Doris Roberts Biography (1930?-) (original) (raw)

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Full name, Doris May Roberts; born November 4, 1930 (some sources cite or 1925 or 1929), in St. Louis, MO; raised in New York City; daughter of Larry andAnn (maiden name, Meltzer) Roberts; married Michael E. Cannata (a lawyer; divorced, 1962); married William Goyen (a writer, editor, composer, and educator), November 10, 1963 (died, August 30, 1982 [some sources cite 1983]); children: (first marriage) Michael Robert (a personal manager). Addresses: Agent: Innovative Artists, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, voice performer, director

Birth Details

November 4, 1930?

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Dorelda Doremus, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, syndicated, 1976-77
• Theresa Falco, Angie, ABC, 1979-80
• Loretta Davenport, Maggie, ABC, 1981-82
• Mildred Krebs, Remington Steele, NBC, 1983-87
• Doris Greenblatt, The Boys, CBS, 1993
• Marie Barone, Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS, 1996-2005
• Voice of Jaundice Mutton, Zeroman (animated), TeleToon, beginning2004
• Miniseries
• Tessie McBride, Blind Faith (also known as The Toms River Case), NBC, 1990
• (And in archive footage) Herself, The Fifty (documentary), 1998
• Movies
• Ma Bailey, It Happened One Christmas, ABC, 1977
• Marion Davidson (some sources cite Marion Davidoff), The Storyteller, NBC, 1977
• Eva, Ruby and Oswald (also known as Four Days in Dallas), CBS, 1978
• Kay, Jennifer: A Woman's Story, NBC, 1979
• Mrs. Van Daan, The Diary of Anne Frank, NBC, 1980
• Myrna, Another Woman's Child, CBS, 1983
• Mrs. Bowzer, California Girls, ABC, 1985
• Sadie Finney, A Letter to Three Wives, NBC, 1985
• Edith Bernside, Ordinary Heroes, ABC, 1986
• Dottie Wilson, If It's Tuesday It Still Must Be Belgium, NBC, 1987
• Mildred Krebs, Remington Steele: The Steele That Wouldn't Die, NBC, 1987
• Philomena, A Mom for Christmas, NBC, 1990
• Maddy, A Time to Heal (also known as Jenny's Story and Out of the Darkness), NBC, 1994
• Sister Philomena, A Thousand Men and a Baby (also known as Narrow Escape), 1997
• Lillian, One True Love, CBS, 2000
• Marge, Sons of Mistletoe (also known as Un noel pas comme les autres), CBS, 2001
• Maggie Calhoun, A Time to Remember, Hallmark Channel, 2003
• Aunt Marie, Raising Waylon, CBS, 2004
• Our House, The Hallmark Channel, 2006
• Specials
• Waitress, The Trouble with People, NBC, 1972
• The Lily Tomlin Special, ABC, 1975
• Doris, Alvin Goes Back to School, NBC, 1986
• NBC's 60th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1986
• Mimi Finkelstein, "Yiddish," a segment of "The Sunset Gang," AmericanPlayhouse, PBS, 1991
• Marie, Sea World and Busch Gardens Adventures: Alien Vacation!, CBS, 1997
• Funny Flubs and Screw-Ups III, CBS, 1999
• TV Moms at Home, Home and Garden Television, 1999
• Judge, Miss USA 2001, CBS, 2001
• Hollywood Unites: An E! News Special, E! Entertainment Television,2001
• Herself, Everybody Loves Raymond: The First Six Years, CBS, 2002
• CBS at 75, CBS, 2003
• Herself, TV Guide Close Up: From Comedy Club to Primetime (documentary), TV Guide Channel, 2004
• Host, Sitcom Super Moms, Nickelodeon, 2004
• (Uncredited) Sesame Street Presents: The Street We Live On, PBS, 2004
• Appeared in other specials.
