Doris Roberts
Doris Roberts | |
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Born | Doris May Green November 4, 1925 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | April 17, 2016 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 90)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1951–2016 |
Spouse(s) |
Michael E. Cannata
(m. 1956; div. 1962) |
Children | 1 |
Doris Roberts (born Doris May Green; November 4, 1925 – April 17, 2016) was an American actress. She received five Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild award during her acting career, which began in 1951. She was perhaps best known for her role as Raymond Barone's mother, Marie Barone, on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005).
Early life
Roberts was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Her mother, Ann Meltzer,[1] raised Roberts in The Bronx, New York, with the assistance of her own parents, after her husband Larry deserted the family.[2] Roberts' stepfather, whose surname she took as her own, was Chester H. Roberts. Chester and Roberts' mother operated the Z.L. Rosenfield Agency, a stenographic service catering to playwrights and actors.[3] Roberts was Jewish (her family was from Russia).[4]
Career
Film and television
Roberts' acting career began in 1952 with a role on the TV series Studio One. She appeared in episodes of The Naked City (1958–63), Way Out (1961), Ben Casey (1963), and The Defenders (1962–63). In 1961, she made her film debut in Something Wild (1961).
She appeared in such 1960s and 1970s films as A Lovely Way to Die, No Way to Treat a Lady, The Honeymoon Killers, Such Good Friends, Little Murders, and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. In 1978, she appeared in a film about John F. Kennedy's assassination, Ruby and Oswald, in which she played Jack Ruby's sister. She also appeared very briefly in The Rose, as the mother of the title character (played by Bette Midler).
In an interview with the Archive of American Television, Rue McClanahan confirmed that in 1972 she was approached by Norman Lear during the taping of an All In The Family episode to be a late replacement for Roberts, who was originally intended for the role of Vivian in Maude.[5] (Roberts later guest starred in a 1976 All in the Family episode, "Edith's Night Out".) Roberts played Theresa Falco on Angie, and later appeared as Mildred Krebs on Remington Steele.
After Remington Steele ended, 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). She appeared on Alice, playing the mother of the title character (played by her former Broadway co-star Linda Lavin), on Barney Miller as the wife of a man who secretly went to a sex surrogate, and on Full House as Danny Tanner's mother, Claire. She played the unhinged "Flo Flotsky" on four episodes of Soap; Dorelda Doremus, a faith healer, on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman; and lonely Aunt Edna on Step by Step.
Roberts achieved much of her fame for her role as Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond. She was reportedly one of 100 actresses considered for the role.[6] For her work on the series, she was nominated for seven Emmy Awards (and won four times) for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
She previously won an Emmy for a guest appearance on St. Elsewhere, playing a homeless woman, and she was also nominated once for her role on Remington Steele.[7] She was nominated for appearances on Perfect Strangers and a PBS special called The Sunset Gang. In 2003, she made a guest appearance as Gordo's grandmother in Lizzie McGuire. The same year, Roberts received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2006, she starred in Our House where she portrayed a wealthy woman who took homeless people in her house, and in Grandma's Boy. In 2007, she made a guest appearance on Law & Order: Criminal Intent.[7] In 2008, Roberts appeared in the romantic comedy Play the Game alongside Andy Griffith, who plays a lonely, widowed grandfather re-entering the dating world after a 60-year hiatus.
She appeared in the 2009 film Aliens in the Attic, which was filmed in Auckland, New Zealand. She played George Needleman's mother in Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection (2012). On September 23, 2010, she played Ms. Rinsky, Brick Heck's schoolteacher in the second season premiere episode of The Middle. This appearance reunited her with Patricia Heaton, her co-star from Everybody Loves Raymond. Roberts returned in two other episodes that season, "The Math Class" and the finale, "Back to Summer".
