After Linda Lavigne died on Sunday at the age of 87, tributes poured in from her co-stars and industry collaborators.
Lavigne became known as a character actress for her Emmy Award-nominated work on the CBS sitcom “Alice,” which ran from 1976 to 1985. In recent years, she appeared in “The Intern” alongside Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway And “Being”. “Ricardo” with Nicole Kidman.
Liz Feldman, creator of the Netflix show “No Good Deed” — which Lavigne stars in — shared a tribute to Lavigne on Instagram. She wrote, “Working with you previously was an honor and a joy. I loved writing for you on ‘9JKL’ all those years ago. I just loved you. Being around you. In your magnetic orbit. Collaborating again on ‘No Good Deed’ was just a gift.” You were, as always, incredibly generous, completely cheerful, ready to play and full of life. Your warmth and kindness were unparalleled. I just loved you. We all did.
Lavigne also appeared in two episodes of the CBS comedy series “Mom.” Allison Janney, who starred alongside Lavigne, wrote on Instagram: “She was TV royalty, kind and generous, and it was an honor to work with her… Linda Lavigne, you will be missed.” Sending love to her family and friends.”
Sarah Paulson also took to Instagram to talk about her fond memories of Lavigne, sharing a photo of them performing a production of “Collected Stories” together that Paulson framed. I recalled a story when a window got stuck during the first five minutes of the play and Lavigne suggested, in front of the audience, that we simply restart the production.
“The audience exploded with laughter and applause,” Paulson wrote. “That was the core reason why she was untouchable as a performer – I knew the audience had seen the window fall, so we couldn’t carry on as if it wasn’t – so we fixed it and started over – and they stayed with us.”