• Awards Presentations
• Presenter, The 1999 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, HBO Plus,1999
• Presenter, 14th Annual Genesis Awards, Animal Planet, 2000
• Presenter, The 55th Annual Tony Awards, CBS and PBS, 2001
• Presenter, The Ninth Annual Movieguide Awards, PAX TV, 2001
• Presenter, The 2001 Genesis Awards, Animal Planet, 2001
• The 2001 TV Guide Awards, Fox, 2001
• The 54th Annual Emmy Awards Show, 2002
• The 56th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2002
• 16th Annual Genesis Awards, Animal Planet, 2002
• The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 2003
• The Mark Twain Prize: Lily Tomlin, 2003
• TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (also known as First Annual TV Land Awards), TV Land, 2003
• The Sixth Annual Family Television Awards, 2004
• Herself, The 59th Annual Tony Awards, 2005
• Episodic
• "Jane Eyre," Studio One, CBS, 1952
• Edna Potter, "Side Show," Way Out, CBS, 1961
• Minnah, "Rider Number Six," Look Up and Live, CBS, 1961
• Marjorie Hill, "Madman: Parts 1 & 2," The Defenders, CBS, 1962
• "One of the Most Important Men in the Whole World," Naked City, ABC, 1962
• Claire Forrest, "Father Was an Intern," Ben Casey, ABC, 1963
• "Color Schemes Like Never Before," Naked City, ABC, 1963
• Helen Wyroski, "Next Stop, Valhalla," The Doctors and the Nurses (also known as The Nurses), CBS, 1964
• Minna Fraylock, "Claire Chevel Died in Boston," The Defenders, CBS, 1964
• Ann Hawley, "The Patient Nurse," The Doctors and the Nurses (alsoknown as The Nurses), CBS, 1965
• Shimmy, "Shadow Game," CBS Playhouse, CBS, 1969
• Gladys Callahan, "Two against Death," Medical Center, CBS, 1975
• Helen Farrell, "Phyllis Whips Inflation," The Mary Tyler Moore Show (also known as Mary Tyler Moore), CBS, 1975
• Mrs. Asher, "Sharper Than a Serpent's Truth," Baretta, ABC, 1975
• Marge, "Edith's Night Out," All in the Family, CBS, 1976
• Mrs. Strauss, "The Thrill Killers: Parts 1 & 2," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1976
• Sylvia Levy, "Meet the Levys," Rhoda, CBS, 1976
• "The Nurse's Pipes," Viva Valdez, ABC, 1976
• "Such Sweet Sorrow," Family, ABC, 1976
• Louise Kaufman, "Sex Surrogate," Barney Miller, ABC, 1977
• Harriet Brower, "The Sighting," Barney Miller, ABC, 1978
• Flo Flotski, Soap, ABC, multiple episodes in 1978
• Harriet Brower, "Wojo's Girl: Part 1," Barney Miller, ABC, 1979
• Marjorie Gibbs, "Goose for the Gander," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1979
• Crystal, The Mary Tyler Moore Comedy Hour, CBS, 1979
• Harriet Brower, "Agent Orange," Barney Miller, ABC, 1980
• Rose, "Sergeant Bull," The Love Boat, ABC, 1980
• Mona Spivak, "Alice's Big Four-Oh!," Alice, CBS, 1981
• Fantasy Island, ABC, 1981
• Cora, "Cora and Arnie," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1982
• Mona Spivak, "Alice's Turkey of a Thanksgiving," Alice, CBS, 1982
• Helen Freitas, "Jane Doe #37," Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1983
• "The Night Stalker," The New Odd Couple, ABC, 1983
• "Our Son, the Lawyer," The Love Boat, ABC, 1983
• "The Perils of Pauline," The New Odd Couple, ABC, 1983
• Mrs. Bush, "Call Me a Doctor," The Love Boat, ABC, 1984
• Mom, "The Three Little Pigs," Faerie Tale Theater (also known as Shelley Duvall's "Faerie Tale Theater"), Showtime, 1985
• Judge Westphall, "Deportation: Part 2," Mr. Belvedere, ABC, 1986
• Great Aunt Eliza, "The Fig Tree," WonderWorks, PBS, 1987
• Michele Loring, "The State of Oregon vs. Stanley Manning," You Are theJury, NBC, 1987
• Ida Kankel, "School Daze," Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1988
• Claire Tanner, "Granny Tanny," Full House, ABC, 1989
• Mrs. Bailey, "Maid to Order," Perfect Strangers, ABC, 1989
• Helen Owens, "Shear Madness," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1990
• Aunt Retha, "The Last Temptation of Laverne," Empty Nest, NBC, 1991
• Delores, "My Dinner with Jack and Delores," Sunday Dinner, CBS, 1991
• "Throw Momma from the House," The Family Man, CBS, 1991
• Angie Pedalbee, "The Book, the Thief, Her Boss, and His Lover," DreamOn, HBO, 1993, also broadcast on Fox
