Alison La Placa

Alison La Placa

Born in New Jersey and raised in suburban Chicago, Alison La Placa received a degree in drama from Illinois Wesleyan University and received extensive training in classical piano and voice. She has starred on stage in regional productions of the musicals "Dames at Sea" and "Company", as well as the Los Angeles Cast Theatre's production of "Strider". She is best known for her role as snobbish yuppie Linda Phillips on the situation comedy Duet (1987) and its spin-off Open House (1989). She resides in Los Angeles, California with her husband, actor/director Philip Charles MacKenzie (her co-star on "Open House"). In her spare time, La Placa enjoys playing classical piano and traveling to Italy.

  • Title: Alison La Placa
  • Popularity: 5.202
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1959-12-16
  • Place of Birth: New Jersey, USA
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  • Also Known As: Alison LaPlaca
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Alison La Placa Movies

  • 1984
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    Voyage of the Rock Aliens
    Voyage of the Rock Aliens

    4.8 1984 HD

    Aliens land in the mythical town of "Speelburgh, U.S.A" searching for the source of rock & roll. What they find is a gang of teenagers, led by Dee...

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Pia Zadora

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  • 1985
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    Murder: By Reason of Insanity
    Murder: By Reason of Insanity

    3.5 1985 HD

    A married couple from Poland emigrates to the U.S.,. but things don't turn out as well as they had imaged. The husband's business fails, while his...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Candice Bergen

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  • 1990
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    MadHouse
    MadHouse

    5.3 1990 HD

    The luxurious villa of Mark and Jessie Bannister, a yuppie couple, is overrun by loads of uninvited guests who turn the house up side down.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: John Larroquette

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  • 1986
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    Second Serve
    Second Serve

    5.4 1986 HD

    Fact-based story about tennis pro Renee Richards, whose player status was challenged in 1976 when it was revealed that she was a trans woman....

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Vanessa Redgrave

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  • 1983
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    Listen to Your Heart
    Listen to Your Heart

    1 1983 HD

    This romantic melodrama features a book editor falling in love with his art director.

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Tim Matheson

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  • 1983
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    Diner
    Diner

    5 1983 HD

    This pilot for a TV version of the critically acclaimed feature Diner (1982) focused on the complaints of the wives, Elyse and Beth, that their...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Mike Binder

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  • 1985
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    Fletch
    Fletch

    6.735 1985 HD

    When investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug trade at a local beach, he's approached by wealthy...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Chevy Chase

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  • 2010
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    'Til Death
    'Til Death

    6.4 2010 HD

    A comedy about the triumphs and tribulations of marriage and friendship from very different perspectives. It's about the funny – and sometimes...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Brad Garrett

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  • 2012
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    Desperate Housewives
    Desperate Housewives

    7.931 2012 HD

    Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Teri Hatcher

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  • 2004
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    Friends
    Friends

    8.4 2004 HD

    Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Jennifer Aniston

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  • 2006
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    Malcolm in the Middle
    Malcolm in the Middle

    8.481 2006 HD

    A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Frankie Muniz

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  • 2007
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    The O.C.
    The O.C.

    7.806 2007 HD

    Ryan Atwood, a teen from the wrong side of the tracks, moves in with a wealthy family willing to give him a chance. But Ryan's arrival disturbs the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Peter Gallagher

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  • 2007
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    7th Heaven
    7th Heaven

    6.413 2007 HD

    Reverend Eric Camden and his wife Annie have always had their hands full caring for seven children, not to mention the friends, sweethearts and...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Stephen Collins

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  • 2008
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    Boston Legal
    Boston Legal

    7.875 2008 HD

    Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: James Spader

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  • 1990
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    Open House
    Open House

    5 1990 HD

    Open House is an American sitcom that aired on Fox from August 27, 1989 to July 21, 1990. The series is a spin-off of the Fox series Duet. Despite...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Alison La Placa

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  • 1989
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    Brothers
    Brothers

    7.2 1989 HD

    Two conservative men support their younger brother when he comes out as gay, and help him navigate being openly homosexual in 1980s Philadelphia.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Robert Walden

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  • 1987
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    Remington Steele
    Remington Steele

    7.043 1987 HD

    Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential clients refuse to hire a woman, however qualified. To...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Stephanie Zimbalist

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  • 1996
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    The John Larroquette Show
    The John Larroquette Show

    6.5 1996 HD

    The John Larroquette Show is an American television sitcom .The show was a vehicle for John Larroquette following his run as Dan Fielding on Night...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: John Larroquette

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  • 1989
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    Duet
    Duet

    5 1989 HD

    Duet is an American sitcom that aired on Fox from April 19, 1987 to August 20, 1989. The series stars Matthew Laurance as Ben Coleman, Mary Page...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Matthew Laurance

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  • 1997
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    Duckman
    Duckman

    7.141 1997 HD

    Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man is an American animated sitcom that aired from 1994–1997, created by Everett Peck and developed by Peck. The...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Jason Alexander

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  • 1987
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    Fame
    Fame

    6.724 1987 HD

    An American television series originally produced between 1982 and 1987. The show is based on the 1980 motion picture of the same name. With a...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Debbie Allen

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  • 2011
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    Lie to Me
    Lie to Me

    7.91 2011 HD

    The world's leading deception researcher, Dr. Cal Lightman, studies facial expression, body language and tone of voice to determine when a person is...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Tim Roth

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  • 1994
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    Tom
    Tom

    1 1994 HD

    Tom is an American sitcom which premiered in mid-season 1994 on CBS. Tom was cancelled after eleven episodes.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Tom Arnold

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  • 1991
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    Stat
    Stat

    5 1991 HD

    Stat is an American television sitcom that aired from April 16, 1991 to May 21, 1991 on ABC on Tuesday night at 9:30pm Eastern Time.

    Genre:

    Cast: Wren T. Brown

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  • 1993
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    The Jackie Thomas Show
    The Jackie Thomas Show

    1 1993 HD

    The Jackie Thomas Show is an American sitcom that aired on the ABC network from December 1992 to March 1993. The series received widespread attention...

    Genre:

    Cast: Tom Arnold

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  • 2021
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    Mom
    Mom

    7.314 2021 HD

    Aan irreverent and outrageous take on true family love‐and dysfunction. Newly sober single mom Christy struggles to raise two children in a world...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Allison Janney

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  • 2009
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    Without a Trace
    Without a Trace

    7.3 2009 HD

    The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Anthony LaPaglia

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  • 2006
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    Malcolm in the Middle
    Malcolm in the Middle

    8.481 2006 HD

    A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Frankie Muniz

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  • 1995
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    Batman: The Animated Series
    Batman: The Animated Series

    8.5 1995 HD

    Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Kevin Conroy

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  • 2024
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    Grey's Anatomy
    Grey's Anatomy

    8.235 2024 HD

    Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ellen Pompeo

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  • 2009
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    ER
    ER

    7.805 2009 HD

    ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Maura Tierney

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  • 1991
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    Stat
    Stat

    5 1991 HD

    Stat is an American television sitcom that aired from April 16, 1991 to May 21, 1991 on ABC on Tuesday night at 9:30pm Eastern Time.

    Genre:

    Cast: Wren T. Brown

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  • 1989
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    Family Ties
    Family Ties

    7.247 1989 HD

    Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Meredith Baxter

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  • 2013
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    Up All Night
    Up All Night

    6.122 2013 HD

    An irreverent look at parenthood through the point of view of an acerbic working mother, along with her stay-at-home husband and opinionated parents.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Christina Applegate

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