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Alice Playten (August 28, 1947 – June 25, 2011) was an American actress and singer.
Born Alice Plotkin in New York City, Playten began her career in the Broadway musical Gypsy (1959). Her other Broadway credits included Oliver!, Henry, Sweet Henry, Hello, Dolly!, Rumors, Seussical, and Caroline, or Change.
Her many off-Broadway credits include Promenade, The Last Sweet Days of Isaac, Up from Paradise, Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You, Spoils of War, Four Short Operas, First Lady Suite, A Flea in Her Ear, National Lampoon's Lemmings and Shlemiel the First.
Playten's screen credits include Ladybug Ladybug, I.Q., and Legend. She wore heavy makeup and prosthetics in Legend to portray the character of 'Blix', a major minion of the Lord of Darkness; she also dubbed the voice of Gump. She did voice work in several animated features, including Felix the Cat, Really Rosie, Heavy Metal, Doug, Doug's 1st Movie and My Little Pony: The Movie.
She was a regular on the children's television series The Lost Saucer and That's Cat, appeared in National Lampoon's Disco Beaver from Outer Space during the early days of HBO, and had guest shots on Frasier, Law & Order, Third Watch, and As the World Turns, among others.
Alice Playten - Disco Beaver from Outer Space - 1978 Unreleased Soundtrack Funk - Title Theme
Legend Trailer 1985
The most beautiful song ever!
Al Carmines Memorial: Alice Playten - Capricious & Fickle
Alice Playten - Capricious and Fickle.m4v
Alice Playten - Nobody Steps on Kafritz.m4v
Alice Playten Celebration (Part 1)
Alice Playten Celebration (Part 2)
Alice Playten Celebration (Part 4)
Alice Playten Celebration (Part 5)