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15.04.2022 - 23:03 / variety.com
Wilson Chapman editorLiz Sheridan, the actor best know for her role as Jerry Seinfeld’s mother Helen in the classic sitcom “Seinfeld,” died on Friday, a representative confirmed to Variety. She was 93.Born in 1929, Sheridan got her start as a nightclub act, earning a living by dancing and playing in both New York City and Caribbean clubs.
During her time as a nightclub act, she had a romantic relationship with James Dean pre-fame and would write about their relationship in her memoir “Dizzy & Jimmy,” which was published in 2000. She would meet her husband, jazz musician Dale Wales, while performing at a Puerto Rican club.In the ’70s, Sheridan began appearing extensively in Broadway productions, from plays like “Best Friend” in 1976 and “Once a Catholic” in 1979 to musicals such as “Frank Merriwell” in 1971 and “Something’s Afoot” in 1976.
In 1977, she co-starred with a young Meryl Streep and Christopher Lloyd in a production of the German crime musical “Happy End.” Sheridan’s first screen credit is a 1977 episode of the crime drama “Kojack,” playing a minor character. In the ’80s, she moved to Los Angeles and developed a thriving career as a character actor on TV.
For the next two decades, she had numerous guest spots on popular shows such as “Archie Bunker’s Place,” “St. Elsewhere,” “One Day At A Time,” “Three’s a Crowd,” “Newhart,” “Moonlighting,” “The A-Team,” “Who’s the Boss,” “Hill Street Blues,” “Remington Steele,” “Cagney & Lacey,” “Family Ties,” “Murder, She Wrote,” “Melrose Place,” “Blossom” and “Sliders.”In 1986, she scored her first recurring role in the NBC family sitcom “ALF,” playing the nosy, gossiping Raquel Ochmonek.
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Jerry Seinfeld is honoring his late co-star Liz Sheridan.
Jerry Seinfeld couldn't have asked for a better TV mom. The 67-year-old comedian took to Twitter on Friday to pay tribute to Liz Sheridan following her death. She was 93.The host posted a black and white picture of him and Sheridan on the set of his hit NBC sitcom.
her death on Friday. “Liz was always the sweetest, nicest TV mom a son could wish for. Every time she came on our show it was the coziest feeling for me.
Jerry Seinfeld went on social media to pay tribute to his Seinfeld TV mom Liz Sheridan, who died today at 93.
LOS ANGELES -- Liz Sheridan, who played doting mom to Jerry Seinfeld on his hit sitcom, died early Friday. She was 93.Sheridan died in her sleep from natural causes, five days after her April 10 birthday, said Amanda Hendon, her longtime representative and friend.
Jerry Seinfeld's mom on the comedian's classic NBC sitcom, has died. She was 93.According to multiple reports, the veteran actress died early Friday morning in New York City.
Liz Sheridan, the witty and attentive actress who played the mother of Jerry Seinfeld’s character on "Seinfeld," has died just five days after her 93rd birthday. The longtime dancer and actress, who also made recurring appearances on "ALF," died peacefully in her sleep Friday morning, a close friend and rep for the veteran performer, Amanda Hendon, confirmed to Deadline.
Actress Liz Sheridan, best known for playing the mother of Jerry Seinfeld on iconic sitcom “Seinfeld”, has died at age 93.
She also appeared on dozens of TV series, including “Kojak,” “Archie Bunker’s Place,” “St. Elsewhere,” Newhart,” “Moonlighting,” ‘The A-Team,” “Who’s the Boss,” “Hill St.