Full Name Alice Plotkin Role Actress Name Alice Playten | Years active 1959–2011 Occupation Actress Spouse Joshua White (m. ?–2011) | |
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Alice playten
Alice Playten (August 28, 1947 – June 25, 2011) was an American actress and singer.
Contents
- Alice playten
- Alice playten celebration part 2
- Life and career
- Death
- Awards and honors
- Filmography
- References
Alice playten celebration part 2
Life and career
Born Alice Plotkin in New York City, Playten began her career in the Broadway musical Gypsy (1959). Her other Broadway credits included Oliver!, Henry, Sweet Henry, Hello, Dolly!, Rumors, Seussical, and Caroline, or Change.
Her many off-Broadway credits include Promenade, The Last Sweet Days of Isaac, Up from Paradise, Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You, Spoils of War, Four Short Operas, First Lady Suite, A Flea in Her Ear, National Lampoon's Lemmings and Shlemiel the First.
Playten's screen credits include Ladybug Ladybug (1963), Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name? (1971), California Dreaming (1979), Legend (1985), and I.Q. (1994). She wore heavy makeup and prosthetics in Legend to portray the character of 'Blix', a major minion of the Lord of Darkness; she also dubbed the voice of Gump. She did voice work in several animated features, including Felix the Cat, Really Rosie, Heavy Metal, Doug, Doug's 1st Movie and My Little Pony: The Movie.
She was a regular on the children's television series The Lost Saucer and That's Cat, appeared in National Lampoon's Disco Beaver from Outer Space during the early days of HBO, and had guest shots on Frasier, Law & Order, Third Watch, and As the World Turns, among others.
She performed a romantic dialog with Rupert Holmes in his song "Our National Pastime" on his 1974 debut album Widescreen.
Playten may have been best known for her role of the newlywed who makes a gigantic dumpling as the first meal she cooks for her husband (Terry Kiser) in two classic 1969-1970 Alka-Seltzer commercials.
Death
Playten died on June 25, 2011 at Sloan-Kettering Hospital in Manhattan from heart failure after a lifetime of juvenile diabetes, complicated by pancreatic cancer. She was 63 years old.
Awards and honors
Filmography
Actress
2009
The Rebound as
Sensei Dana
2007
Oy Vey! (Short) as
Hannah
2006
The Book of Daniel (TV Series) as
Francesca
- Assignation (2006) - Francesca
- Acceptance (2006) - Francesca
2005
As the World Turns (TV Series) as
Mrs. Lovejoy
- Episode #1.12496 (2005) - Mrs. Lovejoy
- Episode #1.12494 (2005) - Mrs. Lovejoy
2003
A Very Wompkee Christmas (Video) as
Buster (voice)
2001
The Education of Max Bickford (TV Series) as
Mrs. Lynch
- A Very Great Man (2001) - Mrs. Lynch
2001
Law & Order (TV Series) as
Dog Walker
- Who Let the Dogs Out? (2001) - Dog Walker
2001
Third Watch (TV Series) as
Sandy
- The Self-Importance of Being Carlos (2001) - Sandy
1999
Pioneer 12 as
Mother
1996
Disney's Doug (TV Series) as
Beebe Bluff
- Doug's Marriage Madness (1999) - (voice)
- Doug's Grand Band Plan (1999) - (voice)
- Quailman vs the Little Rubber Army (1999) - (voice)
- Doug's Adventures On-Line (1999) - (voice)
- Doug: I, Rubbersuit (1999) - (voice)
- Doug Plays Cupid (1999) - (voice)
- Quailman vs the Triad of Terror (1999) - (voice)
- Doug Cuts School (1999) - (voice)
- Quailman: The Un-Quail Saga (1999) - (voice)
- Patti's Dad Dilemma (1999) - (voice)
- Quailman and the L.U.B. (1999) - (voice)
- Doug: Beebe Goes Broke (1999) - Beebe Bluff (voice)
- Quailman's Bad Hair Day (1999) - (voice)
- Quailman and the Quintuple Quandary (1999) - (voice)
- Doug's Best Buddy (1999) - (voice)
- Doug's Sour Songbird (1999) - (voice)
- Quailman vs the Quizzler (1999) - (voice)
- Judy's Big Admission (1999) - (voice)