Stage
Roberts' stage career began in the 1950s on Broadway. She appeared in numerous Broadway shows including The Desk Set (with Shirley Booth), Neil Simon's The Last of the Red Hot Lovers (with James Coco and Linda Lavin) and Terrence McNally's Bad Habits. She starred in McNally's Unusual Acts of Devotion at the LaJolla Playhouse in June 2009.[8]
Honors
In May 2005, Roberts received an honorary doctorate of fine arts from the University of South Carolina.[9] She was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor on May 7, 2011.[10]
Advocacy and other work
On September 4, 2002, Roberts testified before a U.S. Congressional panel that age discrimination was prevalent in Hollywood.[11] She was a registered Democrat.[12]
An animal rights advocate, Roberts worked with the group Puppies Behind Bars, which 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 law enforcement agencies.[13] She was also active with the Children with AIDS Foundation, where she served as chairwoman.[13]
With Danelle Morton, Roberts wrote Are You Hungry, Dear? Life, Laughs, and Lasagna. The book was published by St. Martin's Press in 2003, and serves as a memoir as well as a collection of some of Roberts' recipes.[14][15]
Personal life
Roberts married Michael Cannata; they divorced in 1962. Their son, Michael Cannata, Jr. (born 1957) is her only child. She had three grandchildren: Kelsey, Andrew, and Devon. Her second husband was writer William Goyen. They were married from 1963 until his death from leukemia.[16]
Doris Roberts died on April 17, 2016, in Los Angeles, California, aged 90.[17]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1961 | Something Wild | Mary Ann's Co-Worker | |
1967 | Barefoot in the Park | Hotel Maid | Uncredited |
1967 | Divorce American Style | Hypnotic Subject | Uncredited |
1968 | No Way to Treat a Lady | Sylvia Poppie | |
1968 | A Lovely Way to Die | Feeney | |
1970 | The Honeymoon Killers | Bunny | |
1971 | Little Murders | Mrs. Chamberlain | |
1971 | A New Leaf | Mrs. Traggert | |
1971 | Such Good Friends | Mrs. Gold | |
1972 | The Heartbreak Kid | Mrs. Cantrow | |
1974 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Jessie | |
1975 | Hester Street | Mrs. Kavarsky | |
1978 | Rabbit Test | Mrs. Carpenter | |
1979 | Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff | Marie | |
1979 | The Rose | Mrs. Foster | |
1987 | Number One with a Bullet | Mrs. Barzak | |
1989 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Frances | |
1992 | Used People | Aunt Lonnie | |
1995 | The Grass Harp | Mrs. Richards | |
1999 | A Fish in the Bathtub | Frieda | |
2001 | All Over the Guy | Esther | |
2003 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | Peggy Roberts | |
2004 | Raising Waylon | Great Aunt Marie | |
2006 | Grandma's Boy | Grandma Lilly | |
2006 | Keeping Up with the Steins | Rose Fielder | |
2009 | Play the Game | Rose Sherman | |
2009 | Aliens in the Attic | Nana Rose Pearson | |
2009 | Another Harvest Moon | Alice | |
2011 | Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension | Mrs. Thompson | |
2012 | Madea's Witness Protection | Barbara | |
2014 | The Little Rascals Save the Day | Grandma | Video |
2014 | The Secret of Joy (short film; "Woman of the Flowers" section) | Grandma | |
2015 | Job's Daughter | Ruth Morrison | |
2015 | Old Soldiers | Gracie McBee |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1951 | Starlight Theatre | Operator | Episode: "Act of God Notwithstanding" |
1952 | Studio One in Hollywood | The Madwoman | Episode: "Jane Eyre" |
1952 | Suspense | Woman | Episode: "A Time on Innocence" |
1954 | Look Up and Live | Minnah | Episode: "Rider Number Six" |
1962 | Naked City | Miss Tresant | Episode: "One of the Most Important Men in the Whole World" |
1963 | Ben Casey | Claire Forest | Episode: "Father Was an Intern" |
1963 | Naked City | — | Episode: "Color Schemes Like Never Before" |
1969 | CBS Playhouse | Shimmy | Episode: "Shadow Game" |
1975 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Helen Ferrell | Episode: "Phyllis Whips Inflation" |
1975 | Medical Center | Gladys Callahan | Episode: "Two Against Death" |
1975 | Baretta | Mrs. Asher | Episode: "Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth" |
1976 | All in the Family | Marge | Episode: "Edith's Night Out" |
1976 | Viva Valdez | Gladys | Episode: "The Nurse's Pipes" |
1976 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Dorelda Doremus | 3 episodes |
1976 | The Streets of San Francisco | Mrs. Strauss | 2 episodes |
1976 | Family | Etta | Episode: "Home Movie" |
1976 | Rhoda | Sylvia Levy | Episode: "Meet the Levy's" |
1977 | It Happened One Christmas | Ma Bailey | Television film |
1978–1980 | Barney Miller | Harriet Brauer | 3 episodes |
1978 | Soap | Flo Flotsky | 4 episodes |
1979–1980 | Angie | Theresa Falco | 36 episodes |
1979 | Fantasy Island | Marjorie Gibbs | Episode: "Goose for the Gander/The Stuntman" |
1980 | The Diary of Anne Frank | Mrs. Van Daan | Television film |
1981 | Fantasy Island | Madam Clooney | Episode: "Delphine/The Unkillable" |
1981–1982 | Maggie | Loretta | 8 episodes |
1981–1982 | Alice | Mona Spivak | 2 episodes |
1982 | St. Elsewhere | Cora | Episode: "Cora and Arnie" |
1983 | Romance Theatre | Maggie | 5 episodes |
1983 | Cagney & Lacey | Helen Freitas | Episode: "Jane Doe #37" |
1983–1987 | Remington Steele | Mildred Krebs | 71 episodes |
1985 | California Girls | Mrs. Bowzer | Television film |
1986 | Mr. Belvedere | Judge Westphall | Episode: "Deportation: Part 2" |
1990 | Full House | Claire Tanner | Episode: "Granny Tanny" |
1990 | Murder, She Wrote | Helen Owens | Episode: "Shear Madness" |
1990 | Blind Faith | Tessie McBride | Television miniseries |
1990 | A Mom for Christmas | Philomena | Television film |
1991 | Empty Nest | Aunt Retha | Episode: "The Last Temptation of Laverne" |
