Personal Info
Alice C. Thorsell
Alice Hirson
Acting
Biography
Alice Hirson (March 10, 1929 – February 14, 2025) was an American actress best known for her roles on television. She began her career on stage, before roles on daytime soap operas. She was best known for her roles as Mavis Anderson in the CBS prime time soap opera Dallas and as Lois Morgan, the mother of the title character on the ABC sitcom Ellen.
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Starstruck
as Grandma Olson
The Lost
as Mrs. Griffith
The Glass House
as Mrs. Morgan
Determination of Death
as Edith
Psyko Ferret
as Old Lady Veinous (voice)
Stepmonster
as Shirley
Psycho IV: The Beginning
as Mother (voice)
The Big Picture
as Mrs. Chapman
Blind Date
as Muriel Bedford
Bride of Boogedy
as Mrs. Hooter
TV Shows
Will & Grace
as Justice Ginsburg (voice) · 1 ep.
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
as Mimsy · 6 ep.
Cold Case
as Judy McShane · 1 ep.
Judging Amy
as Alison Loomis · 1 ep.
Just Shoot Me!
as Helen Korsh · 1 ep.
7th Heaven
as Jenny Jackson · 8 ep.
ER
as Mrs. Anderson · 1 ep.
Ellen
as Lois Morgan · 28 ep.
NYPD Blue
as Karen Redding · 1 ep.
Home Fires
as Grandma · 6 ep.
