Liza Snyder | |
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Born | Northampton, Massachusetts | March 20, 1968
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1992–present |
Known for | Sirens ; Jesse ; Yes, Dear ; Man with a Plan |
Mother | Barbara Green [1] |
Liza Snyder (born March 20, 1968 [2] ) is an American actress. She is known for her television roles, which include Officer Molly Whelan in the ABC (and syndicated) series Sirens , Linda in the NBC sitcom Jesse , Christine Hughes in the CBS sitcom Yes, Dear from 2000 to 2006, and Andi Burns in the CBS sitcom Man with a Plan from 2016 to 2020.
Snyder was born in Northampton, Massachusetts. Her father is a professor of theatre at Smith College, and her mother is a singer-songwriter. Her maternal grandparents were five-time Academy Award-winning composer, Johnny Green, and the actress and consumer reporter, Betty Furness. [3] Snyder is a graduate of New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre where she studied acting under the tutelage of Sanford Meisner.[ citation needed ]
Snyder began her career appearing in episodes of television dramas such as The Trials of Rosie O'Neill and Murder, She Wrote . In 1993, she landed the leading role of Molly Whelan in the ABC and then syndicated crime drama Sirens . After the series was canceled, she co-starred in two made-for-television movies, and guest starred on Chicago Hope , and Pacific Blue . From 1998 to 2000, she was a regular cast member in the NBC sitcom Jesse starring Christina Applegate. She made her big screen debut in a secondary role in Pay It Forward directed by Mimi Leder. Later in 2000, Snyder began starring as Christine Hughes on the CBS sitcom Yes, Dear . The series ended in 2006.
After Yes, Dear, Snyder had a five-year hiatus. In 2011, she returned to television with a guest starring role in an episode of House , playing a patient in need of a lung transplant. She reprised her Yes, Dear role in a 2013 episode of Raising Hope . [4] In 2016, Snyder returned to regular series television work starring alongside Matt LeBlanc in the CBS sitcom Man with a Plan . [5] [6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | N/A | Episode: "Double Bind" |
1992 | Down the Shore | Claire | Episode: "A Tale of Two Houses" |
1993–1995 | Sirens | Off. Molly Whelan | Main role, 22 episodes |
1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Jeannine Bonelli | Episode: "Proof in the Pudding" |
1996 | Innocent Victims | Angela Hennis | Television film |
1996 | Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah | Martha | Television film |
1996 | Chicago Hope | Serena Paretsky | Episode: "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" |
1997 | Pacific Blue | Rebecca Santori | Episode: "Repeat Offenders" |
1998–2000 | Jesse | Linda | Main role, 42 episodes |
2000 | Pay It Forward | Michelle | Film |
2000–2006 | Yes, Dear | Christine Hughes | Main role, 122 episodes |
2011 | House | Vanessa | Episode: "Transplant" |
2013 | Raising Hope | Christine Hughes | Episode: "Sex, Clown and Videotape", Reprised role from Yes, Dear |
2016–2020 | Man with a Plan | Andi Burns | Main role, 69 episodes |
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