Alice Hirson, who had long-running roles on soaps Another World and One Life to Live in the 1970s before becoming a busy and familiar presence in primetime on Dallas, Full House, 7th Heaven and the Ellen DeGeneres sitcom Ellen,

Veteran actress Alice Hirson, whose six-decade television career spanned from daytime soaps to primetime sitcoms, including her memorable role as Ellen DeGeneres‘ mother on the groundbreaking ABC series Ellen,

She appeared three times on Broadway - including in the landmark ‘The Investigation' - and in such films as ‘Private Benjamin,' ‘Revenge of the Nerds' and ‘Being There.'