Alice Hirson
Acting
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.
Born: March 10, 1929 · New York City, New York, USA
Filmography (49)
TV
Will & Grace
2017
Actor: Justice Ginsburg (…
Starstruck
2010
Actor: Grandma Olson
TV
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008
Actor: Mimsy
The Lost
2006
Actor: Mrs. Griffith
TV
Cold Case
2003
Actor: Judy McShane
The Glass House
2001
Actor: Mrs. Morgan
Determination of Death
2001
Actor: Edith
TV
Judging Amy
1999
Actor: Alison Loomis
TV
Just Shoot Me!
1997
Actor: Helen Korsh
TV
7th Heaven
1996
Actor: Jenny Jackson
TV
ER
1994
Actor: Mrs. Anderson
TV
Ellen
1994
Actor: Lois Morgan
TV
NYPD Blue
1993
Actor: Karen Redding
Stepmonster
1993
Actor: Shirley
Psycho IV: The Beginning
1990
Actor: Mother (voice)
TV
Law & Order
1990
Actor: Jewel
TV
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Actor
The Big Picture
1989
Actor: Mrs. Chapman
TV
Murphy Brown
1988
Actor: Bootsie Sherwood
TV
Dear John
1988
Actor: Mrs. Morris
TV
Full House
1987
Actor: Claire Tanner
Bride of Boogedy
1987
Actor: Mrs. Hooter
Blind Date
1987
Actor: Muriel Bedford
TV
Starman
1986
Actor: Ida Schwartzman
TV
If Tomorrow Comes
1986
Actor: Mrs. Stanhope
TV
Matlock
1986
Actor: Hazel
TV
Crossings
1986
Actor: Eleanor Roosevelt
Mass Appeal
1984
Actor: Mrs. Hart
Revenge of the Nerds
1984
Actor: Mrs. Lowe
TV
Trauma Center
1983
Actor
TV
St. Elsewhere
1982
Actor: Anne Overland
TV
Hotel
1982
Actor: Helen Riley
Private Benjamin
1980
Actor: Mrs. Thornbush
Being There
1979
Actor: First Lady
TV
Paris
1979
Actor: Mrs. Dalton
Nightwing
1979
Actor: Claire Franklin
TV
The Ropers
1979
Actor
TV
A Woman Called Moses
1978
Actor: Miss Rodham
TV
Taxi
1978
Actor: Woman Customer
TV
Dallas
1978
Actor: Mavis Anderson
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
1977
Actor: Judge White
The Death of Richie
1977
Actor: Mrs. Blair
TV
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Actor: Jane DavisActor: Mrs. Foyt+1
TV
Barney Miller
1975
Actor: Dorothy St. Clair
TV
Barnaby Jones
1973
Actor: Emily Warren
TV
The Waltons
1972
Actor: Jane Stephens
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971
Actor: The Mayor's Wife
TV
The Edge of Night
1956
Actor
TV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Actor: Mrs. HooterActor: Judge Rosenstiel