Alice Hirson
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Law & Order
Jewel
1990
Series
Dallas
Mavis Anderson
1978
Series
ER
Mrs. Anderson
1994
Series
NYPD Blue
Karen Redding
1993
Series
Full House
Claire Tanner
1987
Series
Cold Case
Judy McShane
2003
Series
The Waltons
Jane Stephens
1972
Series
St. Elsewhere
Anne Overland
1982
Series
Judging Amy
Alison Loomis
1999
Series
Quincy, M.E.
Jane Davis
1976
Series
Quincy, M.E.
Mrs. Foyt
1976
Series
Quincy, M.E.
Professor Emerson
1976
Series
Barney Miller
Dorothy St. Clair
1975
Series
Matlock
Hazel
1986
Series
Taxi
Woman Customer
1978
Series
Hotel
Helen Riley
1982
Series
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Mimsy
2008
Series
Just Shoot Me!
Helen Korsh
1997
Series
Murphy Brown
Bootsie Sherwood
1988
Series
Barnaby Jones
Emily Warren
1973
Series
7th Heaven
Jenny Jackson
1996
Series
Ellen
Lois Morgan
1994
Series
Will & Grace
Justice Ginsburg (voice)
2017
Series
Dear John
Mrs. Morris
1988
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mrs. Hooter
1954
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Judge Rosenstiel
1954
Series
Starman
Ida Schwartzman
1986
Series
The Edge of Night
1956
Film
Blind Date
Muriel Bedford
1987
Series
The Ropers
1979
Series
Trauma Center
1983
Series
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Series
If Tomorrow Comes
Mrs. Stanhope
1986
Film
Revenge of the Nerds
Mrs. Lowe
1984
Film
Starstruck
Grandma Olson
2010
Series
When the Whistle Blows
1980
Series
Paris
Mrs. Dalton
1979
Film
The Glass House
Mrs. Morgan
2001
Series
Crossings
Eleanor Roosevelt
1986
Series
A Woman Called Moses
Miss Rodham
1978
Film
Being There
First Lady
1979
Film
Psycho IV: The Beginning
Mother (voice)
1990
Film
Private Benjamin
Mrs. Thornbush
1980
Home Fires
Grandma
1992
Film
The Big Picture
Mrs. Chapman
1989
Film
Night Vet
Mama
2014
Film
Nightwing
Claire Franklin
1979
Film
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
The Mayor's Wife
1971
Film
Bride of Boogedy
Mrs. Hooter
1987
Film
The Lost
Mrs. Griffith
2006
Film
The Death of Richie
Mrs. Blair
1977
Film
The Rules of Marriage
Eva Hewlitt
1982
Film
Miss All-American Beauty
Marjorie Butterfield
1982
Film
If Things Were Different
Karen Evans
1980
Film
Determination of Death
Edith
2001
Film
Particular Men
Louisa Rayner
1972
Film
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
Psychiatrist
1978
Film
Mass Appeal
Mrs. Hart
1984
Film
Diary of a Perfect Murder
Hazel
1986
Film
Stepmonster
Shirley
1993
Film
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
Judge White
1977
Film
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
Beth Dozier
1978
Psyko Ferret
Old Lady Veinous (voice)
2000
Film
Having Babies II
Mimi
1977