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Liz Torres

Actress / Film Actress | * 09/27/1947 (76) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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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. ()
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Spunky actress, singer and comedienne all rolled up into one, Puerto Rican-American Liz Torres was born in 1947, a native of the Bronx. She began her stand-up/singing career as a regular performing in various small NYC niteries. It wasn't until she received an invite to appear on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) that her comic career started blooming on TV and in film.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | TV Movies

Known for these Movies & Shows

A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the horrific murder of a child. ...

Just Cause

FSK: 16+ years

1995 | 3.1/5 | 1h 42min
Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Joe Dirt is a janitor with a mullet hairdo, acid-washed jeans and a dream to find the parents that he lost at the Grand Canyon when he was a belligerent, trailer park-raised eight-year-old. Now, blast ...

Joe Dirt

FSK: 12+ years

2001 | 2.8/5 | 1h 31min
Mystery, Adventure, Comedy, Romance / Love, Drama
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The John Larroquette Show is an American television sitcom .The show was a vehicle for John Larroquette following his run as Dan Fielding on Night Court. The series takes place in a seedy bus terminal ...

The John Larroquette Show

Certification unknown

1993 | 3.1/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy
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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. ...

Gilmore Girls

FSK: 12+ years

2000 | 4.0/5 | 44min per episode
Comedy, Drama
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Movies with Liz Torres as Actress(30)

as herself2015 Tab Hunter Confidential
as Juanita2008 Expecting Love
as Teri Richards2005 Taylor
as Beauty College Woman2001 Joe Dirt
as Minerva's mother2000 The Princess and the Barrio Boy
as The Tooth Fairy2000 Once Upon A Christmas
as Maria1998 The Odd Couple II
as Wallace Houston1998 Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister
as Ruby Escadrillo1998 The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
as Dita1998 Permanent Midnight
as Delores Rodriguez1995 Just Cause
1994 Greyhounds
as Mrs. Delgado1994 A Million to Juan
as Lenora's Mother1994 Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
as Carney1993 Rescue Me
as Lucy1992 Maid for Each Other
as Lt. Garcia1992 Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
as Big Rosa1990 Thieves of Fortune
as Cabbie's Wife1990 Lena's Holiday
1990 Sweet 15
1990 Opposites Attract
as Isabella D'Agostino1988 Miracle at Beekman's Place
as Laura1986 Kate's Secret
as Dolores Frantico1986 America
as Miss Morales1985 Father of Hell Town
as Susie1984 Her Life as a Man
as Juanita1980 More Wild Wild West
as Mrs. Palumbo1980 Murder Can Hurt You!
as Lady Zero1979 Scavenger Hunt
as Park Prostitute1969 Utterly Without Redeeming Social Value

TV Shows/Series with Liz Torres as Actress(35)

as Miss Patty2016 Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
as Federal Judge2012 Scandal
as Evelyn2006 Ugly Betty
as Councilwoman Santos (voice)2005 American Dad!
as Connie Solis2004 Desperate Housewives
2002 First Monday
as Miss Patty2000 Gilmore Girls
as Tia Gaby2000 The Brothers García
1998 Jesse
1997 Smart Guy
as Rose1997 Over the Top
1997 Ally McBeal
1996 Tracey Takes On...
1996 Moesha
as Sarah Wilson1994 ER
1993 The John Larroquette Show
1990 Gabriel's Fire
1990 City
as Angelita Carmen Guadalupe Cecelia Jimenez1989 Quantum Leap
1989 The Famous Teddy Z
1989 Alien Nation
as Mrs. Gambino1988 The Wonder Years
1988 Empty Nest
as Judge Linda Ruiz-Quinones1986 L.A. Law
1984 Blue Thunder
as Maria Fuentes1984 Hunter
1982 Tucker's Witch
1981 Hill Street Blues
as Secretary1981 Gimme a Break!
1981 Checking In
1979 Stockard Channing: In Just Friends
1975 The Jeffersons
1975 Starsky & Hutch
1975 Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya
as Teresa Betancourt1971 All in the Family

Full Name: Liz Torres
Born: Saturday, 09/27 1947 (September) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 76 years + 202 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Spouses (current/former): Peter Locke
Other names for Liz Torres (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Elizabeth Larrieu Torres"
Liz Torres frequently works together with these people:
Mike Barker (34x, Actor)
Kevin Michael Richardson (31x, Actor)
Chris Diamantopoulos (23x, Actor)
Paget Brewster (22x, Actress)
Fred Tatasciore (16x, Actor)
Jill Talley (16x, Actress)
Mike Henry (16x, Actor)
John DiMaggio (15x, Actor)
Alan Tudyk (14x, Actor)
Donald P. Bellisario (13x, Crew)
Matt McKenna (12x, Actor)
Tony Plana (7x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:311326, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024