Doris Roberts
Doris Roberts (November 4, 1925, St. Louis, Missouri - April 17, 2016) was an American actress. She acted in movies, television and on stage.
Doris Roberts | |
|---|---|
 Roberts in April 2011 | |
| Born | Doris May Green November 4, 1925[1][2] St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | April 17, 2016 (aged 90) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Stroke |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1951–2016 |
| Spouse(s) | Michael E. Cannata (m. 1956; div. 1962) William Goyen (m. 1963; his death 1983) |
| Children | 1 |
Roberts studied acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City and started in films in 1961. She had several prominent roles in movies, including playing opposite Shirley Stoler in The Honeymoon Killers (1970), Elliott Gould in Little Murders (1971), Steven Keats in Hester Street (1975), Billy Crystal in Rabbit Test (1978), Robert Carradine in Number One with a Bullet (1987), and Cady McClain in Simple Justice (1989), among many others.
She achieved continuing success in television, becoming known for her role as Mildred Krebs in Remington Steele from 1983 to 1987 and her co-starring role as Raymond Barone's mother, Marie Barone, on the long-running CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005). Towards the end of her acting career, she also had a prominent role opposite Tyler Perry in Madea's Witness Protection (2012).
Roberts died in Los Angeles, California, on April 17, 2016, at age 90 in her sleep, due to a stroke.[3]
References
- ↑ NOTE: Year of birth was 1925 per U.S. census of April 1940 at ancestry.com (Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, New York, New York; Roll: T627_2638; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 31-646), which, aside from Doris M Green, aged 14, lists Ann Green, aged 46, as "Head" and Chester Roberts, Doris's future stepfather, aged 48, as "lodger"
- ↑ Ancestry.com
Name: Doris M Green, Mother: Ann Green, Birth: abt 1926 – Missouri, Residence: New York, New York, New York - ↑ D'Zurilla, Christie (April 18, 2016). Doris Roberts dies at 90; Italian mamma from 'Everybody Loves Raymond'. Tribune Publishing. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-me-doris-roberts-20160418-story.html.
This short article about an actor or group of actors from the United States can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.