
Alice Hirson
Acting
Born 1929-03-10 · New York City, New York, USA · Died 2025-02-14
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.
Acting

Will & Grace
Justice Ginsburg (voice)

Starstruck
Grandma Olson

The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Mimsy

The Lost
Mrs. Griffith

Cold Case
Judy McShane

The Glass House
Mrs. Morgan

Determination of Death
Edith
Psyko Ferret
Old Lady Veinous (voice)

Judging Amy
Alison Loomis

Just Shoot Me!
Helen Korsh

7th Heaven
Jenny Jackson

ER
Mrs. Anderson

Ellen
Lois Morgan

NYPD Blue
Karen Redding

Stepmonster
Shirley
Home Fires
Grandma

Psycho IV: The Beginning
Mother (voice)

Law & Order
Jewel

Mancuso, F.B.I.

The Big Picture
Mrs. Chapman

Murphy Brown
Bootsie Sherwood

Dear John
Mrs. Morris

Full House
Claire Tanner

Bride of Boogedy
Mrs. Hooter

Blind Date
Muriel Bedford

Starman
Ida Schwartzman

If Tomorrow Comes
Mrs. Stanhope

Diary of a Perfect Murder
Hazel

Matlock
Hazel

Crossings
Eleanor Roosevelt