Beloved actress Linda Lavin, known for her iconic role as Alice Hyatt in the sitcom 'Alice,' has sadly passed away at the age of 87. Her death certificate, obtained by Fox News Digital, reveals that she died of cardiopulmonary arrest due to underlying lung cancer. Lavin had recently been diagnosed with the disease before her death on December 29th.
Linda Lavin died of cardiopulmonary arrest with the underlying cause being lung cancer , according to her death certificate obtained by Fox News Digital. The 87-year-old had recently been diagnosed with lung cancer before her death on Dec. 29. A representative said at the time that she died due to complications from the disease.
Lavin had also undergone a bronchoscopy in the days before her death, which allows a doctor to examine the airways in the lung. Lavin’s first big break came when she was cast in the Broadway musical 'It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman' after she moved to New York following her college graduation. In 1969, she was nominated for her first Tony for her work in 'Last of the Red Hot Lovers.
She moved to Los Angeles in the 1970s and began working on shows like 'Rhoda' and 'Barney Miller.' In 1976, she was cast as Alice Hyatt in 'Alice,' based on Ellen Burstyn’s Oscar-winning 'Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore' about a widowed single mom who has a young son and works at a roadside diner. The show aired until 1985.
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