Vale: Doris Roberts
Veteran US actress Doris Roberts, best known for Everybody Loves Raymond, has died.
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Veteran US actress Doris Roberts, best known for Everybody Loves Raymond, has died, aged 90.
She died in her sleep of natural causes on Sunday night.
Roberts played Ray Romano’s (Raymond Barone) mother Marie on Everybody Loves Raymond from 1996 – 2005.
The role earned her seven Emmy nominations and four wins for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She also won an Emmy for a guest appearance on St. Elsewhere and was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for the American Playhouse production of The Sunset Gang.
She began her acting career in the early 1950s on TV’s Studio One, going on to on appear in The Naked City, Way Out, Ben Casey and The Defenders.
Amongst her many credits were All in the Family, Remington Steele, Desperate Housewives, The King of Queens, The Middle, Grey’s Anatomy, Law & Order: SVU, Alice, Barney Miller, Full House, Soap, and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.
Film credits included A Lovely Way to Die, No Way to Treat a Lady, The Honeymoon Killers, Such Good Friends, Little Murders, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three and the National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
Her stage career includes numerous Broadway shows, including The Desk Set, Neil Simon’s The Last of the Red Hot Lovers and Terrence McNally’s Bad Habits.
Roberts still has a film in post-production awaiting release, The Red Maple Leaf.
Source: Deadline
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15 Responses
Such sad news. Love Doris Roberts as Marie Barone. RIP
Loved her as Marie in Everybody Loves Raymond. Agree with others, she was perfect for that role. Can watch this sitcom over and over and never tire of it. RIP Doris.
I recently watched an episode of full house on netflix where she played Danny’s mum. RIP
Her character Marie on Everybody Loves Raymond has me in stitches. Nothing is ever her fault. What a great innings. R.I.P.
Oh dear…. :(
So sad to hear. She did leave a wonderful acting legacy behind. ELR would not have worked with out her.
I remembered Doris Roberts when I first watched ELR. She has a good sense of humour.
Farewell Doris, you will never be forgotten.
That’s sad, but then again Doris Roberts had a long and fruitful life and career. I first remember seeing her as Donna Pescow’s mum in ‘Angie’ (1979) and then didn’t see her in stuff for a long time. Her Marie will live on and on. A great and talented lady.
I remember her also from Angie.
thats 3 of the Raymond cast members now that have died :(
“Veteran US actress Doris Roberts, best known as for Everybody Loves Raymond”
best known as for, might need an edit? Not that I’m a grammar nazi
Very sad. R.I.P
The role of Marie on Everybody Loves Raymond was a perfect example of how an actor/actress was born to play a particular role. She was absolutely flawless in that show. RIP Doris.
She’s one mother in law I never wanted!! lol
Terribly sad. Raymond is one of my fave shows to record and save for a rainy day.