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.
In 1981, Linda Lavin's first marriage to Ron Leibman ended in divorce.
In 1992, Linda Lavin's second marriage, to Kip Niven, ended in a bitter divorce.
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.
In 1998, Linda Lavin directed a production of William Shakespeare's As You Like It, updated to a Brazilian jazz style, in Wilmington.
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.
In 2001, Linda Lavin continued her role as Marjorie in The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, co-starring Tony Roberts and Michele Lee.
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.
In 2005, Linda Lavin appeared at the Empire Plush Room in San Francisco, accompanied by Billy Stritch and her husband, Steve Bakunas.
In 2005, Linda Lavin married Steve Bakunas. The couple resided in Wilmington, North Carolina and were committed community members.
In April 2006, Linda Lavin performed at Birdland (New York) with her critically acclaimed cabaret act "The Song Remembers When", with Billy Stritch.
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.
On February 27, 2011, Linda Lavin's Off-Broadway play 'Other Desert Cities' closed at the Mitzi Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center.
From May 2011 to June 2011, Linda Lavin was featured in the Kennedy Center production of the musical Follies as Hattie Walker.
In June 2011, Linda Lavin continued her role as Hattie Walker in the Kennedy Center production of the musical Follies.
Beginning in September 2011, Linda Lavin appeared in the premiere of the Nicky Silver play The Lyons at the Off-Broadway Vineyard Theatre.
In March 2012, Linda Lavin performed with the Wilmington Symphony in Wilmington, North Carolina.
On April 23, 2012, Linda Lavin reprised her role in The Lyons, this time in the Broadway production which opened at the Cort Theatre.
On July 1, 2012, the Broadway production of The Lyons, starring Linda Lavin, closed at the Cort Theatre.
In September 2012, Linda Lavin announced that she intended to sell her home in Wilmington and return to New York City.
In 2012, Linda Lavin's recording Possibilities was released by Ghostlight Records.
From circa 2013–2014 on, Linda Lavin and Steve Bakunas lived in New York City.
On May 18, 2014, Linda Lavin appeared in the new Nicky Silver play Too Much Sun, which opened Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre.
From circa 2013–2014 on, Linda Lavin and Steve Bakunas lived in New York City.
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.
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.
In 2020, Linda Lavin performed "The Boy From..." as part of Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration.
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