Liz Sheridan

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Actress • Dancer

Birth Date: April 10, 1929

Death Date: April 15, 2022

Birth Place: Rye, New York

Perhaps best known for her role on the sitcom "ALF" (NBC, 1986-1990), actor Liz Sheridan was born in New York City in 1929, the daughter of a concert singer and a jazz trumpeter. After graduating from Mamaroneck High School, she began a career as a dancer in stage musicals and at nightclubs. Before long, she was acting in the theater as well, where she met then-unknown actor James Dean. The two had a short lived romance in the early '50s, before he became a major star. In 1960, Sheridan met William T. Wales while performing in Puerto Rico. The two began a relationship and soon moved in together, though they wouldn't formalize their arrangement through marriage until 1985. Sheridan continued to work on stage for several years, notably starring in a Broadway production of "Best Friend" in 1976. Around this same time, she began acting on TV as well. She would appear on over 30 shows such as "Newhart" (CBS, 1982-1990), "Archie Bunker's Place" (CBS, 1979-1983), and "Hill Street Blues" (NBC, 1981-1987), before landing a starring role as nosy neighbor Raquel Ochmonek on "ALF." Sherian would go on to memorably portray Jerry Seinfeld's mother on the hit sitcom "Seinfeld" (NBC, 1989-1998). She also raised eyebrows when she appeared in a sex scene with Andy Griffith in "Play the Game" (2009) at the age of 80. Liz Sheridan died on April 15, 2022 in New York City, NY at the age of 93.

Credits

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Actor
Helen
Movie
2010

Play the Game

Actor
Edna Gordon
Movie
2008

American DadStream

Guest Voice
Mrs. Rothberg
Series
2005

NUMB3RSStream

Guest Star
Series
2005

Complete Savages

Guest Star
Series
2004
45%

Closing the Deal

Actor
Movie
2000

A Match Made in Heaven

Actor
Ruthie Klein
Movie
1997

Always Say Goodbye

Actor
Muriel Evans
Movie
1997

Wedding Bell Blues

Actor
Micki's Mother
Movie
1996

Cleghorne!

Guest Star
Show
1995

Life With Louie

Voice
Show
1995

SlidersStream

Guest Star
Series
1995

Double Rush

Guest Star
Show
1995

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

Actor
Wendy Padison
Movie
1995

Changes

Actor
Mrs. Hahn
Movie
1991

Sugar and Spice

Guest Star
Show
1990

SeinfeldStream

Actor
Helen
Series
1989
89%

SeinfeldStream

Guest Star
Helen
Series
1989
89%

Alf, O Eteimoso - Especial de Natal

Actor
Raquel Ochmonek
Show
1987

ALFStream

Actor
Raquel Ochmonek
Series
1986

Murder, She WroteStream

Guest Star
Rose Tessler
Series
1984

Super PasswordStream

Guest
Game Show
1984

Who's the Boss?Stream

Guest Star
Series
1984

The A-TeamStream

Guest Star
Hildegard Henderson
Series
1983

NewhartStream

Guest Star
Series
1982

Family TiesStream

Guest Star
Series
1982

Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again

Actor
Mrs. Larson
Movie
1982

Gimme a Break!

Guest Star
Series
1981

Hill Street BluesStream

Guest Star
Dorothy Miskin
Series
1981
97%

It's a LivingStream

Guest Star
Sophie
Series
1980

One Day at a TimeStream

Guest Star
Series
1975

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