Biography
A versatile player with an inescapably "mom-like" presence, she was adept at playing sympathetic roles but made her most memorable mark as hard-boiled dames, gossips, and nags who were often too savvy of the ways of the world to be fooled by anyone. Roberts built up some face recognition with regular appearances in the sitcoms "Mary Hartman Mary Hartman" (syndicated, 1976-77) and "Angie" (ABC, 1979-1980) but truly came into her own as a widely …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Appeared in the comedy "Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection" | |
2010 | Reprised titular role in Hallmark Channel sequel "Call Me Mrs. Miracle" | |
2010 | Reunited with "Raymond" co-star Patricia Heaton with a recurring guest starring role on Heaton's ABC sitcom "The Middle" | |
2010 | Cast in Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron's hit off-Broadway comedy "Love, Loss and What I Wore" | |
2009 | Starred in the title role in the Hallmark Channel movie "Mrs. Miracle" | |
2006 | Played the ex-wife of Garry Marshall in the indie comedy "Keeping Up with the Steins"; directed by Marshall's son Scott | |
2003 | Appeared in the comedy feature "Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star" opposite David Spade | |
2001 | Cast as a tart-tongued receptionist at an AIDS testing center in "All Over the Guy" | |
1996 | Played Marie Romano, the title character's mother, on "Everybody Loves Raymond" (CBS); received Emmy (1999, 2000, 2001, 2004) and SAG (2004, 2005) nominations for Best Supporting Actress | |
1995 | Appeared in the film "The Grass Harp" | |
1993 | Featured on the short-lived CBS sitcom "The Boys" | |
1993 | Recurring role as mother to Denny Dillon's Toby on the HBO series "Dream On" | |
1992 | Acted in the feature "Used People | |
1991 | Earned fourth career Emmy nomination for a supporting role in the PBS production of "The Sunset Gang" (aired on "American Playhouse") | |
1989 | Picked up an Emmy nomination for a guest appearance on the ABC sitcom "Perfect Strangers" | |
1983 | Cast as the efficient secretary Mildred Krebs on "Remington Steele" (NBC); garnered an Emmy nomination in 1985 | |
1982 | Had a memorable guest appearance as a bag lady appearing opposite James Coco on NBC's "St. Elsewhere" | |
1981 | Co-starred on the ABC sitcom "Maggie" | |
1980 | Teamed with James Coco as Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan in the NBC remake of "The Diary of Anne Frank" | |
1979 | Had small role as Bette Midler's mother in "The Rose" | |
1979 | Cast as the title character's meddling mother on the ABC sitcom "Angie" | |
1977 | Played Martin Balsam's wife in the award-winning TV-movie "The Storyteller" (NBC) | |
1976 | Portrayed Dorelda Doremus on the syndicated spoof of soap operas "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" | |
| Made a popular series of commercials for Glade air freshener | ||
1975 | Garnered attention for her stage performance in Terrence McNally's "Bad Habits" | |
1974 | Acted opposite Walter Matthau in "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" | |
1972 | Re-teamed with May for a supporting role in "The Heartbreak Kid"; scripted by Neil Simon | |
1971 | Appeared in Elaine May's comedy "A New Leaf" | |
1969 | Co-starred in Neil Simon's Broadway production of "The Last of the Red Hot Lovers" with James Coco and Linda Lavin | |
1968 | Acted in "No Way to Treat a Lady" | |
1961 | Made feature film debut in "Something Wild" | |
1955 | Made her stage acting debut in "The Time of Your Life" | |
1952 | Made TV acting debut in "Jane Eyre" on CBS' "Studio One" | |
Awards
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Everybody Loves Raymond |
2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in Everybody Loves Raymond |
2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Everybody Loves Raymond |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Everybody Loves Raymond |
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in Everybody Loves Raymond |
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Everybody Loves Raymond |
2004 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Everybody Loves Raymond |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Everybody Loves Raymond |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Everybody Loves Raymond |
2002 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Everybody Loves Raymond |
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Everybody Loves Raymond |
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Everybody Loves Raymond |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Everybody Loves Raymond |
2000 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Everybody Loves Raymond |
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Everybody Loves Raymond |
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Everybody Loves Raymond |
1989 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress In a Comedy Series in Perfect Strangers |
1985 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in Remington Steele |
1983 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in St. Elsewhere |