Doris Roberts

Also known as Doris Green, Doris May Roberts

American actress (1925–2016)

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Doris Roberts (1925–2016) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Born Doris May Green in St. Louis, she began her professional work period in 1951. She was educated at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre and HB Studio. Roberts was married to William Goyen and had one child.

Her career included receiving the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She also received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Roberts died of a stroke in Los Angeles in 2016 and was buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.

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St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Doris May Roberts (November 4, 1925 – April 17, 2016) was an American actress of film, stage and television. She has received five Emmy Awards. With a seven-decade career, she is most widely known for playing Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond from 1996–2005.

Known for

Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion — Self (archive footage)2025
Every Act of Life — Self2018
The Red Maple Leaf — Mrs. Samantha Adams2017
The Secret of Joy — Woman of the Flowers / Grandma2016
Job's Daughter — Ruth Morrison2016
Merry Kissmas — Mrs. Billing2015
No Deposit — Kat Nugent2015
Touched — Norma2014
The Little Rascals Save the Day — Grandma2014
The Birthday Boys2013

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Key facts

Born: Doris May Green , ( 1925-11-04 ) November 4, 1925, St. Louis , Missouri, U.S.
Died: April 17, 2016 (2016-04-17) (aged 90), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
Resting place: Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupations: Actress comedian
Years active: 1948–2016
Spouses: Michael E. Cannata ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1956 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1962 ) William Goyen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1963 ; died 1983 )

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Instance of: human
Given name: Doris
Family name: Green
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: St. Louis
Place of death: Los Angeles
Spouse: William Goyen
Occupation: television actor
Educated at: HB Studio
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Primetime Emmy Award
Image: DorisRobertsDec10.jpg
Number of children: 1

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Commons category: Doris Roberts
date of birth: 1925-11-04
date of death: 2016-04-17
cause of death: stroke
start of work period: 1951-00-00
end of work period: 2016-00-00
place of burial: Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
birth name: Doris May Green
manner of death: natural causes

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Encyclopedic overview

Doris May Roberts (née Green; November 4, 1925 – April 17, 2016) was an American actress and comedian whose career spanned seven decades of television and film. She received five Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild award during her acting career, which began in 1948.

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 film roles, including playing opposite Shirley Stoler in The Honeymoon Killers (1970), Elliott Gould in Little Murders (1971), Carol Kane in Hester Street (1975), Billy Crystal in Rabbit Test (1978), Robert Carradine in Number One with a Bullet (1987), Cady McClain in Simple Justice (1989), among many others.

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