• Angie Pedalbee, "Pop Secret," Dream On, HBO, 1993, also broadcaston Fox
• Angie Pedalbee, "Reach Out and Touch Yourself," Dream On, HBO, 1993, also broadcast on Fox
• Aunt Edna, "I'll Be Home for Christmas," Step by Step, ABC, 1994
• Mrs. Leah Colfax, "The Murder Channel," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1994
• Angie Pedalbee, "Flight of the Pedalbee," Dream On, HBO, 1995, also broadcast on Fox
• Angie Pedalbee, "Significant Author," Dream On, HBO, 1995, also broadcast on Fox
• Angie Pedalbee, "Toby's Choice," Dream On, HBO, 1995, also broadcast on Fox
• Betsy Meadows, "Who Killed Cock-a-Doodle Dooley?," Burke's Law, CBS, 1995
• Elaine Portugal, "The Big Bingo Bamboozle," _Walker, Texas Ranger,_CBS, 1995
• Hazel, "Touching Up Your Roots," High Society, CBS, 1996
• Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show), CBS, 1998, 2003
• Marie Barone, "Rayny Day," The King of Queens, CBS, 1999
• Guest, The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999
• Guest, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1999
• Guest, Mad TV, Fox, 1999, 2001
• Herself, Intimate Portrait: Patricia Heaton, Lifetime, 2000
• Guest, Larry King Live, Cable News Network, 2000
• Guest, The View, ABC, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
• Rose, "The Bells of St. Peters," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2002
• Herself, Intimate Portrait: Doris Roberts, Lifetime, 2002
• Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2002
• Guest, Rove Live, 10 Network (Australia), 2002
• Herself, "Blondes Have More Fun Week," The Hollywood Squares, 2003
• Herself, "Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment," E!'s 101, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
• Herself, "Peter Boyle," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Peter Boyle), Arts and Entertainment, 2003
• Grandma Ruth, "Grand Ole' Grandma," Lizzie McGuire (live action and animated), The Disney Channel, 2003
• Guest, Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2003
• Guest, The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003
• Guest, Good Day Live, Fox, 2003, 2004
• Herself, "Doris Roberts," ALF's Hit Talk Show, TV Land, 2004
• Guest, The Hollywood Squares, 2004
• Guest, On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004
• Guest, The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2004, multiple episodes in2005
• Herself, "Ray Romano," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Ray Romano), Arts and Entertainment, 2005
• Herself, "Wacky Neighbors," TV Land's Top Ten, TV Land, 2005
• Guest, Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2005
• Guest, The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 2005
• Guest, Sidewalks Entertainment (also known as Sidewalks and_Sidewalks Entertainment Hour_), syndicated, 2005
• Guest, Tavis Smiley, PBS, 2005
• Appeared in episodes of other series, including Blansky's Beauties, ABC; and Joe and Sons, CBS.
• Pilots
• Aunt Enid, Bell, Book and Candle, NBC, 1976
• Paula Handy, The Oath: Thirty-Three Hours in the Life of God, ABC,1976
• Irma DeGroot, In Trouble, ABC, 1981
• Ethel Connelly, Me and Mrs. C., NBC, 1984
• Cecile Rickwald, The Gregory Harrison Show, CBS, 1989
• Bea, The Ladies on Sweet Street, ABC, 1990
• Mrs. Shenker, The John Larroquette Show, NBC, 1993
• Television Director
• Episodic
• "Angie and Joyce Go to Jail," Angie, ABC, 1980
• Film Appearances
• Girl in 5 and 10, Something Wild, United Artists, 1961
• (Uncredited) Desk clerk, Dear Heart (also known as Out of Towners), Warner Bros., 1964
• Feeney, A Lovely Way to Die (also known as A Lovely Way to Go), Universal, 1968
• (Uncredited) Hotel maid, Barefoot in the Park, Paramount, 1968
• Sylvia Poppie, No Way to Treat a Lady, Paramount, 1968
• Bunny, The Honeymoon Killers (also known as The Lonely Hearts Killers), Cinerama, 1970
• Mrs. Chamberlain, Little Murders, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1971
• Mrs. Gold, Such Good Friends, Paramount, 1971
• Mrs. Traggert, A New Leaf, Paramount, 1971
• Mrs. Cantrow, The Heartbreak Kid, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972
