Alice Hirson

Personal Info

Birthday

March 10, 1929

Day of Death

2025-02-14

(95 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Alice C. Thorsell

Alice Hirson

Biography

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.

Known For

Law & Order

Dallas

NYPD Blue

Cold Case

The Waltons

Full House

Quincy, M.E.

Filmography

2010
Starstruck
as Grandma Olson
2006
The Lost
as Mrs. Griffith
2001
The Glass House
as Mrs. Morgan
Determination of Death
as Edith
2000
Psyko Ferret
as Old Lady Veinous (voice)
1993
Stepmonster
as Shirley
1990
Psycho IV: The Beginning
as Mother (voice)
1989
The Big Picture
as Mrs. Chapman
1987
Bride of Boogedy
as Mrs. Hooter
Blind Date
as Muriel Bedford
1986
Diary of a Perfect Murder
as Hazel
1984
Mass Appeal
as Mrs. Hart
Revenge of the Nerds
as Mrs. Lowe
1982
Miss All-American Beauty
as Marjorie Butterfield
The Rules of Marriage
as Eva Hewlitt
1980
Private Benjamin
as Mrs. Thornbush
If Things Were Different
as Karen Evans
1979
Being There
as First Lady
Nightwing
as Claire Franklin
1978
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
as Psychiatrist
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
as Beth Dozier
Loose Change
as Rosemary
1977
Having Babies II
as Mimi
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
as Judge White
The Death of Richie
as Mrs. Blair
1971
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
as The Mayor's Wife