Alice Hirson

Known for: Acting

Born: 1929-03-10 – 2025-02-14 (aged 95)

From: New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography (60)

TV★ 7.5
Will & Grace
2017
as Justice Ginsburg (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Starstruck
2010
as Grandma Olson
TV★ 6.8
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008
as Mimsy
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Lost
2006
as Mrs. Griffith
TV★ 7.8
Cold Case
2003
as Judy McShane
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Glass House
2001
as Mrs. Morgan
MOVIE★ 5.0
Determination of Death
2001
as Edith
MOVIE
Psyko Ferret
2000
as Old Lady Veinous (voice)
TV★ 7.5
Judging Amy
1999
as Alison Loomis
TV★ 6.6
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Helen Korsh
TV★ 6.5
7th Heaven
1996
as Jenny Jackson
TV★ 7.8
ER
1994
as Mrs. Anderson
TV★ 6.1
Ellen
1994
as Lois Morgan
TV★ 7.0
NYPD Blue
1993
as Karen Redding
MOVIE★ 4.5
Stepmonster
1993
as Shirley
TV★ 8.0
Home Fires
1992
as Grandma
MOVIE★ 5.7
Psycho IV: The Beginning
1990
as Mother (voice)
TV★ 7.3
Law & Order
1990
as Jewel
TV★ 6.4
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Big Picture
1989
as Mrs. Chapman
TV★ 6.4
Murphy Brown
1988
as Bootsie Sherwood
TV★ 5.7
Dear John
1988
as Mrs. Morris
TV★ 7.5
Full House
1987
as Claire Tanner
MOVIE★ 6.8
Bride of Boogedy
1987
as Mrs. Hooter
MOVIE★ 6.0
Blind Date
1987
as Muriel Bedford
TV★ 7.0
Starman
1986
as Ida Schwartzman
TV★ 7.3
If Tomorrow Comes
1986
as Mrs. Stanhope
MOVIE★ 7.0
Diary of a Perfect Murder
1986
as Hazel
TV★ 7.1
Matlock
1986
as Hazel
TV★ 4.7
Crossings
1986
as Eleanor Roosevelt
MOVIE★ 5.9
Mass Appeal
1984
as Mrs. Hart
MOVIE★ 6.5
Revenge of the Nerds
1984
as Mrs. Lowe
TV★ 7.0
Trauma Center
1983
MOVIE★ 3.7
Miss All-American Beauty
1982
as Marjorie Butterfield
TV★ 5.7
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Anne Overland
TV★ 6.8
Hotel
1982
as Helen Riley
MOVIE★ 3.0
The Rules of Marriage
1982
as Eva Hewlitt
MOVIE★ 6.0
Private Benjamin
1980
as Mrs. Thornbush
TV★ 5.0
When the Whistle Blows
1980
MOVIE★ 9.0
If Things Were Different
1980
as Karen Evans
MOVIE★ 7.6
Being There
1979
as First Lady
TV★ 6.5
Paris
1979
as Mrs. Dalton
MOVIE★ 4.8
Nightwing
1979
as Claire Franklin
TV★ 6.1
The Ropers
1979
TV★ 7.0
A Woman Called Moses
1978
as Miss Rodham
TV★ 7.3
Taxi
1978
as Woman Customer
MOVIE★ 4.4
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978
as Psychiatrist
MOVIE★ 7.0
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
as Beth Dozier
TV★ 6.9
Dallas
1978
as Mavis Anderson
MOVIE★ 5.0
Having Babies II
1977
as Mimi
MOVIE★ 5.5
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
1977
as Judge White
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Death of Richie
1977
as Mrs. Blair
TV★ 7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Jane Davis
TV★ 7.3
Barney Miller
1975
as Dorothy St. Clair
TV★ 7.0
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Emily Warren
TV★ 7.2
The Waltons
1972
as Jane Stephens
MOVIE★ 8.0
Particular Men
1972
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971
as The Mayor's Wife
TV★ 6.6
The Edge of Night
1956
TV★ 7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Mrs. Hooter