Doris Roberts
Roberts in a scene from Everybody Loves Raymond Doris on Everybody Loves Raymond
Born
November 4, 1929 St. Louis, Missouri United States of America
Occupation
Actress
Career milestones
Everybody Loves Raymond

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Biography

Early life

Roberts' father deserted the family when Roberts was a child, and her mother, Ann Meltzer, raised Doris with the help of her Jewish-American family in The Bronx, New York. Roberts has never revealed her father's name. The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. ...

TV and Film Career

Her career began in 1952 with a role on the TV series Studio One. She also appeared in shows such as The Naked City (1952), Ben Casey (1963), and The Defenders (1962 - 1963). In the 1950s, Roberts began appearing on Broadway. In 1961, she made her film debut in Something Wild (1961) starring Carroll Baker, and in 1968, she appeared in the films A Lovely Way to Die and No Way to Treat a Lady, co-starring Rod Steiger, George Segal, Eileen Heckart and Lee Remick. Studio One is one of Reggaes most renowned record labels, having been described as the Motown of Jamaica. ... The Naked City is a 1948 black-and-white film noir directed by Jules Dassin. ... Dr. Maggie Graham (Bettye Ackerman) and Vince Edwards as the title character Ben Casey was a medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. ... The Defenders was an American television series, a courtroom drama which ran on CBS from 1961-1964. ... Note on spelling: While most Americans use er (as per American spelling conventions), the majority of venues, performers and trade groups for live theatre use re. ... For the Canadian country music performer, refer to Carroll Baker (singer). ... Rod Steiger (April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American actor. ... George Segal George Segal (born February 13, 1934) is a well-known Jewish American film and stage actor who was born in Great Neck, Long Island, New York. ... Eileen Heckart was an American actress of stage, screen and television. ... Lee Remick Lee Remick (December 14, 1935 - July 2, 1991), was an American actress admired for her versality and her great beauty. ...

She appeared in the 1970 cult film The Honeymoon Killers starring Shirley Stoler and Tony Lo Bianco. In 1971, Roberts appeared in three films, Otto Preminger's Such Good Friends, Alan Arkin's Little Murders, and A New Leaf starring Walter Matthau and Elaine May. She appeared with Walter Matthau again in 1974's The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. In 1978, she starred in a film about John F. Kennedy's assassination, Ruby and Oswald, in which she played Ruby's sister, Eva. She also appeared briefly in The Rose, as the mother of the title character (played by Bette Midler). The Honeymoon Killers (William Kastle, 1970) is an American film starring Shirley Stoler. ... Shirley Stoler (March 30, 1929 - February 17, 1999) was an American actress best known for her roles in The Honeymoon Killers and Lina Wertmullers Seven Beauties. ... Otto Ludwig Preminger (December 5, 1906 – April 23, 1986) was a film director. ... Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26, 1934) is an American actor. ... Walter Matthau Walter Matthau (October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an Academy Award winning American comedy actor. ... Elaine May (b. ... The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (also known as The Taking of Pelham 123) is a thriller movie released in 1974. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ... The Rose is a 1979 film which tells the story of a 1960s drug-addled rock music star whose life comes unraveled when she travels to her home town in Florida to put on a concert in order to show the people she grew up with that she had made... Bette Midler, on the cover of her 1973 album of the same name This is about the performer also called The Divine Miss M; for her eponymous albums, see her list of albums. ...

One of Roberts' televison roles was as newsstand owner, Theresa Falco, mother of Donna Pescow in the short-lived comedy, Angie. After Angie was cancelled, she appeared as "Mildred Krebs" in the series, Remington Steele, which starred Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist. The series lasted several seasons. After the show's cancellation, she starred in the TV movie remake of If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium (1987) and the National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) with Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo. She also appeared on Alice playing Alice Hyatt's mother, Mona Spivak. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Donna Pescow (born March 24, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actress. ... Angie was an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast by the ABC network from February 1979 until October 1980. ... Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist in Remington Steele. ... Pierce Brosnan at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival (photo by Rita Molnár) Pierce Brendan Brosnan (Honorary) OBE (born May 16, 1953) is an Irish film actor and producer. ... Stephanie Zimbalist (born October 8, 1956, New York City, New York) is an American actress. ... A television movie (also TV movie, TV-movie, made-for-TV movie, etc. ... National Lampoon is a humor magazine that began in 1970 as an offshoot of the Harvard Lampoon. ... National Lampoons Christmas Vacation is a movie from 1989. ... Chevy Chase Chevy Chase (born October 8, 1943) is an American comedian, writer and television and film actor. ... Beverly DAngelo (born November 15, 1951 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American singer and actress. ... Alice was an American television sitcom series which ran from August 31, 1976 to July 2, 1985 on CBS. The series was based on the movie Alice Doesnt Live Here Anymore (1974). ... Alice Hyatt is a fictional character in the movie Alice Doesnt Live Here Anymore and in the subsequent television remake Alice. ...

