Who was Liz Sheridan?

TELEVISION audiences recognize actress Liz Sheridan for her role as Jerry Seinfeld’s mother Helen on his hit self-titled show.

Seinfeld fans were shocked to learn about Liz Sheridan’s death and are curious to know more about her legacy and how she passed.

Who was Liz Sheridan?

Born on April 10, 1929, most of Liz Sheridan’s early life was centered in Rye, New York.

Liz garnered fame for her network television appearances.

Prior to earning recognition for her TV work, she starred in several Broadway plays.

Along with Meryl Streep and Christopher Lloyd, she was a cast member in the stage production, Happy End.

On TV, Liz had recurring parts on Moonlighting, The A-Team, Hill St. Blues, Who’s the Boss?, and Murder, She Wrote.

From 1986 to 1990, she appeared on the Max Wright-led NBC sitcom, ALF.

ALF revolved around Gordon Shumway, an alien from the planet Melmac who follows an amateur radio signal to Earth and crash-lands into the garage of the Tanners, a suburban middle-class family who live in the San Fernando Valley area of California.

Following ALF, Liz secured one of her most notable roles as Jerry’s mother, Helen, in Seinfeld.

She appeared in all nine seasons, from 1990 to 1998, the only actor to do so apart from the four leads, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Michael Richards.

What was Liz Sheridan’s cause of death?

On April 15, 2022, it was announced that Liz Sheridan passed away at the age of 93.

reported that the actress, who died five days after her 93rd birthday, passed due to natural causes.

Liz was married to the jazz musician, Dale Wales, from 1985 until his death on May 24, 2003.

She is survived by their daughter together, who is a photographer in New York City.