Debbie Walden

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Debbie Walden was a character on the situation comedy, Alice. She was played sporadically, by Linda Lavin, who also played Alice.

For many years, Debbie Walden was the never-seen, but often mentioned landlady of Vera Louise Gorman. At first, she was thought to be quite stingy, and often threatening to raise Vera's rent, but deep inside, the widowed Debbie was very lonely and had no real family other than Vera. Despite their differences, (mainly with her numerous pets) Vera thought the world of Debbie, and the feeling was mutual.

After Vera married her husband, Elliot Novak, she moved out of her apartment and into a new house, with her pets. During the show's final years, Debbie sold Vera's former building and moved in with Vera and Elliot, since she had no place else to go. Much later on, the pastor who married the Novaks (and also inadvertently married Vera and Mel) also moved in. Despite his proficiency with plants, (he had a green thumb) he was also rather forgetful in a lot of things.

It is presumed that Debbie, as well as the pastor, still lived with Vera and Elliot and their child. It pleased Debbie that she could be useful again, and it is also presumed that the wizened Debbie and Vera help raise her child.