Acting

Alice Hirson

Born 1929-03-10 · New York City, New York, USA

Died 2025-02-14

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.

Credits

Newest first

Will & Grace
as Justice Ginsburg (voice)
2017
Starstruck
as Grandma Olson
2010
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
as Mimsy
2008
The Lost
as Mrs. Griffith
2006
Cold Case
as Judy McShane
2003
The Glass House
as Mrs. Morgan
2001
Determination of Death
as Edith
2001
Psyko Ferret
as Old Lady Veinous (voice)
2000
Judging Amy
as Alison Loomis
1999
Just Shoot Me!
as Helen Korsh
1997
7th Heaven
as Jenny Jackson
1996
ER
as Mrs. Anderson
1994
Ellen
as Lois Morgan
1994
NYPD Blue
as Karen Redding
1993
Stepmonster
as Shirley
1993
Home Fires
as Grandma
1992
Psycho IV: The Beginning
as Mother (voice)
1990
Law & Order
as Jewel
1990
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
The Big Picture
as Mrs. Chapman
1989
Murphy Brown
as Bootsie Sherwood
1988
Dear John
as Mrs. Morris
1988
Full House
as Claire Tanner
1987
Bride of Boogedy
as Mrs. Hooter
1987
Blind Date
as Muriel Bedford
1987
Starman
as Ida Schwartzman
1986
If Tomorrow Comes
as Mrs. Stanhope
1986
Diary of a Perfect Murder
as Hazel
1986
Matlock
as Hazel
1986
Crossings
as Eleanor Roosevelt
1986
Mass Appeal
as Mrs. Hart
1984
Revenge of the Nerds
as Mrs. Lowe
1984
Trauma Center
1983
Miss All-American Beauty
as Marjorie Butterfield
1982
St. Elsewhere
as Anne Overland
1982
Hotel
as Helen Riley
1982
The Rules of Marriage
as Eva Hewlitt
1982
Private Benjamin
as Mrs. Thornbush
1980
When the Whistle Blows
1980
If Things Were Different
as Karen Evans
1980
Being There
as First Lady
1979
Paris
as Mrs. Dalton
1979
Nightwing
as Claire Franklin
1979
The Ropers
1979
A Woman Called Moses
as Miss Rodham
1978
Taxi
as Woman Customer
1978
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
as Psychiatrist
1978
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
as Beth Dozier
1978
Dallas
as Mavis Anderson
1978
Having Babies II
as Mimi
1977
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
as Judge White
1977
The Death of Richie
as Mrs. Blair
1977
Quincy, M.E.
as Jane Davis
1976
Quincy, M.E.
as Mrs. Foyt
1976
Quincy, M.E.
as Professor Emerson
1976
Barney Miller
as Dorothy St. Clair
1975
Barnaby Jones
as Emily Warren
1973
The Waltons
as Jane Stephens
1972
Particular Men
as Louisa Rayner
1972
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
as The Mayor's Wife
1971
The Edge of Night
1956
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Mrs. Hooter
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Judge Rosenstiel
1954