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name: "Alice Hirson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alice-hirson"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 March 1929"
died: "14 February 2025"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:15:29.117531+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Alice Hirson

Actor. Born 10 March 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 14 February 2025.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 March 1929, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 14 February 2025
- **Also known as:**  Alice C. Thorsell

## Biography

Alice Hirson was an American actress. She was born Alice Corinne Thorsell in New York City on 10 March 1929 and graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1948. She began her career on stage, appearing on Broadway and in off-Broadway productions.

Hirson had recurring roles in daytime soap operas including *The Edge of Night*, *Another World* and *One Life to Live*. She played Mavis Anderson in the CBS series *Dallas* (1982–1988) and Lois Morgan in the ABC sitcom *Ellen* (1994–1998). Her film roles include the First Lady in *Being There* (1979), Mrs. Thornbush in *Private Benjamin* (1980), Mrs. Lowe in *Revenge of the Nerds* (1984), Muriel Bedford in *Blind Date* (1987) and Mrs. Morgan in *The Glass House* (2001). She also appeared in guest roles on series such as *Full House*, *ER* and *Cold Case*.

Hirson was married to actor Stephen Elliott from 1980 until his death in 2005. She died on 14 February 2025 in Woodland Hills, California.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Being There* (1979), Fi1m 84, as First Lady — [page](https://film.one/film/being-there.md)

## Also known for

- *Starstruck* (2010), Grandma Olson
- *Full House* (1987), Claire Tanner
- *The Glass House* (2001), Mrs. Morgan
- *Revenge of the Nerds* (1984), Mrs. Lowe
- *Law & Order* (1990), Jewel
- *Blind Date* (1987), Muriel Bedford
- *Cold Case* (2003), Judy McShane
- *Private Benjamin* (1980), Mrs. Thornbush

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