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With comic timing and pliability most actors crave, brunette Alison LaPlaca seemingly bounced from sitcom... (Learn more)

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Alison LaPlaca’s Milestones
Appeared as Catherine on "The John Larroquette Show" (NBC)
Born in New Jersey
Played opposite Tom Arnold on "The Jackie Thomas Show" (ABC)
Raised in Lincolnshire, IL, outside of Chicago
1983 Moved to L.A.
1983 TV movie debut, bit, "Listen to Your Heart" (CBS)
1984 TV series debut, "Suzanne Pleshette is Maggie Briggs"
1985 Feature film debut, bit, "Fletch"
1986 - 1989 Played Linda Phillips on Fox sitcom "Duet"
1989 Reprised chracter of Linda Phillips on short-lived Fox sitcom "Open House"; met future husband, co-star Philip Charles MacKenzie
1990 First co-starring feature role, "Madhouse"; also first teaming with John Larroquette
1991 Starred in ABC sitcom "Stat"
1993 Cast as Tom Arnold's wife in "Tom" (CBS)

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Quick Facts

Also known as

AKA : Alison La Placa

Born

December, 16 1959 in New Jersey, USA

Education

  • Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois: graduated magna cum laude
  • Adlai E Stevenson High School, Chicago, Illinois: classmates included Joe Lando whom LaPlaca dated

Professions

actor