Doris Roberts Biography (2)

Award-winning actress Doris Roberts has distinguished herself with her versatility on Broadway and in numerous film and television roles. She starred on Broadway in The Death of Bessie Smith, Marathon '33, The Desk Set, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Cheaters, The Secret Affairs of Mildred Wild, and Bad Habits, for which she won the Outer Critics Circle Award.

Her more than 20 feature film credits include My Giant, The Grass Harp, Little Murders, Used People, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, No Way To Treat a Lady, The Honeymoon Killers, A New Leaf, The Heartbreak Kid, Hester Street, and The Rose. Among her television film credits are The Diary of Anne Frank, It Happened One Christmas, Ruby and Oswald, A Time To Heal and, on CBS, 1,000 Men and a Baby." She will soon be seen in the CBS television movie One True Love.

For her role in EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, Roberts won the 2001 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She received an Emmy nomination in the same category in 1999. Her performance on EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND has also earned her two Viewers for Quality Television Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy and the 1999 American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series. She also won an Emmy for a guest-starring role on St. Elsewhere, and was nominated for an Emmy for her regular role in Remington Steele. Her additional television credits include The Boys, on CBS, and Angie.

Roberts was born in St. Louis and now lives in Los Angeles. Her birthdate is November 4.

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