• The mayor's wife, The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 (also known as Pelham 1-2-3 and El tomar de Pelham uno dos tres), United Artists, 1974
• Mrs. Kavarsky, Hester Street, First Run Features, 1975
• Mrs. Lambert, Blood Bath, 1976
• Lars Brady's ex-wife, Once in Paris, Leigh McLaughlin, 1978
• Mrs. Carpenter, Rabbit Test, Avco-Embassy, 1978
• Mrs. Foster, The Rose, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
• Rene (some sources cite Marie), Good Luck Miss Wykoff (also knownas Secret Yearnings, The Shaming, and The Sin), 1979
• Mrs. Barzak, Number One with a Bullet, Cannon, 1986
• Anna DiLorenzo, Simple Justice, Panorama Entertainment, 1989
• Frances Smith, National Lampoon's "Christmas Vacation" (also knownas Christmas Vacation and National Lampoon's "Winter Holiday"), Warner Bros., 1989
• Mrs. Nelson, Honeymoon Academy (also known as For Better or forWorse), Triumph Releasing, 1990
• Aunt Lonnie, Used People, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
• Neighbor, The Night We Never Met, Miramax, 1993
• Taffy, 1994
• Mrs. Richards, The Grass Harp, Fine Line Features, 1995
• Frieda, A Fish in the Bathtub, Curb Entertainment, 1998
• Rose Kaminski, My Giant, Columbia, 1998
• Voice of Auntie Shrew, The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (animated), 1998
• Esther, All over the Guy, Lions Gate Films, 2001
• Sylvia, Full Circle, Sinovoi Entertainment, 2001
• Peggy Roberts, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (also known as Dickie Roberts: (Former) Child Star), Paramount, 2003
• Rose Fiedler, Lucky 13, Road Picture/Winsome Productions, 2005
• Grandma Lilly, Grandma's Boy (also known as Nana's Boy), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006
• Stage Appearances
• Prostitute, The Time of Your Life, City Center, New York City, 1955
• Miss Rumple, The Desk Set, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1955-56
• Nurse, The Death of Bessie Smith, York Playhouse, New York City, 1961
• Mommy, The American Dream, York Playhouse, 1961, revived at CherryLane Theatre, New York City, 1971
• Color of Darkness, Writers Stage Theatre, New York City, 1963
• Cracks, Writers Stage Theatre, 1963
• Rae Wilson, Marathon '33, American National Theatre and Academy, New York City, 1963-64
• Miss Punk, The Office, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1966
• Standby for Flora Sharkey, Hilda, and Marcella Vankuchen, Under the Weather, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1966
• Understudy for Madame Girard and Eloisa, Malcolm, Shubert Theatre,New York City, 1966
• Edna, The Natural Look, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1967
• Jeanette Fisher, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1969-71
• May, Felix, Actors Studio, New York City, 1972
• Miss Manley and standby for Mildred Wild, The Secret Affairs of Mildred Wild, Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 1972
• Dolly Scupp, "Ravenswood," and Becky Hedges, "Dunelawn," in Bad Habits (double-bill), Astor Place Theatre, then Booth Theatre, both New York City, 1974
• Dede, Ladies at the Alamo, Actors Studio, 1975
• Grace, Cheaters, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1978
• Emma, It's Only a Play, Center Theatre Group, James A. Doolittle Theatre, Los Angeles, 1992
• Appeared in other productions, including productions in Ann Arbor, MI, 1953; and Chatham, MA, 1955.
• Major Tours
• Claudia, The Opening, U.S. cities, 1972
• Morning's at Seven, U.S. cities, 1976
• Stage Work
• Assistant stage manager, The Desk Set, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1955-56
• Director of a play at the Skylight Theater, Los Angeles.
• RECORDINGS
• Audiobooks
• Doris Roberts and Danelle Morton, Are You Hungry, Dear? Life, Laughs,Lasagna, Audio Renaissance, 2003
• WRITINGS
• Nonfiction
• (With Danelle Morton) _Are You Hungry, Dear? Life, Laughs, Lasagna,_St. Martin's Press, 2003
• Contributor to periodicals, including Woman's World.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Newsmakers, Issue 4, Gale, 2003

Periodicals

• Parade, November 23, 2003, p. 24
• People Weekly, June 5, 2000, p. 69
• TV Guide, June 30, 2001, pp. 26-29; November 22, 2003, p. 22