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By Abby Tegnelia
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Actress Alice Hirson — best known for her roles in '80s and '90s TV staples including Full House, Dallas and Ellen — has died at age 95.
Hirson, who memorably played Danny Tanner's mom for several episodes of Full House, died of natural causes on Friday, February 21, her son David told The Hollywood Reporter. (Danny Tanner was played by Bob Saget, who notably died on January 9, 2022 from a head trauma. He was 65 years old.) Hirson died at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, where she had stayed full-time for about a year.
In 1997, the stage and screen actress made history on the popular sitcom Ellen, when Ellen DeGeneres' character came out as a lesbian to her parents, played by Hirson and Steven Gilborn. In all, Hirson appeared in 28 episodes of the show.
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She also had memorable roles on Dallas, as a confidante of Miss Ellie Ewing in 26 episodes, as well as daytime soaps such as One Life to Live (Eileen Siegel), General Hospital (Mrs. Van Gelder), and Loving (Dr. Lisa Helman). She also played Catherine Hicks' mother on 7th Heaven from 1996 to 2006. Hirson's real-life husband, Stephen Elliott, was on set with her on Dallas, playing attorney Scotty Demerest. They were married from 1980 until his death in 2005 and had two sons: David, and Christopher, a musician.
The prolific actress also appeared in huge '80s blockbusters such as Private Benjamin with Goldie Hawn, and Revenge of the Nerds, for which she played the mother of Anthony Edwards' character, Gilbert Lowe.
The native New Yorker — she was born in Brooklyn and raised on Long Island — graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and acted on Broadway in the '60s before moving to Hollywood in 1976 to start her successful TV and film career.
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