Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born March 10, 1929
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.
TVWill & Grace
2017
as Justice Ginsburg (voice)
MovieStarstruck
2010
as Grandma Olson
TVThe Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008
as Mimsy
MovieThe Lost
2006
as Mrs. Griffith
TVCold Case
2003
as Judy McShane
MovieThe Glass House
2001
as Mrs. Morgan
MovieDetermination of Death
2001
as Edith
Psyko Ferret
2000
as Old Lady Veinous (voice)
TVJudging Amy
1999
as Alison Loomis
TVJust Shoot Me!
1997
as Helen Korsh
TV7th Heaven
1996
as Jenny Jackson
TVER
1994
as Mrs. Anderson
TVEllen
1994
as Lois Morgan
TVNYPD Blue
1993
as Karen Redding
MovieStepmonster
1993
as Shirley
Home Fires
1992
as Grandma
MoviePsycho IV: The Beginning
1990
as Mother (voice)
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Jewel
TVMancuso, F.B.I.
1989
MovieThe Big Picture
1989
as Mrs. Chapman
TVMurphy Brown
1988
as Bootsie Sherwood
TVDear John
1988
as Mrs. Morris
TVFull House
1987
as Claire Tanner
MovieBride of Boogedy
1987
as Mrs. Hooter
MovieBlind Date
1987
as Muriel Bedford
TVStarman
1986
as Ida Schwartzman
TVIf Tomorrow Comes
1986
as Mrs. Stanhope
MovieDiary of a Perfect Murder
1986
as Hazel
TVMatlock
1986
as Hazel
TVCrossings
1986
as Eleanor Roosevelt
MovieMass Appeal
1984
as Mrs. Hart
MovieRevenge of the Nerds
1984
as Mrs. Lowe
TVTrauma Center
1983
MovieMiss All-American Beauty
1982
as Marjorie Butterfield
TVSt. Elsewhere
1982
as Anne Overland
TVHotel
1982
as Helen Riley
MovieThe Rules of Marriage
1982
as Eva Hewlitt
MoviePrivate Benjamin
1980
as Mrs. Thornbush
TVWhen the Whistle Blows
1980
MovieIf Things Were Different
1980
as Karen Evans
MovieBeing There
1979
as First Lady
TVParis
1979
as Mrs. Dalton
MovieNightwing
1979
as Claire Franklin
TVThe Ropers
1979
TVA Woman Called Moses
1978
as Miss Rodham
TVTaxi
1978
as Woman Customer
MovieSergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978
as Psychiatrist
MovieKate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
as Beth Dozier
TVDallas
1978
as Mavis Anderson
MovieHaving Babies II
1977
as Mimi
MovieAlexander: The Other Side of Dawn
1977
as Judge White
MovieThe Death of Richie
1977
as Mrs. Blair
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
as Jane Davis
TVBarney Miller
1975
as Dorothy St. Clair
TVBarnaby Jones
1973
as Emily Warren
TVThe Waltons
1972
as Jane Stephens
MovieParticular Men
1972
MovieThe Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971
as The Mayor's Wife
TVThe Edge of Night
1956
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Mrs. Hooter
