Liz Torres

Actor Sep 27 (age 78) The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA 1961–2017 (56 year career)

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Biography

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, sh…

Known For

Film

Just Cause

Delores Rodriguez

Film

Joe Dirt

Beauty College Woman

Film

The Odd Couple II

Maria

Film

Tab Hunter Confidential

Self

Film

Permanent Midnight

Dita

Film

Sunset

Rosa

Film

Scavenger Hunt

Lady Zero

Film

The John Larroquette Show

Mahalia Sanchez

Filmography

Acting (87)

Movies (37)

My Mom and the Girl

2017

as Irlanda

1.0

Tab Hunter Confidential

as Self

Expecting Love

as Juanita

Taylor

as Teri Richards

Joe Dirt

as Beauty College Woman

5.6

The Princess and the Barrio Boy

as Minerva's mother

Luminarias

Once Upon A Christmas

as The Tooth Fairy

Permanent Midnight

as Dita

The Odd Couple II

as Maria

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

1998

as Ruby Escadrillo

6.7

Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister

as Wallace Houston

Just Cause

as Delores Rodriguez

Greyhounds

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

as Lenora's Mother

A Million to Juan

as Mrs. Delgado

Rescue Me

as Carney

Bloodfist IV: Die Trying

as Lt. Garcia

Maid for Each Other

as Lucy

Lena's Holiday

as Cabbie's Wife

Sweet 15

Opposites Attract

Thieves of Fortune

as Big Rosa

Miracle at Beekman's Place

1988

as Isabella D'Agostino

Sunset

as Rosa

Addicted to His Love

as Bernice

Kate's Secret

as Laura

America

as Dolores Frantico

Father of Hell Town

as Miss Morales

Her Life as a Man

as Susie

More Wild Wild West

as Juanita

Murder Can Hurt You!

as Mrs. Palumbo

Scavenger Hunt

as Lady Zero

Pinocchio

as The Cat

You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat

1971

as Singer in Men's Room

8.5

Utterly Without Redeeming Social Value

1969

as Park Prostitute

3.0

Searching for Stars Hollow

as Self

Television (50)

One Day at a Time

2017

as Tia Bitchy

7.8

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

as Miss Patty

Devious Maids

as Mirta Hernandez

Scandal

as Federal Judge

Private Practice

as Judge Ortiz

Ugly Betty

as Evelyn

American Dad!

as Councilwoman Santos (voice)

Desperate Housewives

as Connie Solis

First Monday

Taina

as Shevchenko

The Fighting Fitzgeralds

Gilmore Girls

as Miss Patty

The Brothers García

as Tia Gaby

Jesse

as Rosa Vasquez

Ally McBeal

as Hanna Goldstein

Smart Guy

as Principal Maldonado

Over the Top

as Rose

Moesha

as Angela

Tracey Takes On...

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Delores (voice)

Caroline in the City

as Elizabeth

as Sarah Wilson

The Nanny

as Consuela

The John Larroquette Show

as Mahalia Sanchez

Good Advice

as Juanita

Gabriel's Fire

City

Quantum Leap

as Angelita Carmen Guadalupe Cecelia Jimenez

Alien Nation

as Dr. Tamayo

The Famous Teddy Z

The Wonder Years

as Mrs. Gambino

Empty Nest

L.A. Law

as Linda Ruiz-Quinones

Hunter

as Maria Fuentes

Blue Thunder

as Rosie

The New Odd Couple

as Maria

Tucker's Witch

Hill Street Blues

Gimme a Break!

as Secretary

Checking In

Knots Landing

as Employee

Just Friends

Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon

Starsky & Hutch

as Anita

The Jeffersons

Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya

1975

All in the Family

1971

as Teresa Betancourt

7.8

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.4

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee