Leila Arcieri

Her mother is Italian and her father is black, lending to her unique appearance. She took a turn at both comedic and dramatic acting, as her character abruptly blurted out that she was dying from lung cancer. She was Miss San Francisco in the 1997 Miss America pageant and appeared in the films XXX (movie) and Daddy Day Care. In 2004, she introduced herself to another generation of television viewers when she guest-starred on The O.C. as the mother of Peter Gallagher's character. Leila Arcieri is an American actress, born in San Francisco, California on December 18, 1973. Since then, she has worked sporadically on Broadway (she earned two more Tony nominations, in 2000 and 2002) and in dinner theatre. In 1987, she won a Tony Award for her work in Broadway Bound.

From 1976 to 1985, she starred in her own television series, Alice, which earned Lavin two Golden Globe awards and an Emmy nomination. In the 1960s, she made a name for herself on Broadway, earning a Tony nomination in 1969 for Last of the Red Hot Lovers. She was born in Portland, Maine. Linda Lavin (born October 15, 1937) is an American singer and actress of stage and television.