Liz Sheridan, the veteran actress best known for playing Jerry Seinfeld’s mother on ‘Seinfeld’ and also recurred on ‘ALF’ and appeared in several Broadway shows, died today in New York City. She was 93
All that would lead to her signature role onwhich became the most popular sitcom of the 1990s and remains a pop-culture favorite in reruns. Her Helen Seinfeld character was the prototype adoring mom, and when she heard that “Crazy” Joe Devola was “after” her beloved son in the 1992 episode “The Wallet,” she was incredulous that there was“Ma, I know this may be hard for you to understand but I am sure there are many people who do not like me,” Jerry told her.
It’s impossible not to like you. Impossible!”in July 1989, when stand-up comedy was hot and comics were landing TV gigs. From there, the “show about nothing” had an uphill climb but landed the plum post-9:30 p.m. Thursday slot the following spring. The show’s popularity increased with each ensuing season, finally breaking into the postseason Top 25 in the Nielsen rankings in 1992-93 after9 p.m. slot for the 1993-94 season and ended it ranked No. 3 among all primetime shows. It would rank No.
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