Doris Roberts Biography (1930?-)

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 andSidewalks 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

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