Doris Roberts
Milestones
- Birthplace: St Louis, Missouri
- Birthday: November 4, 1929
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2006
Played the ex-wife of Garry Marshall in the indie comedy "Keeping Up with the Steins," directed by Marshall's son Scott
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2001
Cast as a tart-tongued receptionist at an AIDS testing center in "All Over the Guy"
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1996 to 2005
Played Marie Romano, the title character's mother, on "Everybody Loves Raymond" (CBS); received Emmy nominations in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2004 and SAG nominations in 2004 and 2005 for Best Supporting Actress
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1995
Appeared in the film "The Grass Harp"
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1993
Had recurring role as mother to Denny Dillon's Toby on the HBO series "Dream On"
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1993
Was featured in the short-lived CBS sitcom "The Boys"
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1992
Acted in the feature "Used People
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1991
Earned fourth career Emmy nomination for supporting role in the PBS production "The Sunset Gang" (aired on "American Playhouse")
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1989
Picked up an Emmy nomination for a guest appearance on the ABC sitcom "Perfect Strangers"
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1982
Made memorable guest appearance as a bag lady appearing opposite James Coco on NBC's "St. Elsewhere"; won 1983 Emmy Award as did Coco
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1980
Teamed with James Coco as Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan in the NBC remake of "The Diary of Anne Frank"
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1979
Had small role as Bette Midler's mother in "The Rose"
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1977
Played Martin Balsam's wife in the award-winning TV-movie "The Storyteller" (NBC)
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1976 to 1977
Portrayed Dorelda Doremus on the syndicated spoof of soap operas "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman"
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1975
Garnered attention for her stage performance in "Bad Habits"
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1975
Had key supporting role in "Hester Street"
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1972
Reteamed with May for a supporting role in "The Heartbreak Kid", scripted by Neil Simon
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1971
Appeared in Elaine May's comedy "A New Leaf"
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1968
Acted in "No Way to Treat a Lady"
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1961
Early feature film work, appearing in "Something Wild"
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1955
Stage acting debut "The Time of Your Life"
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1952
Made TV acting debut in "Jane Eyre" on "Studio One"
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Cast as the title character's meddling mother on the ABC sitcom "Angie"
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Co-starred on ABC sitcom "Maggie"
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Had regular role as the efficient secretary Mildred Krebs on "Remington Steele" (NBC); garnered Emmy nomination in 1985
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Made a popular series of commercials for Glade air freshener
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Spent 20 years as New York stage actress, including Broadway runs in "Desk Set" and later opposite James Coco in both "The Last of the Red Hot Lovers" and "Bad Habits"