of 87 due to complications from recently discovered lung cancer. The Alice star looked healthy and happy when she was last seen in early September in Los Angeles.
![[She is perhaps most commonly recognized for her role in the 1976 sitcom Alice; pictured alongside Alice co-stars Celia Weston, Vic Tayback and Beth Howland in September 1984 portrait]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/19/93577241-14237105-She_is_perhaps_most_commonly_recognized_for_her_role_in_the_1976-m-38_1735586554416.jpg)
That is just under four months after she passed away. The acclaimed actress sported a colorful outfit of blue slacks with slits up the legs and a printed shirt for the outing. Lavin was a Tony Award-winning stage actress. Lavin died in Los Angeles on Sunday of complications from recently discovered lung cancer, her representative, Bill Veloric, told The Associated Press in an email.
![[She was nicely made up with light pink-toned makeup as she wore her hair partially back. Lavin easily glided out of her SUV vehicle without the help of a walker or cane as well]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/19/93594203-14237105-image-a-16_1735585620857.jpg)
A success on Broadway, Lavin tried her luck in Hollywood in the mid-1970s. She was chosen to star in a new CBS sitcom based on Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, the Martin Scorsese-directed film that won Ellen Burstyn an Oscar for playing the title waitress.
![[Lavin was still working as recently as this month]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/19/93594201-14237105-image-a-17_1735585624711.jpg)
