Alison La Placa

Born in New Jersey and raised in suburban Chicago Alison La Placa received a degree in drama from Illinois Wesleyan University and received extensive training in classical piano and voice She has starred on stage in regional productions of the musicals Dames at Sea and Company as well as the Los Angeles Cast Theatres production of Strider She is best known for her role as snobbish yuppie Linda Phillips on the situation comedy Duet 1987 and its spinoff Open House 1989 She resides in Los Angeles California with her husband actordirector Philip Charles MacKenzie her costar on Open House In her spare time La Placa enjoys playing classical piano and traveling to Italy