- Quailman Vs the Whackhammer (1999) - (voice)
- Quailman vs the Annoying S.T.U.A.R.T. (1998) - (voice)
- Doug's Concert Crisis (1998) - (voice)
- Quailman vs Supersport (1998) - (voice)
- Doug and the Bluffington Five (1998) - (voice)
- Quailman Takes the Blame (1998) - (voice)
- Doug's Dream House (1998) - (voice)
- Doug: Night of the Living Dougs (1998) - (voice)
- Doug's in the Middle (1998) - (voice)
- Quailman VII: Quaildad (1998) - (voice)
- Doug Gets Right Back On! (1998) - (voice)
- Doug's Older Woman (1998) - (voice)
- Doug's Midnight Kiss (1998) - (voice)
- Doug's Thanksgiving (1997) - (voice)
- Doug Gets It All (1997) - (voice)
- Doug's Dougapalooza (1997) - (voice)
- Judy, Judy, Judy (1997) - (voice)
- Doug: Quailman VI - The Dark Quail Saga (1997) - Beebe Bluff (voice)
- Doug's Chubby Buddy (1997) - (voice)
- Doug's Friend's Friend (1997) - (voice)
- Doug's Secret of Success (1997) - (voice)
- Doug on the Road (1997) - (voice)
- Doug's Mural Mania (1997) - (voice)
- Doug's Disappearing Dog (1997) - (voice)
- Doug: Oh, Baby (1997) - (voice)
- Doug's Hairy Situation (1997) - (voice)
- Doug's Big Panic (1997) - (voice)
- Doug's Minor Catastrophe (1997) - (voice)
- Doug Gets Booked (1997) - (voice)
- Doug Gets a Roommate (1997) - (voice)
- Doug's Great Opportoonity (1997) - Beebe Bluff (voice)
- Doug's Hot Dog (1996) - (voice)
- Doug's Secret Christmas (1996) - (voice)
- Doug Gets His Wish (1996) - (voice)
- Doug: The Big Switch (1996) - (voice)
- Doug's Brain Drain (1996) - (voice)
- Doug's Movie Madness (1996) - (voice)
- Doug Directs (1996) - (voice)
- Doug's Patti Beef (1996) - (voice)
- Doug's Bloody Buddy (1996) - (voice)
- Doug's Big Comeback (1996) - (voice)
- Doug's in Debt (1996) - (voice)
- Doug: A Limited Corporation (1996) - (voice)
- Doug's Hoop Nightmare (1996) - (voice)
- Doug Grows Up (1996) - (voice)
- Doug's New School (1996) - (voice)
- Doug's Last Birthday (1996) - Beebe Bluff (voice)
1999
Frasier (TV Series) as
Bonnie
- Shutout in Seattle: Part 2 (1999) - Bonnie
- Shutout in Seattle: Part 1 (1999) - Bonnie
- Our Parents, Ourselves (1999) - Bonnie
1999
Doug's 1st Movie as
Beebe Bluff / Elmo (voice)
1998
Pants on Fire as
Marriage Counselor
1998
New York Undercover (TV Series) as
Homeless Woman
- Spare Parts (1998) - Homeless Woman
1997
Remember WENN (TV Series) as
Jane Smith
- Caller I.D. (1997) - Jane Smith (voice)
1997
The Amazing Feats of Young Hercules (Video short) as
The Gorgon (voice)
1996
MURDER and murder as
Alice
1994
I.Q. as
Gretchen
1994
The Cosby Mysteries (TV Movie) as
Oona Dowd
1991
Doug (TV Series) as
Beebe Bluff / Aunt Betty Ann / Shoe Saleswoman
- Doug Graduates/Doug's Bad Trip (1994) - (voice)
- Doug Throws a Party/Doug Way Out West (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's in the Money/Doug's Sister Act (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Christmas Story (1993) - Beebe Bluff (voice)
- Doug Ripped Off!/Doug's Babysitter (1993) - Beebe Bluff (voice)
- Doug's Treasure Hunt/Doug's Brainy Buddy (1993) - (voice)
- Doug Runs/Doug Clobbers Patti (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Birthday Present/Doug's Fan Club (1993) - (voice)
- Doug En Vogue/Doug's Mail Order Mania (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Halloween Adventure (1993) - (voice)
- Doug Door to Door/Doug Tips the Scales (1993) - Beebe Bluff (voice)
- Doug's Bum Rap/Doug & Patti Sittin' in a Tree (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Math Problem/Doug's Big Feat (1993) - Beebe Bluff (voice)
- Doug's Great Beet War/Doug's Magic Act (1993) - Beebe Bluff (voice)
- Doug and the Yard of Doom/Doug's Garage Band (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Shock Therapy/Doug Is Hamburger Boy (1993) - (voice)