1991 | American Playhouse | Mimi Finkelstein | Episode: "The Sunset Gang" |
1993 | The Boys | Doris Greenblat | 6 episodes |
1993 | The John Larroquette Show | Mrs. Shenker | Episode: "Pilot" |
1993–1995 | Dream On | Angie Pedalbee | 6 episodes |
1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Mrs. Leah Colfax | Episode: "The Murder Chanel" |
1994 | Step by Step | Aunt Edna | Episode: "I'll Be Home for Christmas" |
1995 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Elaine Portugal | Episode: "The Big Bingo Bamboozle" |
1996–2005 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Marie Barone | 210 episodes |
1999 | The King of Queens | Marie Barone | Episode: "Rayny Day" |
2000 | The Wild Thornberrys | Cow #1 | Episode: "Critical Masai" |
2002 | Touched by an Angel | Rose | Episode: "The Bells of St. Peters" |
2003 | Lizzie McGuire | Grandma Ruth | Episode: "Grand Ole' Grandma" |
2003 | A Time to Remember | Maggie Calhoun | Television film |
2006 | Our House | Ruth | Television film |
2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Virginia Harrington | Episode: "Privilege" |
2009 | Mrs. Miracle | Mrs. Merkle | Television film |
2010 | Miracle in Manhattan | Mrs. Miracle | Television film |
2010–2011 | The Middle | Mrs. Rinsky | 3 episodes |
2011 | Grey's Anatomy | Gladys Polcher | Episode: "It's a Long Way Back" |
2011 | Hot in Cleveland | Lydia | Episode: "Dancing Queens" |
2012 | Desperate Housewives | Doris Hammond | Episode: "Lost My Power" |
2013–2014 | Melissa & Joey | Sofia | 3 episodes |
2014 | Touched | Norma | Television film |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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1983 | 35th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | St. Elsewhere | Won | [18] |
1985 | 37th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Remington Steele | Nominated | [19] |
1989 | 41st Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Perfect Strangers | Nominated | [20] |
1991 | 43rd Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special | American Playhouse | Nominated | [21] |
1999 | 51st Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Everybody Loves Raymond | Nominated | [22] |
2000 | 52nd Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated | [23] | |
2001 | 53rd Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Won | [24] | |
Online Film & Television Association Award | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated | [25] | ||
2002 | American Film Institute Awards 2001 | Actor of the Year – Female – TV Series | Nominated | [26] | |
54th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Won | [27] | ||
Online Film & Television Association Award | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated | [28] | ||
2003 | 55th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Won | [29] | |
2004 | 10th Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | [30] | |
56th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated | [31] | ||
2005 | 11th Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | [32] | |
57th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Won | [33] | ||
2015 | Hang Onto Your Shorts Film Festival | Best Actress in a Short Film | Zizi and Honeyboy | Nominated | [34] |
CineRockom International Film Festival | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | [35] |
References
- ^ "Doris Roberts profile at Film Reference.com". Filmreference.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
- ^ Kelly Wilson (November 6, 2008). "Doris Roberts in the News". Members.aol.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
- ^ "New York Times article, "Mrs. Chester Roberts"". Select.nytimes.com. June 19, 1974. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
- ^ Roberts, Doris; Morton, Danelle (2004). Are You Hungry, Dear?: Life, Laughs, and Lasagna. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 190. ISBN 978-0312312275.
- ^ "Rue McClanahan Interview, part 2 of 5". Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- ^ Larry King Live transcript, interview with Everybody Loves Raymond Cast, transcripts.cnn.com, March 8, 2002.
- ^ a b "Doris Roberts, Star Of 'Everybody Loves Raymond,' Dead At 90". The Huffington Post. April 18, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ^ Mandell Weiss Theatre (June 28, 2009). "Unusual Acts of Devotion". Lajollaplayhouse.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
- ^ Webster, Jacintha (April 18, 2016). "Remembering Doris Roberts". Inquisitr. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ^ "Best of Entertainment". Getty Images. The Carlyle Group. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ^ "Hearings on Ageism". CNN. September 4, 2002. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
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- ^ "Doris Roberts profile at". Biography.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
- ^ D'Zurilla, Christie (April 18, 2016). "Doris Roberts dies at 90; Italian mamma from 'Everybody Loves Raymond'". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Publishing.
- ^ "35th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
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- ^ "57th Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ^ "Past Winners and Nominees". Hang on to your shorts film fesival. United States. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
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External links
- Doris Roberts at IMDb
- Doris Roberts at the Internet Broadway Database
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- Doris Roberts at the University of Wisconsin's Actors Studio audio collection
- National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations website
- Doris Roberts at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television
- 1925 births
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