Liz Sheridan
| Liz Sheridan | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 10, 1929 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Spouse | William T. Wales (1985-2003; his death) |
Elizabeth "Liz" Sheridan (born April 10, 1929) is an American actress.
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[edit] Background
Sheridan was born in New York City, the daughter of Elizabeth Poole-Jones, a concert singer, and Frank Sheridan, a classical pianist.[1] Sheridan began her career as a dancer working in New York City in nightclubs and musicals. There, she met the then-unknown James Dean. Sheridan claims that she and Dean became engaged and had a short-lived romance. She has written a book on this subject, Dizzy & Jimmy: My Life with James Dean: A Love Story, in which she claimed they were each others' first "romantic love". After Dean was cast in a play which looked to be successful, he drifted away from Sheridan and — despite the play's quick demise — this was the end of their affair.[citation needed]
[edit] Career
Sheridan starred in the 1976 Broadway play Best Friend, before moving on to regular supporting roles in films and television series such as Moonlighting, Kojak, The A-Team, Murder, She Wrote, and Cagney & Lacey. Her first major role was playing nosy neighbour Raquel Ochmonek on the NBC TV series ALF. Sheridan may be best-known[citation needed] for her recurring role as Helen Seinfeld, mother to Jerry Seinfeld in Seinfeld. She played the role for nine seasons, from 1990 to 1998[citation needed].
In 2008, Sheridan starred alongside Andy Griffith, Doris Roberts, Paul Campbell and Marla Sokoloff in the romantic comedy, Play The Game, about a young ladies man who teaches his dating tricks to his lonely, widowed grandfather who is re-entering the dating world after a 60 year hiatus. The film stirred up some controversy due to its octogenarian sex scene between Griffith and Sheridan.[2]
Sheridan was married to the late William T. "Dale" Wales (August 17, 1917 - May 24, 2003). She was also a close friend of Elizabeth Montgomery[citation needed]. She lived with actor James Dean for a few years[citation needed] in New York City, when she was an aspiring dancer. They went their separate ways after he got a role in the short-lived Broadway play, See the Jaguar.[3]