- Doug Inc./Doug's Nightmare on Jumbo Street (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Hot Property/Doug and the Little Liar (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Cartoon/Doug's Monster Movie (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's New Teacher/Doug on First (1993) - (voice)
- Doug and the Weird Kids/Doug's Behind the Wheel (1993) - Beebe Bluff
- Doug's Huge Zit/Doug Flies a Kite (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Career Anxiety/Doug's Big Brawl (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Comic Collaboration/Doug's Pet Capades (1993) - (voice)
- Doug Is Slave for a Day/Doug Rocks the House (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Fat Cat/Doug and Patti P.I. (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Lost Weekend/Doug's Lucky Hat (1992) - (voice)
- Doug's Hot Ticket/Doug's Dental Disaster (1992) - (voice)
- Doug Pumps Up/Doug Goes Hollywood (1992) - (voice)
- Doug on the Trail/Doug Meets RoboBone (1992) - (voice)
- Doug's a Big Fat Liar/Doug Wears Tights (1992) - (voice)
- Doug Saves Roger/Doug's Big News (1992) - (voice)
- Doug Battles the Rulemeister/Doug's a Genius (1992) - Beebe Bluff (voice)
- Doug's Derby Dilemma/Doug's on His Own (1992) - (voice)
- Doug's on Stage/Doug's Worst Nightmare (1992) - (voice)
- Doug's Dinner Date/Doug Meets Fentruck (1992) - (voice)
- Doug's Secret Admirer/Doug's on TV (1992) - Beebe Bluff / Aunt Betty Ann (voice)
- Doug's Got No Gift/Doug VS the Klotzoid Zombies (1992) - (voice)
- Doug Takes the Case/Doug's Secret Song (1992) - (voice)
- Doug's Fair Lady/Doug Says Goodbye (1991) - Beebe Bluff (voice)
- Doug Is Quailman/Doug Out in Left Field (1991) - (voice)
- Doug's Cookin'/Doug Loses Dale (1991) - (voice)
- Doug's Runaway Journal/Doug's Doodle (1991) - Beebe Bluff (voice)
- Doug's Big Catch/Doug Needs Money (1991) - (voice)
- Doug Gets His Ears Lowered/Doug on the Wild Side (1991) - (voice)
- Doug's Cool Shoes/Doug to the Rescue (1991) - Beebe Bluff / Shoe Saleswoman (voice)
- Doug, Mayor for a Day/Doug's No Dummy (1991) - (voice)
- Doug Can't Dig It/Doug Didn't Do It (1991) - Beebe Bluff (voice)
- Doug Takes a Hike/Doug Rocks (1991) - (voice)
- Doug's Dog's Date/Doug's Big Nose (1991) - (voice)
- Doug Bags a Neematoad (1991) - (voice)
- Doug Can't Dance/Doug Gets Busted (1991) - Beebe Bluff (voice)
1993
Doug: Yo! Doug (Music Video short) as
Beebe Bluff (voice)
1993
For Love or Money as
Mrs. Prissilla Bailey
1992
Ghostwriter (TV Series) as
Parrot
- Ghost Story: Part 5 (1992) - Parrot (voice)
- Ghost Story: Part 3 (1992) - Parrot (voice)
1992
My Little Pony Tales (TV Series) as
Baby Lickety-Split (voice)
1991
Monsters (TV Series) as
Violet Mitla
- The Moving Finger (1991) - Violet Mitla
1988
Felix the Cat: The Movie as
Madam Pearl / Poindexter (voice, as Alice Playton)
1987
My Little Pony (TV Series short) as
Baby Moondancer
- My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina (1987) - Baby Moondancer (voice)
1987
The Big Bang as
Una (English version, voice)
1986
My Little Pony: The Movie as
Baby Lickety Split / Bushwoolie #1 (voice)
1985
Legend as
Blix
1982
Amityville II: The Possession as
Demons' Voice (voice)
1981
Heavy Metal as
Gloria (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous") (voice)
1980
The Pirates of Penzance (TV Movie) as
Edith Stanley
1979
California Dreaming as
Corrine
1979
Delta House (TV Series) as
Veronica
- The Matriculation of Kent Dorfman (1979) - Veronica
1979
Disco Beaver from Outer Space (TV Movie)
1978
Petronella (Short) as
Princess / Queen (voice)
1976
Isabella and the Magic Brush (Short)(voice)
1976
The Krofft Supershow (TV Series) as
Alice (segment: The Lost Saucer)
1976
That's Cat (TV Series) as
Alice
1976
ABC Afterschool Specials (TV Series) as
Merlaine
