Doris Roberts Net Worth

#Fact1Passed away in April, 2016, exactly one year after the death of her "Everybody Loves Raymond" co-star Sawyer Sweeten, who died in April of 2015.2Interred at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, in Los Angeles, California.3Played 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).4Like her ex-Everybody Loves Raymond (1996) co-star, Ray Romano, Roberts was also raised in New York City.5Between 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.6Was physically healthy and physically active, until her death at age 90.7Doris Roberts passed away on April 17, 2016, at the age of 90, the same week wrestler Chyna and singer Prince both died.8Before her death, her ex-Everybody Loves Raymond (1996) co-star, Ray Romano, used to attend her Christmas parties, annually.9Her 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 2016.10Played 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.11With the encouragement of Lily Tomlin, she moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1973, to become an actress.12Her favorite movie is Gone with the Wind (1939).13Her second husband wrote stage plays.14Her mother, Ann Metzer, remarried Bob Roberts in 1938.15Her son Michael Cannata was named after his father, who was her first husband.16Her hobbies are traveling, philanthropy, collecting wine, dancing, singing and cooking.17Her husband William Goyen was originally from Texas.18An animal activist.19Is 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.20Graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in The Bronx, New York City, New York, at age 16.21She was an acclaimed Broadway actress.22A dog lover.23Her favorite movie role was Hester Street (1975), a film about turn of the century Russian-Jewish immigrants.24Was 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).25Majored in journalism at New York University.26Won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actress for the Off-Broadway play, 'Bad Habits.'.27Between 1983 and 2004, she received 11 Emmy nominations. She won 5 Emmies for Outstanding Supporting Actress in either a Drama or Comedy series.28Was pranked on an episode of Candid Camera (1998). Also pranked in the same episode was her Everybody Loves Raymond (1996) co-star, Ray Romano.29Attended the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York.30She serves as honorary event vice-chair for one of the organization's three large-scale annual fundraisers, Dream Halloween L.A., since 1991.31Her parents were both from Jewish immigrant families (from Russia). Her father was related to vaudeville performer Henry Lewis.32Her 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.33Was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. [7 May 2011].34Is active in an organization called the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation.35She testified before a U.S. Congressional panel how the entertainment industry has made aging a detriment to hiring. [4 September 2002].36Moved to South Bronx, New York, with her mother, in 1935.37Her acting mentor was the late Shirley Booth.38Grandmother of Kelsey, Andrew, and Devon.39She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Blvd for Television.40Began acting as a child.41Just 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!".42Was 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.43Longtime friend of Bea Arthur.44Friends 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.45Was reunited with ex-Everybody Loves Raymond (1996) co-star, Patricia Heaton, in 3 different episodes of The Middle (2009).46Her 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 2006.47Had suffered back problems and broke her herniated disc during filming of Remington Steele (1982).48Was a spokesperson for Glade Products.49Appeared in every episode of Everybody Loves Raymond (1996).50Acting mentor and friend of Ray Romano.51She 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.52She appeared in one of the final episodes of Desperate Housewives (2004).53Best known by the public for her roles as Mildred Krebs on Remington Steele (1982) and as Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (1996).54She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.55Has a son, Michael Cannata (born 1957).56Attended 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.57Played Charles Grodin's mother in The Heartbreak Kid (1972), although she is only 10 years older than he is.58She 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).59When she was little, Doris's father abandoned her and her mother, which forced her mother Ann to single-handedly raise Doris on her own.60Doris's son, Michael Cannata, is her manager. He has three children.61She beat out 100 other actresses for her role, of "Marie Barone", on Everybody Loves Raymond (1996).62She lives in a home once rented by James Dean.63Born in St. Louis to a father whose name she has never revealed and her mother, Ann Meltzer.

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