Career Timeline of Linda Lavin: Major Achievements and Milestones

By Popular Timelines Editorial Team · Updated: March 25, 2025

From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Linda Lavin made an impact.

Linda Lavin is a highly accomplished American actress and singer celebrated for her extensive stage and screen career. She's garnered numerous accolades, including three Drama Desk Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Obie Awards, and a Tony Award. She also received nominations for both Daytime and Primetime Emmy Awards. In recognition of her significant contributions to theater, she was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2010, solidifying her status as a prominent figure in the entertainment industry.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements

1997: The Linda Lavin Arts Foundation

In 1997, Linda Lavin founded The Linda Lavin Arts Foundation in Wilmington, "to promote and foster the advancement of the performing and visual arts, with special emphasis on arts in education.

1998: Directing As You Like It

In 1998, Linda Lavin directed a production of William Shakespeare's As You Like It, updated to a Brazilian jazz style, in Wilmington.

2000: The Tale of the Allergist's Wife

In 2000, Linda Lavin played Marjorie in The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, co-starring Tony Roberts and Michele Lee. She was later nominated for a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for this role.

2001: The Tale of the Allergist's Wife

In 2001, Linda Lavin continued her role as Marjorie in The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, co-starring Tony Roberts and Michele Lee.

2002: Hollywood Arms

In 2002, Linda Lavin played "nanny" for Helen (young Carol Burnett, played by Sara Niemietz and Donna Lynne Champlin) in Hollywood Arms in Chicago and on Broadway.

2005: Cabaret at the Empire Plush Room

In 2005, Linda Lavin appeared at the Empire Plush Room in San Francisco, accompanied by Billy Stritch and her husband, Steve Bakunas.

April 2006: Cabaret at Birdland

In April 2006, Linda Lavin performed at Birdland (New York) with her critically acclaimed cabaret act "The Song Remembers When", with Billy Stritch.

December 2010: Other Desert Cities previews

In December 2010, Linda Lavin appeared in previews of the new play by Jon Robin Baitz, Other Desert Cities, Off-Broadway at the Mitzi Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center.

February 27, 2011: Other Desert Cities closes

On February 27, 2011, Linda Lavin's Off-Broadway play 'Other Desert Cities' closed at the Mitzi Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center.

May 2011: Follies at the Kennedy Center

From May 2011 to June 2011, Linda Lavin was featured in the Kennedy Center production of the musical Follies as Hattie Walker.

June 2011: Follies at the Kennedy Center

In June 2011, Linda Lavin continued her role as Hattie Walker in the Kennedy Center production of the musical Follies.

September 2011: The Lyons at the Off-Broadway Vineyard Theatre

Beginning in September 2011, Linda Lavin appeared in the premiere of the Nicky Silver play The Lyons at the Off-Broadway Vineyard Theatre.

March 2012: Performance with the Wilmington Symphony

In March 2012, Linda Lavin performed with the Wilmington Symphony in Wilmington, North Carolina.

April 23, 2012: The Lyons at the Cort Theatre

On April 23, 2012, Linda Lavin reprised her role in The Lyons, this time in the Broadway production which opened at the Cort Theatre.

July 1, 2012: The Lyons closed at the Cort Theatre

On July 1, 2012, the Broadway production of The Lyons, starring Linda Lavin, closed at the Cort Theatre.

2012: Release of Possibilities

In 2012, Linda Lavin's recording Possibilities was released by Ghostlight Records.

May 18, 2014: Too Much Sun at the Vineyard Theatre

On May 18, 2014, Linda Lavin appeared in the new Nicky Silver play Too Much Sun, which opened Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre.

2015: Our Mother's Brief Affair

In 2015, Linda Lavin appeared on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in a Manhattan Theatre Club production of Richard Greenberg's Our Mother's Brief Affair.

January 2017: Candide at the Rose Theatre

In January 2017, Linda Lavin appeared in New York City Opera's production of Leonard Bernstein's Candide at the Rose Theatre at Lincoln Center in the role of The Old Lady.