Roberts is perhaps best known for her work as the nosy, insufferable Italian mother/cook, Marie Barone, in the long-running American TV sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. She beat out 100 other actresses for the role. [1] For her work on the series, she has been nominated for seven Emmy Awards (and won four times) for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Marie Barone is a fictional character from the American TV sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. ... Braun HF 1, Germany, 1958. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Everybody Loves Raymond, sometimes referred to in the abbreviated form Raymond, was a popular and long-running American sitcom that was produced from 1996 to 2005 and broadcast on CBS. The show revolved around the life of Ray Barone, a Newsday sportswriter from Lynbrook, Long Island who lives with his... An Emmy Award. ...

She also won an Emmy for a guest role on St. Elsewhere as a homeless woman, and was nominated once for Remington Steele. She was also nominated for appearances on the ABC sitcom Perfect Strangers and a PBS special called The Sunset Gang. In 2003, Roberts received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. St. ... A homeless man pushes a cart down the street. ... Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist in Remington Steele. ... Look up ABC, abc in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The title Perfect Strangers has been used by many artists over the years. ... PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... An example of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, for the film actress Carole Lombard. ...

In 2006, she starred in the Adam Sandler-produced comedy Grandma's Boy alongside Shirley Jones and Shirley Knight. Sandler at Cannes 2002 Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor, comedian, producer, and musician (he sings, and plays the guitar). ... Grandmas Boy is a 2006 comedy film produced by Adam Sandlers production company Happy Madison. ... Shirley Jones, in a still from the opening credits of The Partridge Family Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is an Academy Award-winning singer and actress, perhaps best known for her role as Shirley Partridge, the widowed mother of five children, in the television series The Partridge Family... Shirley Enola Knight, also known by her married name of Shirley Knight Hopkins, was born on July 5, 1936, to a wealthy family in Goessel, Kansas. ...

Broadway Career

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In 1963-1964, she appeared in June Havoc's Marathon '33 starring Julie Harris. June Havoc (born Ellen Evangeline Hovick on November 8, 1916 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is an actress and dancer. ... Actress Julie Harris photo taken by Carl Van Vechten 1952 Julie Harris (born Julia Ann Harris on December 2, 1925 in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan) is an American actress. ...

Personal life

Roberts' first husband was Michael Cannata; they divorced in 1962. Their son, Michael Cannata, Jr. is Roberts' manager, and is the father of her three grandchildren: Kelsey, Andrew, and Devon. Her second husband was writer William Goyen, reputedly a bisexual (according to author Boze Hadleigh). She was married to Goyen from 1963 until his death from leukemia on August 30, 1983 in Los Angeles, California. [2] Charles William Goyen History: Charles William Goyen, author, editor, and teacher, was born in Trinity, Texas, on April 24, 1915 and moved with his family to Houston at the age of eight. ... In human sexuality, bisexuality describes a man or woman having a sexual orientation to persons of either or both sexes (a man or woman who sexually likes both sexes; people who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to both males and females). ... Boze Hadleigh (born 1954?) is an American journalist, interviewer and writer primarily of gossip about homosexuals of Hollywood. ... Leukemia or leukaemia (see spelling differences) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal proliferation of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

On September 4, 2002, she testified before a U.S. Congressional panel that age discrimination is prevalent in Hollywood, advocating that such discrimination be treated on par with biases against race and gender. September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Ageism is discrimination against a person or group on the grounds of age. ... ... This article is about discrimination in the social science sense. ... For other senses of this word, see race (disambiguation). ... The word gender describes the state of being male, female, or neither. ...

As an avid cook, she wrote a book in 2005 titled Are You Hungry, Dear? Life, Laughs, and Lasagna, written with Danelle Morton and published by St Martin's Press. She says of her book, "It’s about sharing things I’ve learned that have changed my life."

An animal lover and advocate, she has worked with a group called "Puppies Behind Bars" that works with inmates in training guide dogs and assistance dogs for the physically disabled and elderly, as well as dogs trained in explosives detection to be used by the ATF and other law enforcement agencies. She also is active with the Children with AIDS Foundation, of which she has served as the chairwoman.

She currently lives alone in Los Angeles in a house once owned by screen legend James Dean. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American film actor who epitomized youthful angst. ...

Emmy Awards

• 1983 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - "St. Elsewhere" - (Won)
• 1985 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - "Remington Steele" - (Nominated)
• 1989 - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - "Perfect Strangers" - (Nominated)
• 1991 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special - "The Sunset Gang" - (Nominated)
• 1999 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - "Everybody Loves Raymond" - (Nominated)
• 2000 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - "Everybody Loves Raymond" - (Nominated)
• 2001 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - "Everybody Loves Raymond" - (Won)
• 2002 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - "Everybody Loves Raymond" - (Won)
• 2003 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - "Everybody Loves Raymond" - (Won)
• 2004 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - "Everybody Loves Raymond" - (Nominated)
• 2005 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - "Everybody Loves Raymond" - (Won)

Selected filmography

• Grandma's Boy (2006)
• Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
• All Over the Guy (2001)
• A Mom for Christmas (1990)
• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
• Simple Justice (1989)
• Number One With a Bullet (1987)
• Love in the Present Tense (1986)
• Ordinary Heroes (1985)
• Angie (1979-1980)
• Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976-1978)
• Hester Street (1975)
• The Honeymoon Killers (1970)
• No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)

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External links

• Doris Roberts at the Internet Movie Database