Discover
Alice Hirson is an American actress best known for her roles on television. She began her career on stage, before roles on the daytime soap operas. She is 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.
Birth Name
Alice C. Thorsell
Born
Sunday, 10 March 1929
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Trash Truck | Mrs. Perry | 2020 |
| Will & Grace | Justice Ginsburg | 2017 |
| StarStruck | Grandma Olson | 2010 |
| Men of a Certain Age | Connie | 2009 |
| The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Mimsy | 2008 |
| The Lost | Mrs. Griffith | 2006 |
| Cold Case | Judy McShane | 2003 |
| The Glass House | Mrs. Morgan | 2001 |
| Determination of Death | Edith | 2001 |
| Baby Blues | Mrs. Johnson | 2000 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Trash Truck | Mrs. Perry | 2020 |
| Will & Grace | Justice Ginsburg | 2017 |
| StarStruck | Grandma Olson | 2010 |
| Men of a Certain Age | Connie | 2009 |
| The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Mimsy | 2008 |
| The Lost | Mrs. Griffith | 2006 |
| Cold Case | Judy McShane | 2003 |
| The Glass House | Mrs. Morgan | 2001 |
| Determination of Death | Edith | 2001 |
| Baby Blues | Mrs. Johnson | 2000 |
| Judging Amy | Alison Loomis | 1999 |
| Godzilla: The Series | Peg Chapman | 1998 |
| Just Shoot Me! | Helen Korsh | 1997 |
| 7th Heaven | Jenny Jackson / Deceased Jenny Jackson | 1996 |
| ER | Mrs. Anderson | 1994 |
| Ellen | Lois Morgan | 1994 |
| Stepmonster | Shirley | 1993 |
| Home Fires | Grandma | 1992 |
| Psycho IV: The Beginning | Mother (voice) / Mother | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Jewel | 1990 |
| Equal Justice | Mrs. Williams | 1990 |
| The Big Picture | Mrs. Chapman | 1989 |
| Murphy Brown | Bootsie Sherwood | 1988 |
| Dear John | Mrs. Morris | 1988 |
| Full House | Claire Tanner | 1987 |
| Blind Date | Muriel Bedford | 1987 |
| Houston Knights | Beverly / John's Wife | 1987 |
| Starman | Ida Schwartzman | 1986 |
| If Tomorrow Comes | Mrs. Stanhope | 1986 |
| Matlock | Hazel | 1986 |
| Crossings | Eleanor Roosevelt | 1986 |
| Foley Square | Mrs. Dobbs | 1985 |
| The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo | (voice) | 1985 |
| Mass Appeal | Mrs. Hart | 1984 |
| Revenge of the Nerds | Mrs. Lowe | 1984 |
| Miss All-American Beauty | Marjorie Butterfield | 1982 |
| St. Elsewhere | Anne Overland | 1982 |
| Hotel | Helen Riley | 1982 |
| Private Benjamin | Mrs. Thornbush | 1980 |
| Flamingo Road | Mary Troy | 1980 |
| When the Whistle Blows | Dottie Jenkins | 1980 |
| Being There | First Lady | 1980 |
| Paris | Mrs. Dalton | 1979 |
| Nightwing | Claire Franklin | 1979 |
| The Ropers | Mrs. Eastham | 1979 |
| A Woman Called Moses | Miss Rodham | 1978 |
| Taxi | Woman Customer | 1978 |
| Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force | 1978 | |
| Dallas | Mavis Anderson | 1978 |
| Having Babies | Emily | 1978 |
| Having Babies II | Mimi | 1977 |
| Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn | Judge White | 1977 |
| The Death of Richie | Mrs. Blair | 1977 |
| Quincy M.E. | Jane Davis / Mrs. Foyt / Professor Emerson | 1976 |
| Family | Ruth Green | 1976 |
| Barney Miller | Dorothy St. Clair | 1974 |
| Barnaby Jones | Emily Warren | 1973 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Grace Harris | 1972 |
| The Waltons | Jane Stephens | 1972 |
| Maude | Ed's Wife | 1972 |
| Particular Men | Louisa Rayner | 1972 |
| The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight | The Mayor's Wife | 1971 |
| N.Y.P.D. | 2nd Nurse | 1967 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Mrs. Hooter / Judge Rosenstiel | 1954 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Lucy | 1951 |
| Starlight Theatre | Alice | 1950 |
