TV and theater star Liz Sheridan, who played Jerry's mother on the sitcom 'Seinfeld,' died Friday at age 93, her manager said.
Estelle Harris, who played George Costanza’s short-fused mother on “Seinfeld” and voiced Mrs. Potato Head in the “Toy Story” franchise, dies at 93.Sheridan got her start as a dancer living in New York’s theater district. She later found work dancing in nightclubs and in summer-stock musicals, according to her 2000 memoir,about her relationship with film star James Dean, whoShe also appeared in several Broadway shows, including the 1977 musical “Happy End” with Meryl Streep.
On the big screen, Sheridan starred in 1987’s “Who’s That Girl” with Madonna and the 2009 rom-com “Play the Game,” opposite late actors Andy Griffith and Doris Roberts.Netflix announces the streaming premiere date for ‘Seinfeld’ in an on-brand, facetious statement enormously underselling the iconic sitcom’s success.
But the actor was best known for her recurring role on “Seinfeld,” the Emmy-winning sitcom that ran on NBC for nine seasons from 1989 to 1998. She played Florida retiree Helen Seinfeld opposite Barney Martin’s Morty Seinfeld. She famously wondered how “anyone could not like” her son but also scolded him for making out with a date while watching “Schindler’s List.”
Aside from the four lead cast members — Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander and Michael Richards — Sheridan was reportedly the only performer to appear in every season of the sitcom. She also performed a one-woman show titled “Mrs. Seinfeld Sings.”
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