American actress Linda Lavin, seen notably in the series Madam Secretary, New York criminal section et Elsbethdied on Sunday December 29, 2024 at the age of 87.
The year 2024 only has a few hours left and yet it has claimed a new victim. American actress Linda Lavin, recipient of two Golden Globes and a prestigious Tony Award, has passed away.unexpectedly” according to the American press in Los Angeles on Sunday December 29, 2024, at the age of 87, after succumbing to recently diagnosed lung cancer. The announcement of the disappearance of the native of Portland was confirmed by her attaché press release to our American colleagues at Deadline.
Death of Linda Lavin: The actress Bones, Newport Beach et The Good Wife died at the age of 87
The death of Linda Lavin is a real shock on the other side of the Atlantic, especially since the actress was still on film sets until recently. Screenwriters Max Mutchnick, David Kohan and the historic director of Friends James Burrows, who collaborated on the series Mid-Century Modern for the Hulu platform and whose filming had been suspended for the end of year holidays, shared their sadness: “Working with Linda was one of the high points of our careers. She was a magnificent actress, singer, musician and had a devastating sense of humor. But more significantly, she was a beautiful soul. Deep, joyful and loving. She made our days better . She will be missed immensely by the entire team of the series. We have become better for knowing her.
Death of Linda Lavin: A look back at the career of the actress Bones, Newport Beach et The Good Wife
After making her debut when she was just a child, Linda Lavin arrived on the stage of Broadway at the very beginning of the 1960s. It was in the theater that the actress obtained her first laurels. Nominated for the first time for the Tony Awards in 1970, she won the statuette 17 years later for her performance in the comedy Broadway Bound by Neil Simon. Alongside the theater, she has a rich career on the big and small screen. On television, his greatest success is the sitcom Alicebroadcast on the American channel CBS between 1976 and 1985 and for which she received 2 Golden Globes in 1978 and 1979. In the years that followed, series fans could see her in The angels of happinessthe classic The Sopranosthe cult series Newport Beach (in which she plays the grandmother of Seth Cohen, played by Adam Brody, the husband of Leighton Meester and father of two children), The Good Wife (then in its spin-off Elsbethbroadcast from January 8, 2025 on TF1), Bones or even Madam Secretary. In a few months, she will be starring in the series Mid-Century Modern on the American platform Hulu, filming of which was underway. A beautiful posthumous farewell…
