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Alice Hirson

Cast & creator

Alice Hirson

1929-03-10 (died at 95) New York City, New York, USAIMDb

Best known for Law & Order, ER, Dallas

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.

Also known as: Alice C. Thorsell

Movies

26

film credits

Series

37

television credits

Career

63

1954–2017 · acting roles

Credit score

6.5

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Law & Order

Law & Order

Jewel · 1990

ER

Mrs. Anderson · 1994

Dallas

Dallas

Mavis Anderson · 1978

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

Karen Redding · 1993

Cold Case

Cold Case

Judy McShane · 2003

Across film & television

Filmography (63)

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Showing 63 of 63 credits

Law & Order

Law & Order

Jewel

ER

Mrs. Anderson

Dallas

Dallas

Mavis Anderson

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

Karen Redding

Cold Case

Cold Case

Judy McShane

Judging Amy

Judging Amy

Alison Loomis

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

Jane Davis

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

Mrs. Foyt

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

Professor Emerson

Taxi

Taxi

Woman Customer

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

Anne Overland

The Waltons

The Waltons

Jane Stephens

Full House

Full House

Claire Tanner

Matlock

Matlock

Hazel

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

Dorothy St. Clair

Hotel

Hotel

Helen Riley

Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown

Bootsie Sherwood

The Secret Life of the American Teenager

The Secret Life of the American Teenager

Mimsy

Ellen

Ellen

Lois Morgan

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

Emily Warren

7th Heaven

7th Heaven

Jenny Jackson

Just Shoot Me!

Just Shoot Me!

Helen Korsh

Dear John

Dear John

Mrs. Morris

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

Justice Ginsburg (voice)

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

Mrs. Hooter

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

Judge Rosenstiel

Mancuso, F.B.I.

Mancuso, F.B.I.

Starman

Starman

Ida Schwartzman

The Edge of Night

The Edge of Night

Trauma Center

Trauma Center

The Ropers

The Ropers

Paris

Paris

Mrs. Dalton

When the Whistle Blows

When the Whistle Blows

Starstruck

Starstruck

Grandma Olson

If Tomorrow Comes

If Tomorrow Comes

Mrs. Stanhope

The Glass House

The Glass House

Mrs. Morgan

Being There

Being There

First Lady

Home Fires

Grandma

Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin

Mrs. Thornbush

Revenge of the Nerds

Revenge of the Nerds

Mrs. Lowe

Blind Date

Blind Date

Muriel Bedford

A Woman Called Moses

A Woman Called Moses

Miss Rodham

Psycho IV: The Beginning

Psycho IV: The Beginning

Mother (voice)

Crossings

Crossings

Eleanor Roosevelt

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

Mrs. Chapman

Bride of Boogedy

Bride of Boogedy

Mrs. Hooter

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

The Mayor's Wife

Mass Appeal

Mass Appeal

Mrs. Hart

Nightwing

Nightwing

Claire Franklin

Particular Men

Particular Men

Louisa Rayner

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

Judge White

The Rules of Marriage

The Rules of Marriage

Eva Hewlitt

The Death of Richie

The Death of Richie

Mrs. Blair

Miss All-American Beauty

Miss All-American Beauty

Marjorie Butterfield

If Things Were Different

If Things Were Different

Karen Evans

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

Psychiatrist

The Lost

The Lost

Mrs. Griffith

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Beth Dozier

Stepmonster

Stepmonster

Shirley

Determination of Death

Determination of Death

Edith

Diary of a Perfect Murder

Diary of a Perfect Murder

Hazel

Having Babies II

Having Babies II

Mimi

Psyko Ferret

Old Lady Veinous (voice)