Doris Roberts, who was best known as meddling mother, Marie Barone, in hit US sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond," has died. She was 90.
A family spokesman confirmed the news to BBC by saying that the veteran actress died in her Los Angeles home on April 17, Sunday, in her sleep. She had been healthy and active during her last days and even attended a discussion on Hollywood and gender held by the SAG-AFTRA actors' guild.
Born in Missouri and brought up in New York, she started acting at the age of 27 with a role in "Studio One." She later appeared in several hit TV series including "The Naked City," "Way Out," "The Defenders."
Roberts bagged her first movie role with "Something Wild" in 1961. She appeared in several films, including "The Honeymoon Killers," "Such Good Friends," "Little Murders" and "The Rose."
The late actress much of her fame with late 1990s hit series "Everybody Loves Raymond." The CBS show, which aired from 1996 to 2005, also starred Ray Romano, Brad Garrett and Patricia Heaton. Peter Boyle, who played husband to Roberts' character, died in 2006. Roberts had won four Emmy awards for her hilarious role in the series along with a total of seven nods as best supporting actress for the show.
Paying his tribute to the late actress, her on-screen son Romano revealed that she "had an energy and a spirit that amazed" others.
She never stopped," the actor told ET. "Whether working professionally or with her many charities, or just nurturing and mentoring a green young comic trying to make it as an actor, she did everything with such a grand love for life and people and I will miss her dearly."
Heaton took to Twitter to express her grief over the demise of her "wonderful TV mother-in-law."
Phil Rosenthal, the producer of "Everybody Loves Raymond" posted on his Twitter account to describe Roberts as "a wonderful, funny, indelible actress and friend."
The late actress was also a food enthusiast and co-wrote "Are You Hungry, Dear? Life, Laughs, and Lasagna," a memoir with recipes that came out in 2005.Besides her son, she is survived by her daughter-in-law and three grandchildren, Kelsey, Andrew, and Devon Cannata.