- Alison LaPlaca
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awards =Alison La Placa (born
December 16 ,1959 , inNew Jersey ) is an American actress best known for her role of acid-tongued yuppie Linda Phillips in the Foxsitcom s "Duet" and itsspin-off "Open House", both of which aired in the late 1980s.La Placa has guest-starred on some of the most successful programs in TV history: "ER", "
Cheers ", "Family Ties ", "Desperate Housewives " and "Friends " (as Rachel's boss, Joanna). She has also had roles on short-lived sitcoms. La Placa was a regular on "The Jackie Thomas Show " (1992), "Tom" (1994), and theNBC sitcom "The John Larroquette Show " from 1994 to 1996. La Placa was a guest villainess on , voicing the role of , a disgruntled has-been former sitcom star.La Placa is married to TV actor/director
Philip Charles MacKenzie .Early career
La Placa is a graduate of Stevenson High School in
Lincolnshire, Illinois , a suburb ofChicago . [Nenni, Pete. [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-2934272_ITM "Stevenson grads make a name for themselves in television roles"] , "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights) ",May 13 ,2003 . AccessedJanuary 20 ,2008 .] She attendedIllinois Wesleyan University , where she majored in drama. She also performed in a circus show "Circus Fantastic" at Marriott's Great America now Six Flags Great America.Shortly after moving to Hollywood, La Placa landed the part of Elyse in TV sitcom version of Barry Levinson's film "Diner". That pilot didn't get picked up though, and soon thereafter La Placa got a part in the made-for-TV movie "Listen to Your Heart" (1983). The following year she earned a regular spot on "Suzanne Pleshette is Maggie Briggs" (1984).
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