Puerto Rican-American actress and comedian

Liz Torres

Elizabeth Larrieu Torres 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, she played Julie Erskine on Phyllis and also had a recurring role as Teresa Betancourt on All in the Family.

Born

1947

September 27

Died

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1940s

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Key dates

1947 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

1066 William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme river, beginning the Norman conquest of England.
1331 The Battle of Płowce is fought, between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order. The Poles are defeated but their leaders escape capture.
1422 After the brief Gollub War, the Teutonic Knights sign the Treaty of Melno with Poland and Lithuania.
1529 The Siege of Vienna begins when Suleiman I attacks the city.

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The world in 1947

When Liz arrived

april 1 The only mutiny in the history of the Royal New Zealand Navy begins.
april 15 Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color line.
april 16 An explosion on board a freighter in port causes Texas City in the state of Texas, United States, to catch fire, killing almost 600 people.
april 16 Bernard Baruch first applies the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.

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Also born on September 27

Albert Ellis 1913–2007 American psychologist and author (born 1913) Alfred Thayer Mahan 1840–1914 American captain and historian (born 1840) Alvin Stardust 1942–2014 English singer and actor (born 1942) Angélica María 1944– American-born Mexican singer-songwriter and actress Bhagat Singh 1907–1931 Indian activist (born 1907) Cosimo de' Medici 1389–1464 Italian ruler (born 1386) Denis Lawson 1947– Scottish actor, director, and screenwriter Diane Abbott 1953– English journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development Freddy Quinn 1931– Austrian singer, guitarist, and actor

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Also born in 1947

Arnold Schwarzenegger 1947– Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of California Alain Bashung 1947– French singer-songwriter and actor (died 2009) Albert Brooks 1947– American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Andrea Martin 1947– American-Canadian actress, singer, and screenwriter Ángel Nieto 1947– Spanish motorcycle racer (died 2017) Angry Anderson 1947– Australian singer and actor Anton Mosimann 1947– Swiss chef and author Assata Shakur 1947– American-Cuban criminal and activist (died 2025) Barry Melton 1947– American singer-songwriter and guitarist

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