Doris Roberts, 'Everybody Loves Raymond' star, dies at 90

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Doris Roberts, who played Ray Barone’s prying mother on the sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond,” has died, Roberts’ “Raymond” costar tweeted on Monday. She was 90.

“To my beloved Marie – RIP,” Patricia Heaton tweeted, along with a photo of the two and a message reading in part, “Truly the end of an era.”

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1925, Roberts began acting in 1952, appearing on the television series “Studio One.” Appearances on “The Naked City,” “Ben Casey” and “The Defenders” followed. She first appeared on the big screen in the 1961 film “Something Wild.”

Roberts’ other film credits include “A Lovely Way to Die,” “No Way to Treat a Lady” and “The Honeymoon Killers.” On television, she also appeared on “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” “Full House” and “All in the Family.”

Roberts was probably best known to television audiences, however, as Marie Barone, the aggressively nosy, completely biased mother of Ray and Robert Barone on “Everybody Loves Raymond,” which ran from 1996 to 2005, and starred Ray Romano, Heaton, Brad Garrett, Peter Boyle, Madylin Sweeten and Monica Horan.

http://www.thewrap.com/doris-roberts-everybody-loves-raymond-star-dead-at-90/

 

[crainbebo]

2016 claims another victim. RIP Doris. What a run on Everybody Loves Raymond...a great actress and fit in well with Ray, Patricia, Brad and the rest.

 

[PTBoardOp94]

The best thing about the way Doris Roberts played Marie was that she was completely believable. Partly that's up to the show's good writing, but she didn't overplay the role.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Doris Roberts dead at 90

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/18/doris-roberts-dead-everybody-loves-raymond-stars-tribute Best known for Everybody loves Raymond.

 

[semoochie]

I discovered her 1983 Emmy winning appearance in the "St. Elsewhere" episode "Cora and Arnie" just a few weeks back. An incredibly nuanced role that, at least to me, defined Doris Roberts as an actress. If you've never seen it, find the episode on Hulu or Amazon and watch it, not later but now.

I thought she was great on "Remington Steele"! It started out fairly weak but she was the "cement" that pulled the whole show together.

 

[vchimpanzee]

I mainly knew her from "Angie" with Donna Pescow, who was in "Saturday Night Fever".