Liz Sheridan

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.