Alice Playten Biography (1947-)

Born Alice Plotkin, August 28, 1947, in New York, NY.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: August 28, 1947; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
(Stage debut) Wozzeck (opera), Metropolitan Opera House, New YorkCity, 1959
Bet, Oliver!, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1963
Ermengarde, Hello, Dolly!, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1964
Kafritz, Henry, Sweet Henry, Palace Theatre, New York City, 1967
Miss U, Promenade, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1969
Ingrid, "The Elevator," and Alice, "I Want to Walk to San Francisco," inThe Last Sweet Days of Isaac, Eastside Playhouse, New York City, 1970, then Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati, OH, 1971
Member of ensemble, National Lampoon's Lemmings (revue), Village Gate Theatre, New York City, 1973
Young Libby, Valentine's Day, Manhattan Theatre Club, New YorkCity, 1975
A History of the American Film, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1976-77
Edith, The Pirates of Penzance, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1980
The Admirable Crichton, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1980-81
Meg, The Actor's Nightmare, and Diane Symonds, Sister MaryIgnatius Explains It All for You (double-bill), Playwrights Horizons Theatre, then Westside Arts Theatre, both New York City, 1982
Eden, That's It, Folks!, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1983
Ronnie Roberts, Yankee Wives, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1983
Eve, Up from Paradise, Jewish Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1983
Emma, Spoils of War, Second Stage Theatre, then Music Box Theatre,later Promenade Theatre, all New York City, 1988
Ensemble Marathon Evening B, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City, 1990
The Mysteries and What's So Funny&quest;, Alice Tully Hall, New York City, 1991 , then Joyce Theatre, New York City, 1992
Where's Mamie&quest;, Ensemble Studio Theatre, 1993
Punch and Judy Get Divorced, Plays and Players Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1996
A Flea in Her Ear, Laura Pels Theatre, Criterion Center, New YorkCity, 1998
Appeared as Mamie Eisenhower, First Ladies Suite, Public Theatre,New York City; also appeared in George M!, Palace Theatre, New York City; Rumors, Broadway production; and in productions of The Hotel Play, Shlemiel the First, The Sorrows of Stephen, and A Visit, all in New York City.
Major Tours
Baby Louise, Gypsy, U.S. cities, 1961
Film Appearances
Harriet, Ladybug, Ladybug, United Artists, 1963

Della Isadore, Who Killed Mary What's 'er Name&quest; (also known as Death of a Hooker), Cannon, 1971
Disco Beaver from Outer Space (also known as National Lampoon's Disco Beaver from Outer Space), 1978
Corrine, California Dreaming, American International Pictures, 1979
Voice of Gloria, Heavy Metal (animated), Columbia, 1981
Voice of demon, Amityville II: The Possession, Orion, 1982
Blix, Legend, Universal, 1985
Voices of Baby Lickety Split and first bushwoolie, My Little Pony(animated; also known as My Little Pony: The Movie), De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986
Voice of Una, Le Big Bang (also known as The Big Bang), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
Voices of the princess and the queen, Petronella, 1990
Voice, Felix the Cat: The Movie, 1991
Mrs. Bailey, For Love or Money, 1993
Gretchen, I.Q., 1994
Alice, Murder and Murder, Zeitgeist Films, 1996
Marriage counselor, Pants on Fire, 1998
Voices of Beebe Bluff and Elmo, Doug's First Movie (also knownas The First Doug Movie Ever), Buena Vista, 1999
Television Appearances
Series
Masquerade, PBS, 1971
Alice, The Lost Saucer, syndicated, 1975-76
Alice, That's Cat, syndicated, 1977
Voice of Beebe Bluff, Doug, Nickelodeon, 1991
Voices of Beebe Bluff and Elmo, Disney's Doug (also known as Brand Spanking New! Doug and New Doug), ABC, 1996
Specials
Voice of Nutshell Kid, Really Rosie: Starring the Nutshell Kids (animated), CBS, 1975
"Me and Dad's New Wife," ABC Afterschool Special, ABC, 1976
Judy, Punch and Judy Get Divorced, PBS, 1992
Voice, Doug's Secret Christmas, ABC, 1996
Episodic
Voice of Parrat, Ghostwriter, PBS, 1992
Oona Dowd, "Guy Hanks I," The Cosby Mysteries, NBC, 1994
Voice of Jane Smith, "Caller I.D.," Remember WENN, 1997
New York Undercover, Fox, 1998
Bonnie, "Our Parents, Ourselves," Frasier, NBC, 1999
Appeared as Bonnie, "Shutout in Seattle," Frasier, NBC; and as Alice, "The Lost Saucer," The Krofft Supershow (also known as The Krofft Superstar Hour).
Pilots
Sergeant "Lizard" Gossamer, Over and Out, NBC, 1976
Radio Appearances
Has appeared on A Prairie Home Companion.
RECORDINGS
Albums
Contributor to the albums Hello, Dolly! (original cast recording),RCA; and Henry, Sweet Henry (original cast recording), ABC.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

American Theatre, October, 2000, p. 109.

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