Liza Snyder (born March 20, 1968) is an American actress. She is known for her television roles, which include Officer Molly Whelan in the ABC (and syndicated) series ''

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'', Linda in the NBC sitcom ''

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'', Christine Hughes in the CBS sitcom ''

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'' from 2000 to 2006, and Andi Burns in the CBS sitcom '' Man with a Plan'' from 2016 to 2020.

Life and career

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

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-winning composer, Johnny Green, and the actress and consumer reporter,

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. Snyder is a graduate of New York City's

Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre is a full-time professional conservatory for actors in New York City. First operational from 1915 to 1927, the school re-opened in 1928 and has been active ever since. It is the birthplace of th ...

where she studied acting under the tutelage of Sanford Meisner. Snyder began her career appearing in episodes of television dramas such as ''

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'' and '' Murder, She Wrote''. In 1993, she landed the leading role of Molly Whelan in the ABC and then syndicated crime drama ''

''. 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 regular cast member in the NBC sitcom ''

'' starring

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. She made her big screen debut in a secondary role in ''

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'' directed by

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. Later that year, Snyder began starring as Christine Hughes on the

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sitcom ''

''. The series ended in 2006. After ''Yes, Dear'', Snyder had a five-year hiatus. In 2011, she returned to television with 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 ''

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''. In 2016, Snyder returned to regular series television work starring alongside

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in the CBS sitcom '' Man with a Plan''.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Snyder, Liza 1968 births American film actresses American television actresses Living people People from Northampton, Massachusetts Actresses from Massachusetts Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre alumni 21st-century American women