“Alice” and followed the story of a widow who worked as a waitress at the fictional Mel’s Diner while also raising her son. She was nominated for an Emmy and won two Golden Globes. Lavin ...

In one of Linda Lavin’s favorite episodes of the television sitcom Alice, her title character, an aspiring singer working as a waitress, agrees to star in a commercial for Mel’s Diner.

Linda Lavin ... by the tightfisted Mel, who was portrayed by Vic Tayback. Ms. Lavin conceded that in real life she bore little resemblance to the ever-struggling Alice — at least not since ...

Linda Lavin ... "Alice," which ran for nine seasons from 1976-85 and was based on the Martin Scorsese film “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.” On the show, she worked as a waitress at Mel's ...

Actress Linda Lavin, best known as the protagonist in the hit 1970s sitcom “Alice” as well as numerous ... during final taping of television show Mels Diner, January 15, 1985 in Los Angeles ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actor who became a working class icon as a paper-hat wearing waitress on the TV sitcom “Alice ... chef of Mel’s Diner.

NEW YORK (AP) — Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actor who became a working class icon as a paper-hat wearing waitress on the TV sitcom “Alice,” has died ... as the gruff owner and head chef of ...