Liz Torres Biography (1947-)

Full name, Elizabeth Larrieu Torres; born September 27, 1947, in New York (some sources cite Bronx), NY. Addresses: Office: c/o Gilmore Girls, TheWB, 4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91522.

Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress, comedian, recording artist
Birth Details
September 27, 1947
New York, New York

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • The Melba Moore-Clifton Davis Show, CBS, 1972
  • Ben Vereen ... Comin' at Ya, NBC, 1975
  • Julie Erskine, Phyllis, CBS, 1975-1976
  • Teresa Betancourt, All in the Family (also known as Those Werethe Days), CBS, 1976-1977
  • Elena Beltran, Checking In, CBS, 1981
  • Maria, The New Odd Couple, ABC, 1982
  • Anna-Maria Batista, City, CBS, 1990
  • Mahalia Sanchez, The John Larroquette Show (also known as Larroquette), NBC, 1993-1996
  • Rosa, Over the Top, ABC, 1997
  • Miss Patty, Gilmore Girls, The WB, 2000-?
  • Movies
  • Mrs. Palumbo, Murder Can Hurt You, 1980
  • Miss Morales, Father of Hell Town, NBC, 1985
  • Laura, Kate's Secret, NBC, 1986
  • Big Erma, Poker Alice, CBS, 1987
  • Bernice, Addicted to His Love (also known as Sisterhood), ABC, 1988
  • Opposites Attract, NBC, 1990
  • Lucy, Maid for Each Other, NBC, 1992
  • Wallace Houston, Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister, The FamilyChannel, 1998
  • Minerva's mother, The Princess and the Barrio Boy, Showtime, 2000
  • Episodic
  • Anita, "The Game," Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1978
  • Anita, "Huggy Can't Go Home," Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1979
  • Second nurse, "Rodeo," Gimme a Break!, NBC, 1984
  • "The Long Flight," Blue Thunder, ABC, 1984
  • Suprette owner, "Mayo, Hold the Pickle," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1984
  • Suprette owner, "Blues for Mr. Green," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1984
  • "Overnight Sensation," Hunter, NBC, 1986
  • Mrs. Gambino, "Christmas," The Wonder Years, ABC, 1988
  • Madame Rita, "Psycho Pheno-Mama," Mama's Family, NBC, 1989
  • Angie, "Teddy Goes to Malibu," The Famous Teddy Z, CBS, 1989
  • "Tale of the Dragon," Tequila and Bonetti, CBS, 1992
  • Angelita Carmen Guadalupe Cecelia Jiminez, "It's a Wonderful Leap--May 10, 1958," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1992
  • "Brooklyn and the Beast," Tequila and Bonetti, CBS, 1992
  • Sixth nanny, "Midnight Plane to Paris," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1992
  • Voice of Fairy Madrina, "Cinderella," Happily Ever After: Fairy Talesfor Every Child (animated), HBO, 1995
  • "Below the Rim," Smart Guy, The WB, 1997
  • Rosie, "I'm Bonnie, I'm Clyde," Over the Top, ABC, 1997
  • Hanna Goldstein, "Theme of Life," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998
  • Consuela, "Immaculate Concepcion," The Nanny, CBS, 1998
  • Elizabeth, "Caroline and the Bullfighter: Part 2," Caroline in the City, NBC, 1998
  • Rosa Vazquez, "The Parent Trap," Jesse, NBC, 1999
  • Art's lawyer, "Life Insurance," Safe Harbor, The WB, 1999
  • Mama, "Thinking of You; Mama's Soup Pot; The Letter," Chicken Soup forthe Soul, PAX, 2000
  • Appeared in episodes of Almost Grown, Knots Landing, L.A. Law, Murder, She Wrote, Nurses, and The Tonight Show.
  • Other
  • Cat, Pinocchio, 1976
  • Trini Santos, Willow B: Women in Prison, 1980
  • Juanita, More Wild Wild West, 1980
  • Her Life as a Man, 1984
  • Miracle at Beekman's Place, 1988
  • Greyhounds, CBS, 1994
  • Film Appearances
  • Park prostitute, Utterly without Redeeming Social Value, Private Screenings, 1969
  • You've Got to Walk It like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat, JER Pictures, 1971
  • It Happened in Hollywood, 1972
  • Lady Zero, Scavenger Hunt, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
  • Dolores Frantico, America (also known as Moonbeam), ASA Communications, 1986
  • Rosa, Sunset, TriStar, 1988
  • Bea, Hot to Trot, Warner Bros., 1988
  • Big Rosa, Thieves of Fortune, 1990
  • Cabbie's wife, Lena's Holiday, Crown International, 1991
  • Lieutenant Garcia, Bloodfist IV: Die Trying (also known as DieTrying), 1992
  • Carney, Rescue Me, Cannon, 1993
  • Girl Talk, Frameline, 1993
  • Judge Fernandez, Body Shot, EDKO Film, 1993
  • Mrs. Delgado, A Million to Juan (also known as A Million to One), Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1994
  • Lenora's mother, Attack of the 5'2" Women (also known as National Lampoon's Attack of the 5 Ft 2 Woman), Imagination Productions, 1994
  • Delores Rodriguez, Just Cause, Warner Bros., 1995
  • Ruby Escadrillo, The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, Buena Vista/Walt Disney Pictures, 1998
  • Maria, The Odd Couple II (also known as Neil Simon's The Odd Couple II), Paramount, 1998
  • Dita, Permanent Midnight, Artisan Entertainment, 1998
  • Judge Sanchez, Luminarias, Artist View Entertainment, 1999
  • Julia, Gabriela, Power Point Films, 2001
  • Beauty college woman, Joe Dirt, Columbia, 2001
  • Mata Ortega, Rikki the Pig, Mistral Pictures, 2001
  • Stage Appearances
  • Divas: Simply Singing (benefit concert), Los Angeles, 1995
  • Appeared as Bunny, House of Blue Leaves, Coconut Grove Theatre, Miami, FL; as Aldonza, Man of La Mancha, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre, Jupiter, FL; and as Googie Gomez, The Ritz, Broadway production; also appeared in Beautiful Mariposa, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way tothe Forum, A Girl Could Get Lucky, Kiss Me Kate, Ladies, Murder at the Howard Johnson, Murders of 1940, and SheThat One He the Other.
  • Major Tours
  • Toured as Rosie in Bye Bye Birdie and as Gittel Mosca in See Saw, both U.S. cities.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Notable Hispanic American Women, Book 2, Gale, 1998

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