Liz Torres

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 19931996 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 ShermanPalladinos Gilmore Girls 200007 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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Liz Torres licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia