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Doris Robertson Wiki Biography

Doris Roberts was a St. Louis, Missouri-born American actress who is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Marie Barone in the TV sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond”. Born on 4 November 1925, Doris was of Russian-Jewish descent.

One of the most famous personalities on television, Doris was active as an actor from 1951 until her death in 2016.A famous television personality, one may wonder how rich was Doris at the time of her passing? As estimated by sources, Doris counted her net worth at an amount of $14 million in early 2016. Needless to say, her involvement in the field of entertainment as an actor was the most significant in earning her millions of dollars over the years.

The Bronx, New York-raised Doris was brought up by her mother and maternal grandparents as her father left her mother while Doris was still a baby. Doris started her career in acting at the age of 26, and her debut performance was in the television series “Studio One” in 1956. She then debuted in Hollywood in the 1961 movie “Something Wild”, in which she performed alongside artists including Carroll Baker, Ralph Meeker and Jean Stapleton. During the initial phase of her career, she guest-starred in several movies, but soon found her deserved fame as she was cast in the television series “Angie” as Theresa Falco.

As for Hollywood, Doris was much noted for her performance in movies the “Divorce American Style”, “The Heartbreak Kid”, “Taffy” and many more, as she worked in more than 35 Hollywood movies during her career. Aside with Hollywood, Doris was also very active on stage. She was noted for her work in William Marchant’s play “The Desk Set” in which she shared the stage with Academy award-winning actress Shirley Booth. She also performed in the play “The Last Of The Red Hot Lovers” alongside actors James Coco and Linda Lavin, and in Terrence McNally’s play “Bad Habits”. Of course, being a part of all these successful movies and plays added significantly to Doris’s net worth.

Given her contributions towards the entertainment sector, Doris was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003. During her career, she was also rewarded with five Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild award, not to mention several nominations for prestigious awards. In addition to these, Doris was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2011, and also received an honorary doctorate of fine arts from the University of South Carolina.

As for her personal life, Doris was married twice. Firstly, she was married to Michael E. Cannata in 1956 until their divorce in 1962. Later, she married famous novelist William Goyen in 1963 and lived with him until his death in 1983. She was mother to her only son Michael Cannata Jr. who she shared with her first husband. On 17th April, 2016, she died in her sleep at the age of 90 in Los Angeles, California due to a stroke. At the time of her death, Doris’s net worth was $14 million.

IMDB Wikipedia $14 Million 1.55 m 14000000 1925 1925-11-04 2016 American Ann Meltzer April 17 Carroll Baker Doris Roberts Net Worth Doris Robertson HB Studio Jean Stapleton Larry Green Linda Lavin Michael Cannata (m. 1956–1962) Michael Cannata Jr. Michael E. Cannata Missouri November 4 Soundtrack St. Louis U.S. United States Voice Actor William Goyen (m. 1963–1983)

Doris Robertson Quick Info

Doris Robertson Trademarks

1. Short stature
2. Frequently plays motherly roles
3. Husky resonant voice.

Doris Robertson Quotes

• Everything in life comes to an end. I’ve known loss. I’ve lost my husband, I’ve lost friends. When my husband died, I was devastated.
• Everybody’s a teacher if you listen.
• By the time you’re 40, the kids are grown, out of the house or on their way out, and you have your whole life again.
• A senator in Washington the other day said, We need you. We need that voice. Well, between working on Everybody Loves Raymond (1996) and writing a book, I have very little time.

Doris Robertson Important Facts

• Passed away in April, 2016, exactly one year after the death of her “Everybody Loves Raymond” co-star Sawyer Sweeten, who died in April of 2015.
• Interred at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, in Los Angeles, California.
• Played Billy Crystal’s mother in three television shows and movies: Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) episode “The Three Little Pigs”, Rabbit Test (1978), and My Giant (1998).
• Like her ex-Everybody Loves Raymond (1996) co-star, Ray Romano, Roberts was also raised in New York City.
• Between Angela Lansbury, Norman Lloyd, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Ernest Borgnine, Betty White, Charlotte Rae, Adam West, Marla Gibbs, Larry Hagman, Florence Henderson, Shirley Jones and Alan Alda, Roberts was one of the stars never to retire from acting.
• Was physically healthy and physically active, until her death at age 90.
• Doris Roberts passed away on April 17, 2016, at the age of 90, the same week wrestler Chyna and singer Prince both died.
• Before her death, her ex-Everybody Loves Raymond (1996) co-star, Ray Romano, used to attend her Christmas parties, annually.
• Her ex-Everybody Loves Raymond (1996) co-star, Ray Romano’s real-life father had a birthday, 3 days after hers. He passed away in 2010, and Roberts, six years later in 2016.
• Played the wife of Peter Boyle on Everybody Loves Raymond (1996). On the show, their characters were supposed to be the same age. In real-life. Roberts was 10 years older than Boyle.
• With the encouragement of Lily Tomlin, she moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1973, to become an actress.
• Her favorite movie is Gone with the Wind (1939).
• Her second husband wrote stage plays.
• Her mother, Ann Metzer, remarried Bob Roberts in 1938.
• Her son Michael Cannata was named after his father, who was her first husband.
• Her hobbies are traveling, philanthropy, collecting wine, dancing, singing and cooking.
• Her husband William Goyen was originally from Texas.
• An animal activist.
• Is the founder of the Doris Roberts-William Goyen Fellowship in Fiction through the Christopher Isherwood Foundation in 2001. The monetary award is given annually and intended to support writers who have published at least one book of fiction, either a novel or a collection of stories.
• Graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in The Bronx, New York City, New York, at age 16.
• She was an acclaimed Broadway actress.
• A dog lover.
• Her favorite movie role was Hester Street (1975), a film about turn of the century Russian-Jewish immigrants.
• Was best friends, for 16 years, with James Coco until his death in 1987. Together, they both appeared 5 times in production of movies and/or series: A New Leaf (1971), Such Good Friends (1971), The Diary of Anne Frank (1980), St. Elsewhere (1982) and Hot Potato (1984).
• Majored in journalism at New York University.
• Won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actress for the Off-Broadway play, ‘Bad Habits.’.
• Between 1983 and 2004, she received 11 Emmy nominations. She won 5 Emmies for Outstanding Supporting Actress in either a Drama or Comedy series.
• Was pranked on an episode of Candid Camera (1998). Also pranked in the same episode was her Everybody Loves Raymond (1996) co-star, Ray Romano.
• Attended the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York.
• She serves as honorary event vice-chair for one of the organization’s three large-scale annual fundraisers, Dream Halloween L.A., since 1991.
• Her parents were both from Jewish immigrant families (from Russia). Her father was related to vaudeville performer Henry Lewis.
• Her stepfather, whose surname she took as her own, was Chester H. Roberts, whose name is included with Ann and Doris Green in the 1940 census as “lodger”. Chester and Ann Roberts operated the Z.L. Rosenfield Agency, a stenographic service catering to playwrights and actors.
• Was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. [7 May 2011].
• Is active in an organization called the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation.
• She testified before a U.S. Congressional panel how the entertainment industry has made aging a detriment to hiring. [4 September 2002].
• Moved to South Bronx, New York, with her mother, in 1935.
• Her acting mentor was the late Shirley Booth.
• Grandmother of Kelsey, Andrew, and Devon.
• She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Blvd for Television.
• Began acting as a child.
• Just before her ex-Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)’s co-star’s, Peter Boyle’s death, they were both spokespeople for Alka-Seltzer’s 75th Anniversary, where Boyle reprised the famous line, “I can’t believe I ate that whole thing!”.
• Was the producers’ first choice for the older lead role of Marie Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond (1996). At first, she turned it down, due to her busy schedule of the stage, but had no way out with it.
• Longtime friend of Bea Arthur.
• Friends with: Shirley Jones, Charlotte Rae, Bea Arthur, Betty White, Angela Lansbury, Jean Stapleton, Anne Meara, Joan Rivers, Norman Lear, Jerry Stiller, Roddy McDowall, Piper Laurie, Ernest Borgnine, Gavin MacLeod, Hal Linden, Peter Boyle, Mary Tyler Moore, E.G. Marshall, James Coco, Shirley MacLaine, Katherine Helmond, Richard Mulligan, Carol Channing, Jo Anne Worley, Elaine May, Charles Nelson Reilly, John Randolph and Charles Durning.
• Was reunited with ex-Everybody Loves Raymond (1996) co-star, Patricia Heaton, in 3 different episodes of The Middle (2009).
• Her ex-Everybody Loves Raymond (1996) co-star, Ray Romano, along with herself are both benefitting The Peter Boyle Research Fund, to honor Boyle, who died of multiple myeloma in 2006.
• Had suffered back problems and broke her herniated disc during filming of Remington Steele (1982).
• Was a spokesperson for Glade Products.
• Appeared in every episode of Everybody Loves Raymond (1996).
• Acting mentor and friend of Ray Romano.
• She was originally cast as Vivian in Maude, but the producers thought she was too much like the main star Bea Arthur. After shooting the pilot, she was replaced with Rue McClanahan.
• She appeared in one of the final episodes of Desperate Housewives (2004).
• Best known by the public for her roles as Mildred Krebs on Remington Steele (1982) and as Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (1996).
• She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.
• Has a son, Michael Cannata (born 1957).
• Attended the opening night screening of Verso la luna con Fellini (2006) at the 2006 Beverly Hills Film Festival, where Mikhail Vartanov and Dominique Swain were also present.
• Played Charles Grodin’s mother in The Heartbreak Kid (1972), although she is only 10 years older than he is.
• She guest-starred in the The King of Queens (1998) episode, The King of Queens: Rayny Day (1999), as “Marie Barone”, her character from Everybody Loves Raymond (1996).
• When she was little, Doris’s father abandoned her and her mother, which forced her mother Ann to single-handedly raise Doris on her own.
• Doris’s son, Michael Cannata, is her manager. He has three children.
• She beat out 100 other actresses for her role, of “Marie Barone”, on Everybody Loves Raymond (1996).
• She lives in a home once rented by James Dean.
• Born in St. Louis to a father whose name she has never revealed and her mother, Ann Meltzer.

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