Until “The Puppy Episode,” the character had rarely dated and mostly resisted romance, deviating from sitcom conventions ...

an uncomfortable and “heartbroken” Lois asks Ellen upon enter the gay community center. In all, Hirson appeared on 28 episodes of the 1994-98 sitcom. In addition to her role on Ellen ...

Later, she surfaced on 28 installments of Ellen during the sitcom’s 1994-98 run as Lois Morgan ... 1948 and while appearing in summer stock in New Hampshire was noticed and cast as Lucy Shmeeler in a ...