- Me and Dad's New Wife (1976) - Merlaine
1975
The Lost Saucer (TV Series) as
Alice
- Valley of the Chickaphants (1975) - Alice
- The Tiny Years (1975) - Alice
- The Laughing Years (1975) - Alice
- Return to the Valley of the Chickaphants (1975) - Alice
- Polka Dot Years (1975) - Alice
- Planet of Lookalikes (1975) - Alice
- Land of the Talking Plants (1975) - Alice
- Fi Am Woman (1975) - Alice
- Fat Is Beautiful (1975) - Alice
- Androids Come Home (1975) - Alice
- Get a Dorse (1975) - Alice
- Where Did Everybody Go? (1975) - Alice
- Beautiful Downtown Atlantis (1975) - Alice
- Transylvania 2300 (1975) - Alice
- My Fair Robot (1975) - Alice
- 894X2RY713, I Love You (1975) - Alice
1975
Chicken Soup with Rice (Video short) as
Nutshell Kid (voice, as Alice Playton)
1975
Really Rosie (TV Movie) as
Nutshell Kid (voice, as Alice Playton)
1973
National Lampoon Television Show: Lemmings Dead in Concert (Video) as
Various (uncredited)
1971
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? as
Della Isador
1967
The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) as
Kafritz - scene from 'Henry Sweet Henry'
- Episode #21.8 (1967) - Kafritz - scene from 'Henry Sweet Henry'
1963
Ladybug Ladybug as
Harriet
Writer
1973
National Lampoon Television Show: Lemmings Dead in Concert (Video) (writer - uncredited)
Composer
1979
Disco Beaver from Outer Space (TV Movie)
Soundtrack
1992
Doug (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Doug Takes the Case/Doug's Secret Song (1992) - (performer: "Yo, Doug!" - uncredited)
1979
Delta House (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Campus Fair (1979) - (performer: "Pizza Man" - uncredited)
1979
Disco Beaver from Outer Space (TV Movie) (performer: "Disco Beaver Song") / (writer: "Disco Beaver Song")
Music Department
1979
Disco Beaver from Outer Space (TV Movie) (composer: theme music)
Thanks
2006
Casper's Scare School (TV Movie) (the producers wish to thank)
Self
2002
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend' (Video documentary) as
Self
1995
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly! (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1976
Over and Out (TV Special) as
Sgt. Lizard Gossamer
1975
Musical Chairs (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 1 August 1975 (1975) - Self
- Episode dated 31 July 1975 (1975) - Self
- Episode dated 30 July 1975 (1975) - Self
- Kelly Garrett, Alice Playten, The Tokens - Day 2 (1975) - Self
- Kelly Garrett, Alice Playten, The Tokens (1975) - Self
1970
The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) as
Self - Actress / Actress / Self - Vocalist / ...
- Episode #11.158 (1972) - Self - Actress
- Episode #11.45 (1971) - Self - Actress
- Episode #10.230 (1971) - Self - Actress
- Episode #10.136 (1971) - Self - Actress
- Episode #10.75 (1970) - Self - Vocalist / Actress
- Episode #10.38 (1970) - Self - Singer / Actress
- Episode #10.11 (1970) - Self - Actress
1971
The Great American Dream Machine (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 3 November 1971 (1971) - Self
1971
This Is Your Life (TV Series) as
Self
- Carol Channing (1971) - Self
1970
The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) as
Self / Self - Guest
- Episode dated 31 December 1970 (1970) - Self
- Episode #4.128 (1970) - Self - Guest
1970
The David Frost Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #2.245 (1970) - Self
1968
The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) as
Self
1967
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode dated 9 November 1967 (1967) - Self - Guest
Archive Footage
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (Documentary) as
Self
2003
Ed Sullivan Presents: The Beatles (Video) as
Bet in 'Oliver!'
References
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