Doris Roberts #1
Doris Roberts #1
Everybody Loves Raymond, Remington Steele
Nine years as 'Marie Barone' on EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND brought Doris Roberts international accolades as the most popular comedic actress in television. Doris knew she would become an actress at the age of 6 when she played a potato in her school play and got laughs from the audience, initiating a continuing love affair between her and the theatre that would be recognized with 30 years of such award-winning performances as Terence O'Malley's BAD HABITS and Neil Simon's LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS.
While consistently conquering Broadway, she was equally in demand for dozens of motion pictures, among them such classics as HESTER STREET and THE ROSE. When Lily Tomlin coaxed her into television for THE LILY TOMLIN SHOW, she immediately conquered the medium, later costarring with Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist in REMINGTON STEELE, as well as guest-starring in many of the most popular series and specials, several of them written for her. Creating the role of 'Marie Barone' in the historic nine-year run of EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, she became a beloved national household name that has made her an internationally popular figure in the 160 countries where the series airs today.
Roberts, who boasts four Emmys for EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND alone and a fifth for her dramatic portrayal as a victim of homelessness on ST. ELSEWHERE, continued her long career of diverse performances by costarring as Ashley Tisdale's grandmother in 20th Century Fox's blockbuster ALIENS IN THE ATTIC. Just as that picture was going into release, she signed for the title role in the Hallmark Channel tearjerker MRS. MIRACLE based on the best-selling Debbie Macomber book. Earlier, she jumped into the title role of FOX's youth market comedy GRANDMA'S BOY followed by Miramax's KEEPING UP WITH THE STEINS opposite Garry Marshall. In 2012, she played the role of Barbara in Tyler Perry's MADEA'S WITNESS PROTECTION.
Her other television credits include: ME, ELOISE, LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT, GREY'S ANATOMY, THE MIDDLE, HOT IN CLEVELAND, and DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES.
Her accomplishments in every medium in the entertainment industry have brought her every award possible including five Emmys, three Best Actress awards from Viewers for Quality Television, The American Film Institute citation as one of the five top actresses on television, and TV Guide & critics awards from across the USA. She has been honored with her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has a street named after her in her native Bronx. When she spent several months filming and generously participating in community affairs in New Zealand, the country placed her on their own Wall of Fame.
Highly active in philanthropy, Doris was a forerunner in the fight against AIDS as one of the founders of the industry-wide S.T.A.G.E. Hollywood fundraiser and her own annual CHILDREN AFFECTED BY AIDS comedy gala, raising millions of dollars for AIDS relief. She toured underprivileged countries to aid the needy when the Secretary of State named her a U.S. Cultural Ambassador. In a continuous campaign to abolish ageism, she made headlines when she addressed the U.S. Congress stating, "Ladies and Gentlemen, if you were in my profession, you couldn't get a job." For all these reasons and more, people worldwide often think EVERYBODY LOVES DORIS when they think of Doris Roberts.
Doris Roberts at the Internet Movie Database