---
name: "Alice Playten"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alice-playten"
fi1m_id: "alice-playten"
imdb_id: "nm0687029"
tmdb_id: 80165
wikidata_id: "Q454647"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 August 1947"
died: "25 June 2011"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T19:25:46.670950+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 Playten

## Identity

Alice Playten

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alice-playten
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alice-playten
- **IMDb ID:** nm0687029
- **TMDB ID:** 80165
- **Wikidata ID:** Q454647
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Playten, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q454647, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0687029/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/80165

Actor. Born 28 August 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Died 25 June 2011.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 August 1947, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Died:** 25 June 2011
- **Also known as:** Alice Playton, Alice Plotkin
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Playten, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q454647, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0687029/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/80165

## Biography

Alice Playten was an American actress and voice actress. Born Alice Plotkin on 28 August 1947 in New York City, she began her career as a child performer on Broadway, appearing as a replacement in the original production of *Gypsy* (1959) and later in *Oliver!* (1963) and *Hello, Dolly!* (1964). She received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role in *Henry, Sweet Henry* (1967).

Playten was known for both stage work, including off-Broadway productions such as *National Lampoon's Lemmings* and *First Lady Suite* for which she won Obie Awards, and screen roles. In film she played Blix, a goblin, in *Legend* (1985), wearing heavy prosthetics and makeup, and provided voices for animated features including *Heavy Metal* (1981) and the series *Doug* (1991–1999). She also appeared in television series such as *Frasier* and *Law & Order*. She was married to Joshua White from 1977 until her death on 25 June 2011 in Manhattan.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Legend* (1985), Fi1m 61, as Blix — [page](https://film.one/film/legend.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Rebound* (2009), as Sensei Dana
- *Third Watch* (1999), series, as Sandy
- *Doug's 1st Movie* (1999), as Beebe Bluff / Elmo (voice)
- *Pants on Fire* (1998), as Marriage counselor
- *MURDER and murder* (1996), as Alice
- *Remember WENN* (1996), series, as Jane Smith (voice)
- *I.Q.* (1994), as Gretchen
- *New York Undercover* (1994), series, as Homeless Woman
- *For Love or Money* (1993), as Mrs. Prissilla Bailey
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as Bonnie — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Doug* (1991), series, as Beebe Bluff (voice)
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Dog Walker — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Monsters* (1988), series, as Violet Mitla
- *Felix the Cat: The Movie* (1988), as Madam Pearl / Poindexter (voice)
- *My Little Pony* (1986), series, Actor
- *My Little Pony: The Movie* (1986), as Baby Lickety Split (voice)
- *Legend* (1985), as Blix — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/legend.md)
- *The Big Bang* (1984), as Una
- *Amityville II: The Possession* (1982), as Demons' Voice (voice)
- *Heavy Metal* (1981), as Gloria (voice)
- *The Pirates of Penzance* (1980), as Edith Stanley
- *California Dreaming* (1979), as Corrine
- *Disco Beaver from Outer Space* (1979), as Various Roles · Music
- *Petronella* (1978), as Princess (voice)
- *The Lost Saucer* (1975), series, Actor
- *Really Rosie* (1975), as Alligator
- *Lemmings* (1973), as Goldie Oldie / Others
- *Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?* (1971), as Della Isador
- *Ladybug Ladybug* (1963), as Harriett
- *Alligators All Around* (1962), as Nutshell Kid(s)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Theatre World Award 1968: Theatre World Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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