Column: Why 'sitcom royalty' Linda Lavin has a strong case for a posthumous Emmy

Column: Why 'sitcom royalty' Linda Lavin has a strong case for a posthumous Emmy

Elevating Hulu's 'Mid-Century Modern' with her unmatched vitality and comic timing, the late actor could finally win the Emmy denied her over 200-plus episodes of 'Alice.'

'Mid-Century Modern': Why Linda Lavin could win posthumous Emmy

Linda Lavin has never won an Emmy. That may surprise you, particularly if you were around when Lavin headlined the long-running CBS sitcom “Alice,” in which she played a widowed mom working as a waitress while pursuing her dream of singing. The series ran from 1976 to 1985, piling up more than 200 episodes, a spinoff for Polly Holliday (Flo, the “kiss my grits” sass-flinger) and a lasting reputation for presenting an early, understated feminist …