Liz Torres
Acting
Biography
Elizabeth Larrieu Torres (born September 27, 1947) is an American actress, singer, and comedian. Torres is best known for her role as Mahalia Sanchez in the NBC comedy series The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996), for which she received two Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations. She is also known for her role as Patricia "Miss Patty" LaCosta in The WB family comedic drama series Amy Sherman-Palladino's Gilmore Girls (2000–07) starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. In the 1970s, she played Julie Erskine on Phyllis and also had a recurring role as Teresa Betancourt on All in the Family. Description above from the Wikipedia article Liz Torres, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: September 27, 1947
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
This oddball counterculture comedy/drama follows Zalman King through a series of kooky misadventures while he searches for his life's purpose in New York City.
Tracey Takes On...
Tracey Takes On... is a sketch comedy series starring actress Tracey Ullman. The show ran for four seasons on HBO and was commissioned after the success of the comedy special Tracey Ullman Takes on New York (1993). Each episode focuses on a specific subject which Ullman and her cast of characters take on through a series of sketches and monologues.
Taina
Chronicles the life of a sassy 15-year-old Latina caught between two worlds: the traditional world of her Puerto Rican family and the modern world of her friends and life at the Manhattan School of the Arts.
The Wonder Years
The story of Kevin Arnold facing the trials and tribulations of youth while growing up during the 1960s and 70s. Told through narration from an adult Kevin, Kevin faces the difficulties of maintaining relationships and friendships on his enthralling journey into adulthood.
The Brothers García
The Brothers García is an American sitcom that premiered in 2000 on Nickelodeon and ended in 2004. It was among the first projects of Sí TV, an effort to produce programming featuring Latino characters, however being aimed at a diverse audience. The series was billed as the first English-language sitcom to have an all Latino cast and creative team. The series aired on the programming block Nick on CBS from September 18, 2004 to September 17, 2005, where the series ended its initial run. Reruns on The N started on April 7, 2008, and ended in May 23, 2008. Similarities to the series could be made to the style of The Wonder Years and Everybody Hates Chris, with an older version of the main character narrating each episode in a witty and sarcastic manner.
The Nanny
That flashy girl from Flushing with the heart of an angel (and the voice of a slighty more nasal angel). The comic misadventures of the sweet and sassy Fran Fine, her sophisticated employer, Broadway producer Mr. Sheffield, his boisterous brood and his wisecracking staff.
Quantum Leap
Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.
Desperate Housewives
Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.
Gilmore Girls
Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.
All in the Family
Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.
Filmography
as Irlanda
as Tia Bitchy
as Miss Patty
as Self
as Mirta Hernandez
as Federal Judge
as Juanita
as Judge Ortiz
as Evelyn
as Teri Richards
as Councilwoman Santos (voice)
as Connie Solis
as Beauty College Woman
as Shevchenko
as The Tooth Fairy
as Minerva's mother
as Miss Patty
as Tia Gaby
as Rosa Vasquez
as Dita
as Wallace Houston
as Maria
as Ruby Escadrillo
as Rose
as Hanna Goldstein
as Principal Maldonado
as Angela
as Elizabeth
as Delores (voice)
as The Fairy Madrina (voice)
as Isabel (voice)
as The Pig Farmer's Wife (voice)
as Malinal (voice)
as Delores Rodriguez
as Sarah Wilson
as Lenora's Mother
as Mrs. Delgado
as Consuela
as Mahalia Sanchez
as Juanita
as Lt. Garcia
as Carney
as Lucy
as Cabbie's Wife
as Big Rosa
as Dr. Tamayo
as Angelita Carmen Guadalupe Cecelia Jimenez
as Rosa
as Bernice
as Mrs. Gambino
as Laura
as Dolores Frantico
as Linda Ruiz-Quinones
as Miss Morales
as Maria Fuentes
as Susie
as Rosie
as Maria
as Secretary
as Juanita
as Mrs. Palumbo
as Employee
as Lady Zero
as The Cat
as Anita
as Singer in Men's Room
as Teresa Betancourt
as Park Prostitute
as Self
as Self - Nominee
as Self