Linda Lavin dead at 87: Tony-winning Broadway star and sitcom actress passes away as cause of death is revealed
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Tony-winning Broadway star and sitcom actress Linda Lavin died on Sunday, December 29 at the age of 87. The beloved Broadway star and television actress died unexpectedly due to complications from recently discovered lung cancer, per Deadline. The news comes as a shock since Lavin was was still working as recently as this month.
![[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 known for her award-winning and illustrious acting career in both arenas of Broadway and television. She is perhaps most commonly recognized for her role in the 1976 sitcom Alice. For her performance as the titular character over the span of nine seasons, she was recognized and nominated for an Emmy Award.
![[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/2024/12/30/06/93577241-14235515-She_is_perhaps_most_commonly_recognized_for_her_role_in_the_1976-a-107_1735538730754.jpg)
Linda Lavin died on Sunday, December 29 at the age of 87. The beloved Broadway star and television actress died unexpectedly due to complications from recently discovered lung cancer; pictured December 4 at Hollywood premiere of No Good Deed. She went on to star in the 1986 play Broadway Bound and won a Tony for her performance.
![[For her performance as the titular character over the span of nine seasons, she was recognized and nominated for an Emmy Award; pictured in January 1983 portrait]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/06/93577245-14235515-For_her_performance_as_the_titular_character_over_the_span_of_ni-a-105_1735538730752.jpg)
Lavin's entertainment career dates back to the days when she worked as a child stage actor. Later on, she went on to perform on Broadway beginning in the 1960s and appeared in the musical, It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman as well as the play, Last of the Red Hot Lovers.
![[Lavin's entertainment career dates back to the days when she worked as a child stage actor. Later on, she went on to perform on Broadway beginning in the 1960s and appeared in the musical, It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman as well as the play; pictured March 2023 in New York City]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/06/93577231-14235515-Lavin_s_entertainment_career_dates_back_to_the_days_when_she_wor-a-106_1735538730754.jpg)
For her performance in the latter Broadway stage, she earned her first out of six Tony Award nominations in 1970. She went on to take home her first win for her performance in Broadway Bound in 1987. Her most recent Tony nomination was in 2012 for her performance in The Lyons.
![[For her performance in the Last of the Red Hot Lovers, she earned her first out of six Tony Award nominations in 1970; pictured alongside Rita Moreno in 1978 Pasadena]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/06/93577251-14235515-For_her_performance_in_the_Last_of_the_Red_Hot_Lovers_she_earned-a-102_1735538729743.jpg)
