Liz Sheridan

Liz Sheridan was an American actress and dancer.

Although she was probably best known for her roles as Jerry's mother in Seinfeld and the nosy neighbor, Mrs. Ochmonek, on sitcom ALF, her decades-long career included work on the stage in films, and in television.

She made her onscreen debut on a 1977 episode of Kojak and went on to work on other TV shows including Archie Bunker’s Place, St. Elsewhere, One Day at a Time, Newhart, Moonlighting, Herman’s Head, Family Ties, Hill Street Blues, Empty Nest and Life With Louie.

Sheridan played the Raquel Ochmonek, who was constantly bickering with her husband (John LaMotta) and peeking into the house with the extraterrestrial next door, on 24 episodes of ALF over the NBC comedy’s four seasons.

As the only recurring guest star to appear on every Seinfeld season from 1990-98, Sheridan was on the first and last episodes of the series as well as 19 others.

She also portrayed a woman who slips some Viagra into the drink of her unsuspecting lover (Andy Griffith in his final onscreen role) in the 2009 independent comedy Play the Game.

Sheridan died April 15, 2022, in New York City, New York. She was 93.