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Monday, April 18, 2016

Doris Roberts Dies; Emmy-Award Winning Actress Was 90

Doris Roberts, a multi-time Emmy Award winner likely best remembered for her role on Everybody Loves Raymond, died Sunday in Los Angeles.


She was 90 years old.




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Roberts, a native of St. Louis, was a 20-year veteran of Broadway before she moved on to a wildly successful career in television.


She won five Emmy Awards in total, four of them for as Marie Barone, the mother of the title character on CBS’ Everybody Loves Raymond, which featured Ray Romano.


The veteran actress also starred in a multitude of other television shows and movies, most notably National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.


She is survived by her son Michael Cannata Jr., who she had with her first husband; Doris’ second husband, William Goyen, passed away in 1983.


We send our condolences to her friends, family members and loved ones.